How to Make Coffee Filter or Napkin Butterfly

This is a cute project for little ones – a cheerful butterfly made of napkin or a coffee filter 😀 This is perfect for Kindergarteners or Preschoolers. They can do everything on their own with a little bit of guidance. Laura from Dacian Moon Handmade  will show you, step by step, how to make it.



How to Make Coffee Filter or Napkin Butterfly



CRAFTS MATERIALS NEEDED:

– napkin
– laundry tongs
– paints
– black marker
– paintbrush
– coffee filter or small piece of napkin
– glue



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Step 1.

Unfold the napkin.



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Bring the middle part together…



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… like this.



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Step 2.

Put there the laundry tongs…



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… like this. This is the butterfly body.



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Step 3.

Rub the little piece of napkin between your fingers, until it look like this.



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Fold it in two…



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… and stick it on the upper part of the body.



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Step 4.

Use black marker to draw eyes and mouth …



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and to darken the antennas.



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Step 5.

Use the paintbrush to add color to the wings



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like this.



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When you have added all the color you want, gently smudge it.

Let it dry. The butterfly is ready.



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