It's a treat to catch even a glimpse of a butterfly, and with this colorful mobile, you'll have a bevy of beautiful creatures hanging around.
| Prep Time: Under 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Paper
Scissors Colored translucent plastic report covers Glue Pipe cleaners 28-gauge wire Fishing line Wire coat hanger | |
| Seasons: Rainy day, Year round | |
| Materials: paper, pipe cleaners, string, wire | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | Start by drawing a butterfly wing on paper and cutting it out for a template. Place the template so that the straight edge is flush with the report cover fold, trace around it, and cut out the shape. Unfolded, the cutout will be a whole butterfly. Use this method to make seven more. |
| 2. | Cut small translucent circles of various colors and glue two onto each wing. |
| 3. | Wrap a pipe cleaner around the butterfly. Twist the ends of a piece of wire to the top and bottom of the pipe cleaner. |
| 4. | Tie a length of fishing line to the center of the wire on each butterfly. |
| 5. | Finally, shape the coat hanger into a figure eight and tie on the butterflies so that they hang at different lengths. |
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