About a month ago 5 tiny caterpillars arrived in our classroom. We enjoyed watching them grow bigger every day!
About a week or so after they arrived, our very hungry caterpillars got super "sleepy" and entered into the chrysalis stage... 
After what seemed like FOREVER (about 1 1/2 weeks) our first Painted Lady emerged from her chrysalis. We were so excited to meet her!!
It was fun to watch our butterflies fluttering about their "house" for a few days!
Today was a bittersweet day. It was time to let our butterfly friends go. The day was warm and sunny so we knew it was the right time. We opened up the zipper, and with only a little encouragement our butterfly friends flew off to new adventures. They were quite anxious to get started on their new journey, so we were a little disappointed they didn't stick around very long. However, as much as we are going to miss watching them fluttering about their home in our classroom, we know they are probably a lot happier to be free!
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