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Clothes pin butterflies
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Have the children make adorable little butterflies out of clothes pins, beads and pipe cleaners. A small, easy project that even the youngest children can do.
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How to do it
1 
Paint the foldback clip with watercolours.
Paint the foldback clip with watercolours.2 
Thread beads onto 2 pipe cleaners. Make sure to leave space between the beads.
Thread beads onto 2 pipe cleaners. Make sure to leave space between the beads.3 
Shape each pipe cleaner into a circle by twisting the ends together. Squeeze each circle together in the middle and twist a few times to form a figure 8. You now have two pairs of wings.
Shape each pipe cleaner into a circle by twisting the ends together. Squeeze each circle together in the middle and twist a few times to form a figure 8. You now have two pairs of wings.4 
Cut a pipe cleaner in half and use one half to assemble the two sets of wings in the middle, as shown in the picture. Twist the ends together, but do not twist the top part. You now have two sets of antennae.
Cut a pipe cleaner in half and use one half to assemble the two sets of wings in the middle, as shown in the picture. Twist the ends together, but do not twist the top part. You now have two sets of antennae.5 
Apply a strip of glue along the butterfly’s body as shown in the picture.
Apply a strip of glue along the butterfly’s body as shown in the picture.6 
Press the foldback clip into the glue. Add a set of googly eyes and draw a small mouth.
Press the foldback clip into the glue. Add a set of googly eyes and draw a small mouth.Also go exploring in
