Teach kids more about butterflies

Strand Notebook | Don’t let opportunity fly by to teach kids more about butterflies at Brookgreen Gardens
By Peggy Mishoe



Nancy Lorraine, the author of “Tatty: The Lonely

author Nancy Lorraine

Monarch” and “The Butterfly Adventure,” will read to the children from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the Storybook Forest area, and will sign books at Keepsakes from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.

On March 30 at Brookgree n Gardens, children can have a magical time that will leave them with beautiful memories and a deeper appreciation for butterflies.

Children’s Butterfly Activity Afternoon begins at 1 p.m. and ends at 4 p.m.

Children will enjoy a preview of the butterfly exhibit, and participate in finger-painting, coloring, story-book reading and craft-making activities designed to be engaging ways to learn about butterflies and why they are not only pretty but are very important to the environment.

“They are becoming fewer and fewer every year,” said Helen Benso, vice president of marketing at Brookgreen Gardens.

Brookgreen Gardens has been a Monarch Waystation since 2012.

To support this important conservation effort, free milkweed seed packets will be given to the first 200 guests who visit the butterfly exhibit. Visits to the butterfly exhibit are usually 30 minutes and cost $3. That day, visits of 15 minutes are being offered for $1. All other activities are free with garden admission.

It is located between Myrtle Beach and Pawleys Island off U.S. 17 Bypass across from Huntington Beach State Park.

Tickets for non-member adults are $14, and are $7 for children. The tickets are good for visits over the next seven days.

For more information, visit www.brookgreen.org or call 236-6000.
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