Flutterbyes
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It's a treat to catch even a glimpse of a butterfly, and with this colorful mobile, you'll have a bevy of beautiful creatures hanging around.
What you'll need
- Paper
- Scissors
- Colored translucent plastic report covers
- Glue
- Pipe cleaners
- 28-gauge wire
- Fishing line
- Wire coat hanger
How to make it
Start by drawing a butterfly wing on paper and cutting it out for a template. Place the template so that the straight edge is flush with the report cover fold, trace around it, and cut out the shape. Unfolded, the cutout will be a whole butterfly. Use this method to make seven more.
Cut small translucent circles of various colors and glue two onto each wing.
Wrap a pipe cleaner around the butterfly. Twist the ends of a piece of wire to the top and bottom of the pipe cleaner.
Tie a length of fishing line to the center of the wire on each butterfly.
Finally, shape the coat hanger into a figure eight and tie on the butterflies so that they hang at different lengths.
