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Coffee Filter Butterflies
by Belinda Mooney

This project is a wonderful way to teach the blending of colors. The results can be beautiful yet this is simple enough for little hands also.

Coffee Filter Butterflies

Coffee Filter Butterflies

Materials Needed:

Wooden Clothes Pins
Round Coffee Filters
Black Acrylic Paint
Watercolor Paints
Black Pipe Cleaner

Instructions:
Paint your clothespins black first. Fold the pipe cleaners into V shapes the size you want your antenna to be, cut and glue to the clothes pins at the flat end. (Take the coffee filters and spray them with water till they lay flat but aren't drenched (it should only take a few short sprays,use warm water). Now, dab the watercolors ondon't orry. the wet coffee filters, it will run and smear but thats ok . Yo u can also use markers for this. When you are happy with your design on one, repeat this process with another coffee filter. Put the wet filters in a safe place to dry.

When they are dry gather up the coffee filter in the middle, trying to keep the outside edges flat, and clip it into the clothespin. Spread the wings out and you are done.

Put a strip of magnet on the backside of clothespin and stick them on the fridge, they are strong enough to hold some paper up.

We made these for Bible school and the kids loved them

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