Coolest mom ever

I forgot to tell you that I’m the coolest mom ever! A title very proudly bestowed on me by my kids *insert smiley beaming face here*
Laaast weekend- ye I know this is late- but have you seen my dealines??? *shock horror* (and another smiley face- cause I’m silly like that)
I took the kids for a butterfly walk in Kloofendal Nature Reserve. If you haven’t been I can highly recommend it. Entrance is for free, and the guided walks are very interesting.
The butterfly walk was very informative. The guy who guided us told us all about butterflies. We caught quite few with nets and then put them into little jars to study it closer. The kis loved it and is now very interested in all things butterfly. We let all the butterflies go afterwards, but recorded what we caught as the reserve likes to keep a record.
Here’s a few interesting things we learnt:
The difference between moths and butterflies is that moths sit with their wings open and butterflies with their wings closed.Apart from the fact that moths are nocturnal and butterflies love the sun.
There is a rare butterfly that occur in the area- Roodepoort copper.Although the reserve has the host plant and ant that’s needed for the butterflies to survive they have only been found at the Walter Sisulu Botanical Gardens (literally 5 km’s up the road)
Butterflies fly up when you catch them and moths down. So when you catch a butterfly, you turn your cannister around and then screw the top on.
Butterflies love the sun and are plentifull on sunny days.
The guide recommended a book What’s That Butterfly? It’s a good starter books for novices and easy for kids to understand as well.
The kids really enjoyed the outing and loved running around after butterflies.
A very enjoyable outing. With the added bonus of being awarded a cool mom badge.

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