Insect Lore
Painted Lady Butterfly Lifecycle Dominoes
These happy little dominoes like to play - and teach! Play along to learn shape and color recognition, as well as the stages in a painted lady's lifecycle. Each domino features numbers and spots to help little learners count. Instructions included. Contains 28 sturdy cardstock butterfly dominoes and complete instructions. Ages 3 and up.
Backyard Bunch Manny Mantis Gardening Set
Everything to get the gardener going! Each set contains kneeling pad, kid's gloves, hand shovel and hand cultivator in a wonderful praying mantis character design. Makes a great gift!
Ages 4 & up
Backyard Bunch Webster Spider Gardening Set
Everything to get the gardener going! Each set contains kneeling pad, kid's gloves, hand shovel and hand cultivator in a wonderful Spider character design. Makes a great gift!
Ages 4 & up
Butterfly Bingo Game
You've not seen bingo like this before! Insect Lori brings her magical buggy touch to this classroom classic with super-cute butterfly lifecycle characters. Includes everything you need to play at school or home: 36 playing cards, super-sized answer mat, 150 caller's chips, 600 cover chips, easy instructions. Ages 3 and up.
Butterfly Count And Sort Cards
20 two-sided activity cards for use with the Butterfly Count & Sort Set (sold separately) help develop color and shape recognition, sequencing and patterning. Two skill levels involving 40 challenges for home or classroom. Activity ideas and answers card included.
Ages 4 & up.
Insect Old Maid Card Game
Here's a new twist on favorite first card game featuring 17 of the silliest, most playful bugs ever! Meet Fuego Fire Ant, Phillippe Fly, Lola Ladybug, Penelope Painted Lady and the Old Maid Black Widow. The whimsical designs will bring smiles to kids of all ages. Includes 33 playing cards and instructions. For 2 to 4 players. Ages 3 and up.
Little Bug Locket
Is the Little Bug Locket a scientific insect-observation chamber, a fashion statement, or a giggle-filled way to grab your friends' attention? After a few comments like "Are those really bugs around your neck?" you'll see that it's all three! Slip the nylon necklace over your head and begin your insect excursion.
Constructed of clear, high-impact plastic for 360 degree views of your buggy "friends," or anything else you'd like to keep safe and snug. Bugs not included.
Ages 4 & up.
Butterfly Activity Book
Here's the best way to make the most of your live-butterfly experience when playing with our Butterfly Pavilion or Butterfly Garden toys!
The Butterfly Activity Book is full of activities, resources, and ideas to enhance your live Painted Lady butterfly kit fun. Suitable for pre-K through grade 8, these activities are built on the frameworks of the Head Start Program Performance Standards and the National Science Education Standards.
With tips for activities such as feeding and handling, the Butterfly Activity Book is an excellent resource for individuals and classrooms alike.
Garden Spider Web Frame
This all-wood garden conversation piece is the perfect spider condo! Just place the spider web frame in any natural setting, and watch spiders spin intricate and interesting webs through the frame's window. Features a special spider-friendly hideaway to keep your spider safe. Instruction guide comes with lots of educational information on spiders and webs. For ages 4 and up.
Anthill Ant Farm
The world's first living ant habitat designed like a real ant's home. Just mail the certificate in the kit and soon you'll receive a generous supply of live ants, ready to dig in. Watch as these hard-working critters burrow underground to create an amazing network of subterranean tunnels, walkways and secret chambers. The AntHill's unique "cross-cut" design features an oversized tunneling chamber for easy observation and a wide base that makes tipping over virtually impossible. Includes fun ant activities and complete instructions.
A $2 shipping and handling fee is required when you mail in the certificate. Ants are NOT included in the package you will receive from us.
Beetle Barn
Look what's growing on the farm! Follow the lifecycle of the mealworm with this easy-to-raise easy-to-do kit. Certificate for 25-35 mealworm larvae included.
Features
- Fun and function tri-chambered "Barn" habitat
- Super magnifier for Insect observation
- Great for the classroom for home school
- Detailed instructions with acres of insect information
Ages 8 & up.
Bug Lifecycle Fun Book
Tons of fun, brain builders and lifecycle information featuring lots of happy bugs! Enjoy coloring, puzzles, mazes, dot-to-dot, cut-outs and more! Includes four oversized crayons and 60 high-quality paper pages.
Ages 3 and up.
Bug Biter
Bug Biter is your own personal hand-held live insect catch-and-release trapper. Simply place the see-through bug chamber over a bug and pull the lever to catch anything that moves. Watch the Bug Biter's mondo mandibles "chew" as you safely and humanely capture your bug! Great for moms who don't like bugs, or bug-hunting kids who love them.
For ages 6 and up.
Butterfly Count & Sort Set
What could be more fun than counting and sorting these cute new Painted Lady Butterfly figures? Our unique designs make learning exciting. Constructed of soft plastic, the colorful pieces are easy to handle. Characters include leaf, egg, flower, caterpillar, chrysalid and butterfly. 72 pieces. Instructions included. Ages 4 and up.
Insect Lore Butterfly Feeder
With this colorful Butterfly Feeder, butterflies on the go can get the same sweet treatment as their hummingbird friends! Mix together some nectar (easy recipe included), pour it into the Feeder's reservoir, hang your feeder from a limb or set it on a flat surface, and wait for wild butterflies to arrive to drink from the colorful flowery wicks. Entomologist approved, this beautiful feeder will provide hours of enjoyment for the whole family. Complete instructions included.
Ages 4 and up.
Butterfly Pavilion
A wonderful way to observe the magic of metamorphosis. This kit includes everything you need to raise your very own painted lady butterflies. Mail away the included certificate for 6 to 10 live caterpillars (requires $5 shipping and handling when you mail the certificate), and get ready to watch them grow! Kit includes butterfly habitat, certificate for caterpillars, and complete instructions. These specimens are perfectly safe to release (follow directions) or you may keep them indoors for observation for 2-3 weeks.
This award winning kit has been a repeated favorite of ours.
Ages 3+ with adult help.
Please note: Insect Lore will only ship caterpillars to the continental US and Alaska.
