Mason Bunch: Butterfly, Butterfly, Fly Away Home

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Butterfly, Butterfly, Fly Away Home

While at her grandparents, Katie and her Paw-paw Millard caught a butterfly out in the field

When she got home with it in a jar, we looked it up and discovered that it was is a "Common Buckeye". It really is pretty and she was so proud of her butterfly. Being the kid, she wanted to keep it in the jar. She later realized that it was best for her butterfly to let it go. It loved my flowers out in my pot. The butterfly stayed there for quite some time. By morning, it was gone.

Katie has been in the butterfly kick since she's been taking care of her caterpillar at school. Each student was assigned a caterpillar. Katie named her caterpillar Daisy. They all got to witness their caterpillars create their chrysalis'. Katie's little eyes were so big telling me about her caterpillar turned into a chrysalis. It took a few weeks before little Daisy finally turned into a butterfly. Mrs. M told the class the butterflies were "Painted Ladies."

Today was our Butterfly Release Celebration. Katie volunteered me to make the butterfly cupcakes. LOL! I think the kids had a good time. I found out today, second graders are not shy at all. Once the students found out that I was Katie's mom, they were very talkative. A few of the kids asked me to take a picture of their faces with icing all over it. LOL! Katie has some characters in her class. Of course, a lot of boy class clowns. The little girls were so sweet and lots of help, handing out plates of cupcakes for me to other students. I love events like this. I am so in my element. Of course my husband thinks I'm trying to be a brown noser. Ugh! He just doesn't understand. Teachers are holding the hands of my kids, showing them the way to their futures. I'm going to be there, watching every step and helping out from time to time.

Butterfly Wishes

Butterfly, flutterby
Come to me
Take me to Mexico
On your delicate wing.

Butterfly, flutterby
It is early fall
I want to escape from here
To you I call.

Butterfly, flutterby
Be with me tonight
I’ll be ready in a minute
Ready for take-off; ready for flight.

Butterfly, flutterby
How gorgeous your face
Yellow, black, stained-glass wings
I see your mysterious smile and dainty grace.

Butterfly, flutterby
I’m waiting; I’ll stay
Please don’t forget me
But look! Now you’re going, going, gone, away.

Butterfly, flutterby
How can this be?
You said good bye
Now what about me?

Butterfly, flutterby
You could have come to me
Could have taken me to Mexico
On your delicate wing.

Butterfly, flutterby
This is not the end
Return for me next year
I will be waiting and watching, again and again.

Jennie Scheihing

Close up of the butterfly cupcakes, I made.

My inspiration came from Martha Stewart online.

Kids love Funfetti cake mix, but I don't care for it as much. Funfetti mix it is!

I dipped twisted pretzels in blue chocolate candy and then roll them in sprinkles of all kinds.

The head is an M&M; I piped dots of blue colored icing for the body and lastly

added Twizzler Pull-Apart candy for the antennas.

As soon as Mrs. M brought out the butterflies in their container, they became excited. They began fluttering their wings and flying around. They could have thought "woo, it's cold out here." It didn't even make it to 70 degrees here today. Yeah, it was chilly outside. Mrs. M tried her best to prepare the kids, so they won't scare the butterflies. Of course, kids are going to get excited and want to touch the butterflies.

Mrs. M passed out sponges soaked in sugar water and suckers for the kids to try to lure the butterflies to them. I think most of the suckers only lured the kids to eat them.

I'm happy to report there were no fatalities (butterflies) or injuries and all the butterflies flew off very satisfied.