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111 opinions for We’re Giving Away Children’s Gardening Sets

• Jane Marie
  Aug 22, 2008 at 9:55 pm

  My grandson would love to have this. He is two and this year started following his mom around the garden and trying to catch “flies” which of course means “butterfly.” He also likes to water plants with a small watering can. When she told him he had to come in the house now he politely held up his hand in a “stop” position (imitating his mother) and said “Stop, I’m cleaning.”

• Becca
  Aug 22, 2008 at 10:27 pm

  My first thought was “YES! My 3 yr old will give me back my gloves, tools, etc. and be delighted about her own!” I am doubtful, but oh so hopeful! My favorite butterfly story recreates itself every time we are outside and we see a butterfly flitting by. Kaitlyn chases after them, jumping and giggling with such spirit. I’ve focused on getting more butterfly loving plants for the sheer joy they bring!

• Cindi
  Aug 23, 2008 at 3:33 am

  My older sister taught first grade for 34 years. She has always been very much involved in the learning process! She found a chrysalis on one of our dad’s tomato plants and put it in a wood/wire cage for my two sons. I put it in the bedroom and the next morning, there was a beautiful butterfly hanging on the side of the cage. Its’ wings were wet, so we took it outside and put it on a large flower. We watched while the wings dried and then watch the butterfly fly away. They never have forgotten that experience. Please enter me in your delightful giveaway drawing. Many thanks, Cindi

• amyb
  Aug 23, 2008 at 3:36 am

  my favorite butterfly story…hmmm, that takes me way back!
  the summer between 6th and 7th grade, i went to a local car wash with my dad, sister, and brother. my dad was washing the car, so we got out and started to explore. there was this old tree in the corner of the lot, almost the right for climbing. i went over to check it out, and low and behold, a monarch butterfly. his wings were all shriveled up. he was just hanging out there…no flowers around. so, being the kind of kid i was, i took him home. i let him hang out to see if his wings would straighten out, but they never did. he couldn’t fly. he could just climb around. so i figured, i brought him home, i better take care of him! i brought him fresh flowers, and made him sugar water to drink. he would climb on my hand, and just walk everywhere. i think his heart was broken just the same…to be born to fly, and never be able to…well it was pretty heartbreaking for him. i spent 3 mos with him. the day i found him dead in his cage, i cried and cried. i buried him under my favorite tree out back. granted this was almost 20 years ago this happened…but i still check the trees when i go to a car wash…

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• Louise Brouillette
  Aug 24, 2008 at 11:56 pm

  I have two young grandsons, and they would love this!

• Jill L
  Aug 25, 2008 at 12:08 am

  Every summer my kids go up to their grandparents’ house to spend a week with them. They bring home jars with each one containing an egg. I will never stopped being amazed at how it goes from that, to a little munching guy to a beautiful butterfly. It is so great being able to share these experiences with my kids.

• Sandra Martinez
  Aug 25, 2008 at 12:13 am

  I have two girls and they would really enjoy this set.

• Tonya Keener
  Aug 25, 2008 at 12:18 am

  My five year old niece Jima would have a blast with this

• susan varney
  Aug 25, 2008 at 12:31 am

  monarch butterfly

• vicky
  Aug 25, 2008 at 12:43 am

  When I was little all types of butterflies would come to my grandma’s garden. I would sit as still as I could and they would land on me. How fun this was for me. It will be a memory that I will always treasure.

  My kids love butterflies also. My daughter loves to chase them around the yard.

• Cassie
  Aug 25, 2008 at 1:15 am

  Our youngest daughter, Anglela, loves to watch me work in the garden. This would be just perfect for her! My favorite butterfly memories would have to be the ones I’ve created with my own kids through my garden. We usually have my monarch butterflies in the spring and summer! Thanks for this fun giveaway!

• Jamie
  Aug 25, 2008 at 2:25 am

  We have a mini butterfly habitat in our backyourd with many plants that attract butterflies. The first year there wass none and the second hundreds came (all colors and sizes…sorry don’t know the types they were)-it looked as if it was raining butterflies. I’ll never forget the look of excitement on my son’s face as he ran around and tried catching one. I was pretty excited too!

• jennifer bowen
  Aug 25, 2008 at 2:27 am

  wow how cute i must say and well i just love all kinds of butterflys thay are realy neet thanks

• Jenn S.
  Aug 25, 2008 at 2:47 am

  My favorite butterfly is the Mexican Silverspot.

