Looking for an easy craft to make with your kids this Spring? Tie-dye coffee filter butterflies are fun and easy to make. From toddler to teen this craft project is sure to be a hit!
Follow along with this tutorial to make your own tie-dye butterflies. These cuties make great decorations for a birthday party or even Easter!
Your child is going to love watching the marker colors mix and spread on the coffee filter once they spritz it with water. Once dried they will have a beautiful and delicate-looking butterfly. I highly recommend doing this craft on a protected work surface so the markers don’t stain your table.
Tie-Dye Coffee Filter Butterfly Tutorial
Press the coffee filters flat on a covered surface (I love these plastic placemats ) then color all over the coffee filters with several different colors of markers.
Lightly spray the entire colored coffee filter with water from a spray bottle until the entire surface is damp. The colors will begin to blend together. Let the coffee filter air dry completely.
Fold the coffee filters accordion style and stack them one on top of the other
Fold a pipe cleaner in half then place the center of the stacked coffee filter on the fold. Twist the pipe cleaner around the center of the coffee filters a few times to create the butterfly body. Gently curl the ends of the pipe cleaners into the butterfly antennae
Open the coffee filters to create butterfly wings
Once your child has made one of these colorful butterflies they won’t want to stop crafting! Insert a wooden skewer into the pipe cleaner and stick the butterfly in a houseplant to make an indoor butterfly garden.
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