Butterfy Garden

Over the 4th, we took the girls to Hershey, PA. We spent 2 full days at amusement parks – HersheyPark and Dutch Wonderland. They had an AMAZING time!! I have a fun idea for a future post on that one!!

The third day was more mellow – going on a chocolate tour, visiting the Hotel Hershey, and finally winding down at the Hershey Gardens. At the Hershey Gardens, there’s a separate Children’s Garden area. Really fun and whimsical. Part of the Children’s Garden includes a butterfly garden. My girls were thrilled!

Before entering, they are given a lecture about not screaming, watching where you step and not touching. I thought this was going to be impossible!! It turned out to be not as bad as I thought. They did need some reminding about the voice level however.

We were given a card with all of the butterfly types to try and pick out within the garden.

I honestly can’t remember the names or which one was which, except I know there was a Monarch butterfly as well as a Queen. (I don’t know if these are them though!)

I was able to get surprisingly close to each butterfly. I thought for sure they’d be flying away as soon as the camera was in their face.

We were told that butterflies live 2 to 3 weeks and they can’t breed them fast enough because they don’t have all the necessary flowers for breeding. They need to ship new butterflies in on a regular basis.

Even though they were pretty, it did creep me out a title bit to be in such a confined area with lots of butterflies flying overhead.

What are your feelings on butterflies?  Do you like them or are they just another insect?

Hope everyone’s week is off to a great start!