At Joyful Butterflies we are dedicated to selling you healthy Monarch Butterflies, Chrysalises and Caterpillars. You may buy a Monarch butterfly,butterfly kit or caterpillar kit from the Orders Page. They are absolutely safe and beneficial to release into the environment. Consider releasing butterflies at your wedding, prom, baby shower, banquet, birthday party, Non profit organization, corporate event or even a barbecue, Our butterflies are guaranteed amaze children of all ages. Kids and butterflies just to go together. Young and old alike, seem to enjoy the company of a butterfly. This page is dedicated to kids both young and old. This is my FUN page. So Have Fun!! Teach your children the wonders of metamorphosis. Or purchase a Monarch butterfly or two, or even a dozen or more. Have Fun Releasing them at your next party. Why is it so important to release butterflies?? Here is an article that explains the benefits of releasing butterflies. I hope you enjoy reading it. Why release butterflies? Aside from their beauty, the butterflies you release will enter the natural kingdom in your area. Upon locating a suitable habitat will reproduce, increasing the numbers of the butterflies locally. Even though the butterflies have been raised in protected conditions, they are not domesticated. They are as wild as their counterparts that exist in the area. Butterflies are important pollinators. Most consider the Worker Bees found commonly as the most efficient pollinators, and they are very efficient. But the honey bees we are familiar with are not native to North America. Many native flowers are not pollinated by bees. Only butterflies, with their long proboscis, can reach into the flower blossom deep enough to pollinate some species. These plants and the butterflies evolved over the eons to depend upon each other long before North American was transformed by another species, Man. Secondly, unlike bees, which are generally restricted to a local area, many butterflies are always on the move and can cross-pollinate over a large area improving the genetic mix of of the plant community. To read more about this article please click this link And again, Thank You please stop by again. http://www.desertmuseum.org/pollination/monarchs.php