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Coffee Filter
Butterfly
Preschool Arts
and Crafts
Making a coffee filter
butterfly is a wonderful preschool arts and crafts project. This
project can easily be set up in the classroom. It is easy to
do, and inexpensive to make. The wings of the butterfly are
made from a white coffee filter, which is decorated with colored water.
The body is a wooden clothespin. These can be made as a
Spring craft or given away as Mother's Day presents. Want another craft
to make using coffee filters? Check out the coffee
filter angel craft too!
Things Needed for one
butterfly:
- white coffee filter
- food coloring
- eye dropper
- small container to hold colored water
- water
- wooden clothespin
- black paint
- paint brush
- black pipe cleaner
- paper towels and newspaper to protect
work surface
1. Begin by setting up your work station. Protect
the work surface with newspapers, and place a paper towel under the
coffee filter because the water will seep through. Fill small
containers with a tablespoon or two of water and add at least 3 drops
of food coloring to each cup. The more food color you add,
the more vibrant the butterfly will be.
 
2. Have the child draw up some colored liquid with the
eyedropper and squeeze it on the coffee filter. The water
will seep through the coffee filter, so be sure to have a paper towel
underneath it. Continue adding color until the entire coffee
filter is saturated.
3.
Allow the coffee filters to dry completely. Here's
a picture of what they look like when they dry.
4.
Have the child paint a wooden clothespin black, and allow to
dry.
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