• Aimee
  Aug 25, 2008 at 3:41 am

  My favorite butterfly is the Monarch. We don’t see them often where we live, so it is always such a treasure when we do!

• Margaret Smith
  Aug 25, 2008 at 4:12 am

  Thanks for offering this giveaway. I love the Monarch butterfly. Thanks.

• Sandy
  Aug 25, 2008 at 4:37 am

  My favorite story, well I have two- long ago for science we were suppossed to catch and save and collect butterflies for school- remember those stab them and save them on styrofoam projects..well I would not do that and got in trouble as a schoolkid and took a lower grade- I so remember that because I was so young and my dad yelled at me nonstop for not doing such a simple assignment. There were not computers for all or anything alternative to do, and I stood my ground.(Yes I was antifrog too growing up- but ending up in hs in sports medicine with college classes and we had cadavers and I did that- oh well,life is strange.
  The other memorable time was when I went to a small wedding and there was a butterfly realease, it was so pretty.

• Anne
  Aug 25, 2008 at 5:51 am

  Waaaaaay back in the day when I was a young girl, there were so many butterflies! I would go outside and sit on the lawn and undoubtedly one or two Monarch’s would land on me. How I love butterflies!

• Victoria S.
  Aug 25, 2008 at 6:03 am

  The blue morpho butterfly is my favorite. the color almost looks like it glows.

• michele anne jaquays
  Aug 25, 2008 at 6:08 am

  There used to be so many butterflies around. But no there are so few. It’s so sad not to see them.

• Betty King
  Aug 25, 2008 at 6:09 am

  When my youngest grand-daugther was 5 she decided to visit her great-grandma who lived next door. I walked out with her to watch her as she made her way slowly. All of a sudden she stopped dead and turned around to look at me. She had a beautiful monarck butterfly setting perfectly right on the end of her nose. It was so big you couldnt even see her mouth. It was adorable and she stood perfectly still so as not to scare it. I ran for my camera and got some great shots in because it stayed there for almost 10 minutes. She was delighted and talks about it still today.

• Meredith Peters
  Aug 25, 2008 at 6:18 am

  I’m a fan of the sturdy yet delicate Monarch that flies so far to So. America and back!!

• Maja
  Aug 25, 2008 at 6:23 am

  I don’t really know the names of the butterflies, but I like the blue and black one.

• Mia J.
  Aug 25, 2008 at 7:41 am

  My little girl is crazy about butterflies. If she sees one in the yard she is following it around with her arms fluttering at her sides and sometimes even goes in the house to put her butterfly wings on. It is adorable.

• Hil'Lesha
  Aug 25, 2008 at 8:02 am

  I love the Macro Mexican Butterfly. :)

• Amanda
  Aug 25, 2008 at 8:12 am

  I love going to the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls Ontario, the butterflies will land on you and its so neat.

• charline s
  Aug 25, 2008 at 8:17 am

  I have always had a love for butterflies, But when my daddy past away and I was outside all upset a butterfly landed on my shoulder. It was like it was comforting me. And that has made me love them even more.

• Sheri F
  Aug 25, 2008 at 8:50 am

  I always used to love seeing the butterfly exhibit at my zoo when I was little. It was so fun to have them flying all around you.

• Kathy D
  Aug 25, 2008 at 9:11 am

  Growing up in MN I learned to love monarch butterflies

• Cilfton Wade
  Aug 25, 2008 at 9:17 am

  My grandchilren just LOVE to play outside and dig and plant things.
  Thanks for such an educational prize!~

• Denise
  Aug 25, 2008 at 9:44 am

  I took my kids to Denver’s Butterfly Pavilion and they really enjoyed it.

• Craig Wiggins
  Aug 25, 2008 at 10:54 am

  This looks like a great item for my little helper.

• Thomas Gibson
  Aug 25, 2008 at 11:52 am

  I love the Monarch and the way they migrate.

• tina pittman
  Aug 25, 2008 at 12:10 pm

  hi i wanted to enter the giveaway for my lil girl ashley she saw a monarch butterfly on the ground one day .she saw that it was hurt mind you this was a 7 yr old.she started crying ,and sobbing terribly not wanting this butterfly to die.so we carefuly pick it up and take it to my flower garden.she didnt want for it to be alone i let her stay there for a while i heard her talking to it .saying she would be praying for it as we did that night .

• Deb Dodge
  Aug 25, 2008 at 3:16 pm

  I own a home daycare “Hug-A-Bug” and my little HugABug’s would absolutely adore this set! Thanks for offering such a great giveaway!
  GO HUG-A-BUGS!!!

