Such is the innocence and simple understanding of a young child. I imagined this phrase was coined just for me that my mom, represented by April showers, brought me, represented by May flowers, into the world. My mom’s birthday is in April and my birthday is in May. This old adage has always had special meaning for me. Once the wings have dried, the caterpillar to butterfly transformation is complete and the butterfly takes to the sky.įind this and more caterpillar to butterfly coloring pages at Super Coloring. The butterfly cannot fly until the wings have dried off. At first the butterfly’s wings are still damp. Once the transformation is complete, the butterfly breaks out of the cocoon. Inside the cocoon, the caterpillar transforms into a butterfly. Then the caterpillar spins itself into a cocoon.
When the egg hatches, a caterpillar emerges. Wooly Wooly Bear by Laura Doherty on In a Heartbeatīutterflies begin as an egg.Butterfly Away by the Harmonica Pocket on Sundrops.Butterfly by Bari Koral on Anna and the Cupcakes.Flutter by Butterfly by Fun O’Clock on In the Nick of Time.Butterfly by Laura Doherty on In a Heartbeat.Katy Caterpillar by Key Wilde and Mr Clarke on Animal Tales.They can also take front stage by letting kids explore instruments while listening. They would make a great soundtrack for a crafting session, a butterfly hunt, or free play time. These songs are a great way to reinforce the concepts taught in books, poems or activities. Each song captures the beauty of this process in a unique way. I love this list of songs because they all teach the caterpillar to butterfly cycle. Butterflies are just one beautiful example of how spring transforms something plain into something colorful.
Spring brings so many changes to the world around our little ones. The process of caterpillar to butterfly is a great spring theme for toddlers and preschoolers. All the cocoons of different sizes hung in rows the newly emerged butterflies trying wings for the first time. Our favorite part of the butterfly house is looking through the window and seeing the caterpillar to butterfly process. We each held out a finger silently hoping a butterfly would land on one of us. We had fun standing still and watching them flutter around us. We went to the butterfly house at the zoo this past weekend.