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BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLIES

Subject: Arts and Crafts
Grade: K-2
Age: 4-6

Submitted by: Angela Hopkins, a teacher at KinderCare in Freeland, Michigan.

What You Need:

pipe cleaners (assorted colors)
coffee filters (large size)
water-base markers
small spray bottle filled with water

What You Do:

Give each child a coffee filter and have them color on it with markers. Encourage them to make designs.
Have them hold up the coffee filter, and spray with water. Let them watch the colors spread and run together.
Once the filter is dry, bunch it in the middle and wrap a pipe cleaner around it. Make sure you leave a little extra pipe cleaner to make two antennas.

More Information:

Butterflies Online
Watch an on-line metamorphosis from larva to caterpillar to butterfly complete with butterfly activities and resources. Developed by grade three students in Yukon, Canada. There are lots of original games, activities, learning resources and more.

Recommended Books:

Monarch Magic
Stunning photos take children inside the chrysalis right through the process of emerging as a majestic monarch.

Paint the Wild Butterfly Kit
by Balitono, Inc
Paint three hand carved, solid wood butterflies to create unique magnets or hanging decorations.