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Caterpillar to Buttefly Craft

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Materials

Pinch type clothes pin
Medium size pom-poms
School glue
Pipe cleaner
Paper towel, white
Water
Food coloring
Paint brush

Instructions

Caterpillar

  1. Glue pom-poms onto one side of the clothes pin
  2. Twist 3 inch piece of pipe cleaner around the top end to form an antenna
  3. Allow to dry

Butterfly Wings

  1. Lay the paper towel flat
  2. Mix water and food coloring to make paint
  3. Use paint brush to paint the paper towel
  4. Keep in mind that the more colors you use, the more colorful your butterfly will be
  5. Allow to dry. To speed up the drying time place the paper towel on a cookie sheet and put it in the oven on a LOW temp
  6. Once it is dry fan fold the paper towel into about ½ inch sections

Caterpillar becomes a Butterfly

Pinch the middle of the wings together and place them inside the clothes-pin