• Patty
  Aug 25, 2008 at 6:32 pm

  My favorite butterfly is the Monarch. Thanks for nice giveaway

• Cynthia C
  Aug 25, 2008 at 9:03 pm

  My favorite butterfly is the Tiger Swallowtail.

• Kathy Scott
  Aug 25, 2008 at 9:29 pm

  I remember having to make a butterfly collection for school and hating to have to kill the butterflies. I like the Monarch.

• Susan C
  Aug 25, 2008 at 10:08 pm

  I remember reading about a butterfly tree in
  Greece, when you hit the tree with a stick-thousands of butterflies arose from it. I love the Monarch butterfly!

• shannon Baas
  Aug 25, 2008 at 11:08 pm

  My favorite butterfly is the Monarch.

• Ronni Fox
  Aug 25, 2008 at 11:12 pm

  My Irish mother taught us that white butterflys were the souls of loved ones come back to tell us they were okay. I especially loved seeing those!

• Diana G
  Aug 25, 2008 at 11:14 pm

  In key west they have a butterfly museum that we visited while on a cruise. You go into this large room full of flowers and plants and butterflies and flying everywhere. They even land on you and fly around you. It is amazing and whimsical.

• Kirsten
  Aug 25, 2008 at 11:30 pm

  My granddaughter is 20 months old and her favorite word is butterfly. I love the way she says it. It brings a grin to my face every time.

• tim brown
  Aug 25, 2008 at 11:55 pm

  Monarch
  THANK YOU GOD BLESS

• veronica sandberg
  Aug 26, 2008 at 1:44 am

  monrach butterflies are my favorite

• Linda Moeller
  Aug 26, 2008 at 2:41 am

  BUTTERFLIES ARE FREE!!! It was a movie.

• Lauralee Hensley
  Aug 26, 2008 at 2:56 am

  This past Saturday I went to a birthday party of a little seven year old girl named Graicey. Her mother showed us a story that her daughter is writing and drawing/coloring pictures for. She had several pages of her story done. One of the pages in the story had to do with a cow who became distracted by a butterfly. She must like the word distracted because it was on most of the pages. What I think is wonderful is this little girl was born with several physical disabilities, including malformed fingers. Yet, she is always smiling and trying her best. I told her mom that the Scholastic website often has children’s writing contests and that when Graicey got finished she should submit her stories and pictures, which were great for her age. Her mom said the only thing she helped her with was spelling if Graicey asked for help. Her cow butterly page was great and she has a free floating creative mind if anyone should ask me. If I win the children’s garden set, I will give it to her and her sister. Good luck to all.

• Carolyn Nedrow
  Aug 26, 2008 at 6:07 am

  What comes to my mind is a documentary that I saw about the Monarch butterfly and the long journey it takes every year - truly amazing!!!

• Kara
  Aug 26, 2008 at 7:06 am

  We just went to butterfly days at the Olbrich Botanical Gardens. It was awesome to have so many butterflies flying around us. There was a little girl that was having a hoot! Butterflies kept landing on her head, arms, legs. Watching her joy was wonderful. We called her the butterfly whisperer!

• Monique Rizzo
  Aug 26, 2008 at 8:49 am

  Love the Monarch Butterflies!

• Rebecca Snodgrass
  Aug 26, 2008 at 9:07 am

  I have always liked the monarch

• Diane
  Aug 26, 2008 at 10:45 am

  I still have vivid memories of an excursion I took to see the Monarch butterfly migration. Masses and masses of orange and black. They covered whole trees.

• Karen Gonyea
  Aug 26, 2008 at 10:57 am

  Monarchs are my fav.

• Hayley G.
  Aug 26, 2008 at 11:31 am

  I love monarchs- they are so elegant and seeing one always brings a smile to my face!

• Susan
  Aug 27, 2008 at 3:50 am

  I like Monarchs and those blue ones you don’t see as often.

• beth shepherd
  Aug 27, 2008 at 4:23 am

  Thank you for having this. My favorite Butterfly story is simply every fall we take the kids to the local nature reserve. And the Rangers take us on a butterfly hunt to see all the different types. They are all so beautiful and the kids have such a great time. Thank you!
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• Cathie
  Aug 27, 2008 at 8:12 am

  My favorite butterfly is the Colorado Monarch of course. My granddaughter loves to garden and this set would be perfect

• Vicky Boackle
  Aug 27, 2008 at 9:23 am

  we like monarchs.

