Safari Ltd. Life Cycle of a Monarch Butterfly - Educational Toy Figurines - Miniature Butterfly Lifecycle Collection for Boys, Girls & Kids Age 4+

The media could not be loaded. I'm a long time poultry educator and have been recently on the lookout for toys that can be used to educate children about a wide range of animal species.This life Cycle of a Chicken set is small and impressive in my opinion.the hen is well detailed and can be used to show and discuss feathering, scaly legs, waddles, comb... but, the ears are not defined very well so discussions regarding egg shell color will not tie-in ear lobe colors.There is no rooster, so this may lead to some unanswered questions regarding why those eggs hatched? Adding a rooster to this kit would be helpful in explaining where chicks come from.The details in the hatching chick are particularly nice, it even has a tiny point on top of the beak which indicates the egg tooth that is soon shed after hatching.Some of the hand-painting was missing on the chick's legs, but overall, very well done.I consider this to be a collectible set for elementary school aged children. I also find this very reasonably priced and I give it five stars without hesitation. Excellent for a curious child and I am impressed with Fafari Ltd!

This is the second one if these I’ve bought! They are wonderful for education, display, decorations. They were running out. I hope there’s more of them.

My preschoolers just loved playing with the individual pieces as well as putting them in the proper ladybug life cycle order. The pieces are large enough to not get lost easily. I added in several books on the lady bug's life cycle, created a sensory habitat in the classroom along with magnifying glasses and a few bug box boxes. We went outside and caught lady bugs as well as ladybug larvae/grubs to study then let go. It all tied in nicely and gave them a hands on understanding. I also bought the monarch butterfly and the frog life cycle. and did the same thing. All are at a reasonable price and a good quality. I highly recommend them.

We purchased the ant set for a homeschool unit study! The models were excellent helping my kids learn the ant life cycle and having something to hold while learning! Great for modeling, sensory bins and/or hands on learning!

Grandson loves them! He is growing Monarchs!

I love these, they are a great way to explain the butterfly liefcycle. They are not very durable, the chysalis broke of the stem after about a week of use. They are also not true to size which is a little confusing.

Toy chickens cute detail is good

Safari Toys never disappoint. The life of a ladybug is an authentic depiction of the lifestyle stages and are a good learning toy for homeschoolers teaching this concept. They are also fun toys for children with an interest in insects. Our budding entomologist is four and loves these. He has learned all of the correct terms for the lifestyle stages which are presented on the card in four languages (English, French, Spanish, and German). There are also interesting facts about each stage on the back of the card in four languages. Overall, I highly recommend this. In general I would say you won't go wrong with any of the Safari Ltd toys.