Stuck inside with the kids? Brighten up any day with this fun and adorable craft.

Coffee Filter Butterflies

Supplies

- 2 coffee filters
- Washable markers
- Water
- An eye dropper / Small measuring spoon
- 1 pipe cleaner

Instructions

1. Place one coffee filter inside the other so they fit well together.

2. Flatten out the coffee filters enough to color on them.

3. Color your creative designs onto the coffee filters. It is okay if the color leaks through onto the bottom coffee filter.

4. Then, drop water onto the coffee filters until they’re completely wet. Once it is wet, stop adding water.

5. Allow the filters to lay out until completely dry. Once they are dry, pull apart the 2 coffee filters.

6. Fold each one back and forth, accordion style, in about ½ inch folds. Keep folding until the end.

7. Put the two folded strips on top of each other and twist a pipe cleaner around the middle so the 2 ends point upwards in a big letter “V.”

8. Pinch the ends of the pipe cleaners to make a small spiral.

9. Finally, pull apart the folds in the coffee filter to open them up and shape your butterfly.