Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

Welcome Spring with this Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft!

These lovely butterflies are made from coffee filters which allow the watercolors to blend beautifully making each butterfly unique and individual. Add a bit more glamour with glitter and your butterfly is ready to fly!

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materials for Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft:

Coffee filters
Popsicle sticks
Liquid school glue
Glitter (assorted)
Hot glue gun + glue sticks
Pipecleaners (assorted)
Craft scissors
Watercolors
Paintbrushes
Paper plate (optional but keeps the some mess contained)

Instructions:

Begin by placing the coffee filter onto the paper plate and paint the coffee filter using the watercolors/paintbrush. Let dry (these dry super fast).

While the coffee filter is drying, decorate the popsicle stick. Spread the liquid glue using a clean paintbrush onto the popsicle stick and sprinkle with glitter. Working on a paper plate helps with clean up!

Once the coffee filter has dried, fold it in half and use the craft scissors to trim to make butterfly wings.
Choose a pipecleaner and trim to make antennae.
Next, use the glue gun (STEP FOR ADULTS) to glue the wings to the under side of the popsicle stick. Glue the antennae.

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What is my child learning and improving?

Fine motor skills (using the glue, glitter, paintbrush)
Following directions (this is a wonderful craft idea with simple, easy-to-follow instructions perfect for even the littlest ones)
Hand-eye coordination