Last summer for Valerie's birthday, Grandma & Grandpa J sent her a butterfly kit. It had the little cup of goo and a few larvae, the net/habitat for the chrysalis, and a great book about the process! We loved it so much. In making my summer bucket list, I thought about this and thought I'd share in case you want to add it to yours! We will definitely do it again.
This is the kit we have! You order the larvae/live little caterpillars separately.. although there is a coupon inside for that purchase if you want to wait and order it once it arrives. The whole process takes 2-3 weeks, so think about that in your planning. We actually had a vacation planned up north to Door County and our chrysallis's hadn't hatched into butterflies yet.. so the butterfly habitat came with us. :) Here's a photo of ours just before we set them free into the garden!