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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

A butterfly life for me

Even though we have only been married for just shy of two years sometimes my husband and I fall into the same boring rut. However, this weekend we bought a butterfly catching kit  for our nephew to play with while he is staying with and it turned into one of the most fun and creative dates we have had in a long time.

We used ordinary fish nets for our butterfly nets, but you could also make your own. Here are instructions from The Crafty Crow.

We also bought a butterfly-keeper to keep our butterflies in and transport back  to the house to identify them.

We also had a blast trying to identify our catches. Here are a few sites I reccomend.

http://www.gardenswithwings.com/identify-butterflies.html
http://www.discoverlife.org/20/q?guide=Butterflies

So the next time you are looking for a fun date idea...or even fun with the kids, give butterfly catching a try.