• Janet F
  Aug 27, 2008 at 1:34 pm

  Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is my favorite.

  Thank you!

  janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com

• Felicia Lockamy
  Aug 27, 2008 at 4:12 pm

  Monarch Butterfly is my favorite, thank you.

• James Jenkins
  Aug 27, 2008 at 9:26 pm

  monarchs

• Molly Marchand
  Aug 28, 2008 at 8:32 am

  monarchs

• Jannette
  Aug 28, 2008 at 3:30 pm

  We have four generations of avid butterfly/bird watchers. Our youngest just celebrated her 3rd birthday. Monarch was our favorite (and still is top 3) but our then 2 year old found what we believe to be a Luna butterfly…the kind you see on the commercial for a sleep aid. It was absolutely awe inspiring!!! We haven’t seen any others, but we are always looking!!!!

• kathy hall
  Aug 28, 2008 at 11:16 pm

  my neice would love this the sweetest babay in the world

• kathy hall
  Aug 28, 2008 at 11:17 pm

  my neice would love this

• Carol Lewis
  Aug 29, 2008 at 5:01 am

  Would be wonderful for my granddaughter!

• Jennifer M
  Aug 30, 2008 at 5:16 am

  We love monarchs. Some day, we hope to travel to Mexico to view their migration.

• K. Cleaver
  Aug 30, 2008 at 11:55 am

  We went to the local butterfly house with the kids this summer. They really enjoyed it. They stood real still so they wouldn’t scare them. They both were also able to “hold” one by sticking out their finger.

• Christine
  Aug 30, 2008 at 2:36 pm

  We don’t see a ton of butterflies where we live, but my son really loves them and gets so excited when he does see one. Before he was talking well, he used to use the sign for butterfly. It was one of his favorite signs to do. So cute!

• Holly
  Aug 31, 2008 at 12:18 am

  My daughter loves butterflies, and her favorite is the monarch.

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• Elizabeth M.
  Aug 31, 2008 at 7:35 pm

  I didn’t know I even liked butterflies until I went into the Butterfly room at the Children’s Museum in Indianapolis. Butterflies were everywhere and they landed on us and gently fluttered their wings. It was amazing and seeing them up close like that gives you a real appreciation for their delicacy and beauty.

• Nanette Olson
  Aug 31, 2008 at 11:49 pm

  The Monarch Butterfly.

• Steph
  Sep 1, 2008 at 12:54 am

  My favorite butterfly is the Monarch. We see them all summer.

• Gianna
  Sep 1, 2008 at 3:16 am

  I love the Monarch Butterfly :)

• Erica G
  Sep 1, 2008 at 3:43 am

  weloved going to the butterfly garden in St. Louis. It was magical watching the all fly around us.

• hazel hunt
  Sep 1, 2008 at 5:05 am

  nice

• Vicki Wurgler
  Sep 1, 2008 at 5:05 am

  the monarch butterfly would be my favorite

• Dani'
  Sep 1, 2008 at 5:34 am

  I like Monarchs. (For moths I like Luna Moths)
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• Dan
  Sep 1, 2008 at 5:58 am

  Went to a butterfly release with my daughter, and one landed on my hat and stayed there for quite a while. We named him Charlie.

• Gina Stratos
  Sep 1, 2008 at 6:26 am

  My daughter LOVES butterflies, especially the Monarch.
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• Sarah Cook
  Sep 1, 2008 at 6:27 am

  I still recall the summer we found a chyrsallis as kids and my Mom and Dad helped set it up in a jar with holes punched in the lid. We watched it so closely, and when the butterfly came out later it was awesome. It was a good memory of our large family all doing something amazing together.

• Tiffanie W.
  Sep 1, 2008 at 7:05 am

  My favorite butterfly is the buck-eye butterfly. They are so beautiful and the fly funny. =)

• Erica
  Sep 1, 2008 at 9:08 am

  My favorite butterfly is the Eastern Tailed-Blue Butterfly - my niece and nephew would love the gardening set - I hope I win!!

• Amy Fenner
  Sep 1, 2008 at 12:10 pm

  My son’s class did extensive research and study on butterflies in 2nd grade, and he has been fascinated ever since. He brought home and shared his knowledge and enthusiasm with the family, and now we all watch for and study butterflies!

• Paula H
  Sep 1, 2008 at 12:15 pm

  I’ve always loved the Monarch. I saw one today in front of my house. I just planted flowers a couple of months ago and the butterflies love them.

