Monarch Mama Butterfly Kits
Welcome to Monarch Mama of South West Florida!
Enjoy a fun, educational experience at home with your kids! They get to experience raising a special caterpillar, watching it go into a chrysalis then releasing their very own beautiful Monarch into nature. Everything you need is included.
During the pandemic, I had a lot of free time on my hands, like most of us in quarantine. I expressed my feelings of boredom and loneliness to my best friend from college who lives near Tampa. She turned me on to a new hobby--
- and all of a sudden I was raising Monarch Butterflies!!!
She explained the process and gave me everything I needed to get started. Within a few weeks, I was visited by several beautiful Monarchs who came by and laid their eggs on my plants. Soon after, baby caterpillars emerged and eventually grew and turned into butterflies!!
I fell in love with this hobby for so many reasons--- watching a living creature grow into something beautiful that I have directly impacted, the fascinating process of how the caterpillar spins its a cocoon and later transforms into a magnificent butterfly, helping the environment (as Monarchs are at risk for being on the endangered list), and believe it or not it also helped me socially.
How Monarch Mama of SWFL came to be…
I wanted to share this unique experience with others so I proceeded to put together "butterfly kits" for the children in the neighborhood who were also bored and isolated.
There was an overwhelming response!
Many of the neighbors expressed gratitude and shared pictures of their children joyously releasing butterflies into the wild! I was elated. Suddenly more and more people (local teachers and daycares) began contacting me and asking for butterfly kits. Once Monarch Mama was created, I started sharing this experience with my clients as well. I have seen the butterfly project help clients reduce symptoms such as sadness, loneliness, and dysthymia associated with depression, anxiety, grief, and loss among other conditions. If you have any questions or would like to order a Monarch Butterfly Kit, please feel free to contact me at 215-429-1230 or like us on Facebook at facebook.com/monarchmamaswfl 🦋