Caterpillars

We recently ordered a cup of caterpillars from Insect Lore.  This has been one of my favorite things to do with the kids over the years.

 Kate (with messy hair) made some caterpillar art with a paper towel tube dipped in paint.  She added some details with a paint brush.

 She got a kick out of this caterpillar snack.

 Right before a caterpillar forms a chrysalis, it makes a J shape.

Kate has remembered this little fact, and days later (we already had butterflies at this point) she strung beads onto a pipe cleaner and told me it was a caterpillar in the J shape about to form a chrysalis.  Ahhh, see, this is why I love doing this so much; it is a great learning opportunity.