Butterfly Release!

Over the past 4 weeks we've watched our butterfly eggs hatch, build cocoons around themselves and then hatch in beautiful butterflies.  Our butterflies were painted ladies.

We caught the children watching in fascination as the butterflies fluttered around their house.  We fed them on sugar syrup and pieces of fruit.  We thought that they liked pear and plum best of all.

We added some singing nettles and thistles to the house last week...and now we have eggs!

On the last day of term, we released our butterflies, leaving a bowl of fruit out for them, just in case they get hungry.

I wonder if our eggs will hatch?