Monarch butterflies are fascinating, majestic creatures filled with grace and beauty given by nature. These black and orange migratory creatures can be found in prairies and grasslands, lighting upon various flowers to sip their nectar.
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day brings attention to the threat these butterflies have to their habitat and encourages humans to do more to help them thrive!
How to Celebrate National Start Seeing Monarchs Day
Learn More About Monarch Butterflies
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day is a great time to get more educated and informed about the different facts and bits of information that can be learned and shared.
Do a bit of research online to find out some statistics about these creatures, or check out a few of these shareable facts to begin with:
- The monarch butterfly has an average life span of 6 to 8 months
- This migratory creature heads south when the weather begins getting cold, sometimes making treks of more than 3,000 miles
- A monarch flaps its wings approximately 5-12 times per second which is slower than most butterflies
- Monarchs eat poisonous milkweed that causes predators to get sick if they try to eat them – acting as a protection for the species
Get the Family Involved with Start Seeing Monarchs Day
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day is a perfect time to get the whole family involved! From the youngest children to grandparents, everyone can participate in the activities of this important environmental care event.
Learn some facts, plant some flowers and participate in counting monarchs as just a few of the many opportunities for family activities in celebration of this day.
Enjoy Monarch-Themed Crafts and Activities
Teachers and parents can take this opportunity to get creative with their kids by making some crafts that reflect monarchs and butterflies.
Coloring pages, paintings, sun-catchers, string crafts and more can all be made to remind children about this extravagant winged creature.
Create a Butterfly Playlist for the Day
One way to make a day more fun and exciting is to make sure it has the right soundtrack to go behind it! Take some time to create a cool themed playlist on Spotify, Apple Music or some other platform that brings up all the songs related to butterflies for National Start Seeing Monarchs Day.
Check out a few of these ideas for songs to get that playlist started:
- Butterflies by Kacey Musgraves (2018)
- She’s a Butterfly by Martina McBride (2003)
- Butterfly by Mariah Carey (1997)
- Love is Like a Butterfly by Dolly Parton (1974)
History of National Start Seeing Monarchs Day
The inaugural celebration of Start Seeing Monarchs Day took place in 2015 when it was founded with the purpose of drawing the public’s attention to this beautiful creature. At the time of the day’s founding, the Migratory Monarch butterfly was threatened and at-risk, listed by some as ‘vulnerable’ due to their falling numbers.
Today, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) continues to watch monarch, keeping tabs on its populations and other features that indicate how it is doing.
National Start Seeing Monarchs Day partners with these initiatives to keep the public educated and informed about these amazing, brightly colored butterflies!
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