Watch closely as coffee filters metamorphose into beautiful butterflies.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Paper coffee filters
Watercolors and brushes Markers Glue Glitter Clothespins Colored paper | |
| Seasons: Rainy day, Year round | |
| Materials: markers, paints, paper | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | To color the filters, either dab on watercolor paint with a brush or draw on designs with markers -- or both. The watercolors will bleed into each other. If using markers, sprinkle the filter lightly with water to make the ink blend together. For a shimmery effect, add glitter-and-glue designs. |
| 2. | Once the filter is dry, pinch it in the middle like a bow tie. Slide or clip a clothespin onto it and fan out each side of the filter to resemble a butterfly's wings. |
| 3. | Cut two strips of construction paper, approximately the size of matchsticks, and glue them onto the clothespin for a pair of antennae. Then clip them to curtains, hang them from the kitchen chandelier, and even fasten a few to the telephone cord. |
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