Butterfly Flutterby

This morning we went to Butterfly Flutterby, an annual butterfly event in Grapevine. They have hundreds of live butterflies to see, butterfly arts and crafts, and butterfly exhibits. There are even multiple butterfly releases throughout the event. The butterflies were beautiful and watching their release was pretty.

Nicholas was amazed by the man on stilts. He asked, "Mommy, how did he get that tall?" I told him that he ate lots of fruits and vegetables. I let him think about it for a minute then I explained to him how stilts work.

We saw some wonderful butterfly and moth displays. One of our favorites was the Atlas moth. Its wing tips look like the head of a Cobra snake. This protects the Atlast moth because it scares away potential predators.

Nicholas got to talk to a real fireman and police officer. He also enjoyed riding on some toys and making things at the Play-Doh station. Nicholas and I pressed Play-doh into several different extruders and he did a great job of cutting the Play-doh hair with his scissors. He has discovered, to my chagrin, that he can press Play-doh on to his chest to flatten it. It works but it can be messy.