This is a great activity to teach our kids color, what bugs need to eat (nectar) as well as the important roll of bugs as pollinators. All while having fun with a craft project!
Materials Needed:
-coffee filters or paper towel cut into circles
– watery tempera paint or food coloring and water
– Pipe cleaners
To do: Dip different parts of the coffee filter into various bowls of paint so that each filter becomes multi colored. When dry use pipe cleaners to turn the filters into beautiful, colorful butterflies and flowers.
Learning Opportunities:
-notice how the colors mix with one another and makes new colors
– talk about the relationship between pollinators, such as butterflies, and flowers. Watch this video (about 8 min long) for some really great information about bugs and footage of pollinators. The information in the video is aimed at middle school children so you may want to just watch it as a fantastic review and glean the information you think is most applicable.
– and the video below shows several different types of bugs, including bees, butterflies, beetles, and flies, while they help pollinate flowers. If you listen closely you can hear birds chirping in the background!
This activity is part of our insect/bug learning unit. For more activities click the link below:
More Coffee Filter and Flower Crafts From Kids Activities Blog
This is a great activity to teach our kids color, what bugs need to eat (nectar) as well as the important roll of bugs as pollinators. All while having fun with a craft project!
Materials Needed:
-coffee filters or paper towel cut into circles
– watery tempera paint or food coloring and water
– Pipe cleaners
To do: Dip different parts of the coffee filter into various bowls of paint so that each filter becomes multi colored. When dry use pipe cleaners to turn the filters into beautiful, colorful butterflies and flowers.
Learning Opportunities:
-notice how the colors mix with one another and makes new colors
– talk about the relationship between pollinators, such as butterflies, and flowers. Watch this video (about 8 min long) for some really great information about bugs and footage of pollinators. The information in the video is aimed at middle school children so you may want to just watch it as a fantastic review and glean the information you think is most applicable.
– and the video below shows several different types of bugs, including bees, butterflies, beetles, and flies, while they help pollinate flowers. If you listen closely you can hear birds chirping in the background!
This activity is part of our insect/bug learning unit. For more activities click the link below:
More Coffee Filter and Nature Crafts From Kids Activities Blog
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I appreciate you taking the time and effort to
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so what, it was still worth it!
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I just left you a shout-out on my blog after showing off our own little butterflies. We didn’t follow yours exactly but still it was a great idea! Thank you:)
I really like linking a craft with a video like the ones in this post. My son likes crafting, but he REALLY likes playing with the fruits of his labour and it is amazing how much his play can be informed and influenced by quality information. Have fun making, learning about and playing with butterflies!!
This is a great activity to teach our kids color, what bugs need to eat (nectar) as well as the important roll of bugs as pollinators. All while having fun with a craft project!
Having read this I believed it was extremely informative.
I appreciate you taking the time and effort to
put this information together. I once again find myself spending
a lot of time both reading and leaving comments. But
so what, it was still worth it!
Hello There. I found your blog using msn. This is a really well written article.
I will be sure to bookmark it and come back to read more of your useful information.
Thanks for the post. I will definitely return.
I just left you a shout-out on my blog after showing off our own little butterflies. We didn’t follow yours exactly but still it was a great idea! Thank you:)
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I really like linking a craft with a video like the ones in this post. My son likes crafting, but he REALLY likes playing with the fruits of his labour and it is amazing how much his play can be informed and influenced by quality information. Have fun making, learning about and playing with butterflies!!
My son will love this video. I love the bugs and flowers.
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