Our garage seems to be Butterfly Heaven, because I keep finding dead butterflies in there. Perfectly shaped, just lying on the ground dead. Humph.
I finally picked one up on my way inside and put it on the table (on a plate!) with a magnifying glass for Reese to check out if he wanted to.

It didn't take long, though, for Daddy to show Reese the magic that the sun & a magnifying glass can do...

The butterfly's wings lit almost instantly...just like tissue paper to a flame...

I made Reese promise me he would only do this magic when Mommy or Daddy were around :)
4 comments:
What an awesome experiement!!
Great experiment and beautiful pics. Thanks for submitting to the Carnival of Homeschooling!
Stopping by from the Carnival of Homeschooling. What a great experiment. I don't know if I could show that to my kids yet. They are 6.
Aren't dads great?! I've enjoyed reading your blog. I tried showing that trick to the kids but for some reason it didn't work. Maybe we're too far from the sun up here in MN! :)
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