Coffee filters come in really useful when it comes to crafting. There are lots of different crafts you can make with them. These coffee filter butterflies are just one way to create something crafty!
Here is another butterfly craft you may enjoy! https://crafty-mummy.com/pom-pom-butterflies/
Butterflies are interesting creatures to learn about. Whether you are researching different kinds of butterflies or learning about where they come from. Children will find it fascinating. And when it comes to crafts and art, butterflies are very popular.
Butterfly Supplies
For your butterflies you will need;
- Coffee filters
- Food colour
- A doppler if you have one
- Some water (optional)
- Pipe cleaners (for when they are dry)
Creating Colour On Your Coffee Filters
This part of making the butterflies was a learning curve for us. Firstly we had water on hand to mix with the food colour. We found that watering the colours down did not bring out the colours very well when they went onto the filters.
Sure the colours ran into each other. But we found the water on the filters made the colours bleed into each other far too much that it ended up just one colour. They didn’t seem to be as vibrant as we thought they would.
So then we decided to apply the food colour onto the filters directly from the bottle without the water. The results were much better and the colours looked superb once dry.
The colours didn’t run into each other as much so they showed up much brighter!
Making Your Butterflies
Once your coffee filters are dry, you can start making them into butterflies. For your coffee filter butterflies you will need pipe cleaners. Most kids can do this part on their own but smaller children may need a little help.
Once you’ve secured your pipe cleaner, you can curl the ends to make antenna for your butterfly. Open up your coffee filter at each side to spread out your butterfly. The filter becomes the wings! Your butterflies look so pretty once they finished. You can add beads onto the pipe cleaners also to make eyes if you wanted to.
Butterflies are great to learn about around spring and summer time and we often see them around. Check out these butterfly books that are great for kids, whether they like to research or enjoy a story.
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