We have made this collection of activities and educational resources over years of programming at Hallberg Butterfly Gardens. These are free for personal use or in educational settings, such as classrooms, presentations, or homeschooling groups.

Tours

• Garden Map 2023

• Children’s Interactive Tour Brochure 2023 - great for all ages! (print double-sided)

• Self-Guided Tour Brochure 2023 - available on-site (print on legal size paper)

Educational Activities

• Butterfly Host Plant List & Observation Form - Review examples of local butterflies and the plants their caterpillars eat (host plants) and record your observations of butterfly activity throughout their lifecycle. Please be mindful not to disturb plants and animals while making observations.

• Picture Guide/Common Lepidoptera of HBG - This guide includes 12 common moths and butterflies (Lepidoptera) at Hallberg Butterfly Gardens. Includes photos of the caterpillar and adults!

• HBG Search and Find

• Caterpillar Matching Game (print double-sided!) - Revised version 2024. Can you match the caterpillars with the moth or butterfly they turn into? After printing this game on the double-sided setting on your printer, cut out the square caterpillar and moth/butterfly cards. You can check the answers on the answer sheet or flip over each card to see if the numbers match each other.

• How to Fold an Origami Butterfly

Butterfly and Moth Information

• Butterflies of HBG - listed by scientific family - first/last seen

• Butterflies by Season - Colored graph of butterfly sightings

• Why Save Weeds? - Butterfly host plants that are common “weeds.”

• Caterpillar Tending - supporting the “wild” cycle

• Moths of Hallberg Butterfly Gardens

Plant Lists

• Butterfly Host Plant List & Observation Form - Review examples of local butterflies and the plants their caterpillars eat (host plants) and record your observations of butterfly activity throughout their lifecycle. Please be mindful not to disturb plants and animals while making observations.

• Nectar & Host Plant Checklist (05/12/23) - CA native plants and their support of the Lepidoptera lifecycle (moths & butterflies). We make new informative plant lists to accompany each of our plant sales.

• California Native Moon Garden - Plant a pollinator garden for moths and other wildlife, fulfilling night pollination services. Pollination is a 24-hour gig!

• Why Save Weeds? - Butterfly host plants that are common “weeds.”

Post Presentation-Resource Lists

• HBG Butterfly Conservation