• C Duran
  Sep 1, 2008 at 2:17 pm

  I love monarch butterflies. They just don’t seem to be as plentiful any more, which I find really sad!

• Desiree
  Sep 1, 2008 at 8:36 pm

  My favorite is the Swallowtail Butterfly ;)

• Amy
  Sep 1, 2008 at 10:19 pm

  My sister and I were talking outside at my mom’s house. This HUGE butterfly kept flying around my sister and I. My sister decided she wanted to take a picture of this beautiful butterfly. She went inside to get her digital camera. When she returned with the digital camera the butterfly kept flying away from her. My sister followed the butterfly for about 10 minutes trying to get a picture but then the butterfly flew into the neighboor’s yard. My sister waited a few minutes thinking the butterfly would come back into my mom’s yard. She grew tired of waiting and decided she would take the camera back inside. No sooner did she take the camera inside the butterfly started flying around me again…My sister was unable to get one photo of the butterfly that day!!

• Susan Craig
  Sep 1, 2008 at 10:37 pm

  My daughter got a butterfly kit for Christmas 2 years ao. You get the cocoons and when they hatch you set them free. We still have their descendents floating around, and she is very proud of them.

• Jodi I
  Sep 2, 2008 at 12:01 am

  Ft. Lauderdale has a great butterfly world!

• Carol Drury
  Sep 2, 2008 at 2:16 am

  there is nothing I love more then flating in the pool and watching the butterflies flit from flower to flower!!!

• Bonnie Gee
  Sep 2, 2008 at 3:50 am

  We live near a butterfly observatory, what a wonderful place. As you walk around wearing bright colored clothes the butterflies will land on you. Our new grand-daughter 7 months old was totally in awh as butterfies were flying around her. The look on her face as one landed on her arm was totally priceless. We visit often.

• kathy pease
  Sep 2, 2008 at 4:03 am

  i have a yellow butterfly that really loves my yard.i swear to god i see her everyday i go out in my yard.so i figure if she likes my yard that much i must be doing something right.i have a pond,rose of sharon bushes,black eyed susans,purple coneflower and butterfly bushes for her to come visit every day :)

• Suzie
  Sep 2, 2008 at 7:28 am

  I used to chase monarchs around the neighborhood when I was little. I’ve actually never seen any fancy butterflies in real life. Only the orange monarch ones.

• Veronica Garrett
  Sep 2, 2008 at 7:47 am

  The Monarch is my favorite butterfly.

• Sherry R
  Sep 2, 2008 at 7:57 am

  My favorite is the Monarch butterfly!

• Stacy
  Sep 2, 2008 at 8:48 am

  We actually had caterpillars that grew into butterflies at work. That was fun to watch.

• Michelle Rosborough
  Sep 2, 2008 at 10:17 am

  Aphrodite
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• kay wolter
  Sep 2, 2008 at 10:27 am

  Today Labor Day We are closing the cottage knowing We will not be watering the flowers anymore,,,We can so tell there are no chemicals around the area in the last 10 years In the last week We have seen alot of Hummingbirds, Herons, geese and today and We were having Our hamburgs and on Our flowers right next to Us a Hummingbird was drinking from the flower and two butterflies….It was amazing and then to top it off a Eagle flew over the water It was amazing and non of Us wanted to end Our summer…….Right when it is so nice…

• kay wolter
  Sep 2, 2008 at 10:28 am

  opps should say We are in Grand Haven MI wonderful place..

• Susanne Troop
  Sep 2, 2008 at 10:40 am

  We just visited the butterfly exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum and it was so cool to see all the butterflies flying around and landing on people.

• A Casson
  Sep 2, 2008 at 11:34 am

  Love Monarch Butterflies!

• Renee We
  Sep 2, 2008 at 12:40 pm

  My favorite is the Monarch butterfly with it’s deep genetic coding to follow the flight path of it’s ancesters.

• kerri
  Sep 2, 2008 at 1:00 pm

  I live in iowa and the zoo in omaha opened up a butterfly exhibit its amazing i learned that you are not supposed to touch there wings that they can die shortly after but its really pretty seeing all the different colors my girls love it

• Janet
  Sep 2, 2008 at 1:23 pm

  monarch butterfly

• Donna Kozar
  Sep 2, 2008 at 1:29 pm

  I loved seeing the butterflies at the zoo. I want to get a butterfly garden for my kids.

• Lily Kwan
  Sep 2, 2008 at 7:28 pm

  I love Monarch butterflies!

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