Clothes Pin Butterfly Magnet Craft For Kids
This DIY Honey Bee Craft Idea for Valentines transforms cardstock, googly eyes, and a clothes pin into a sweet bee-themed keepsake that’s perfect for gifts or decorations.
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Materials
- Clothespins
- Pipe Cleaners
- Google Eyes
- Pom Poms
- Magnets
- Hot Glue
- Scissors
Instructions
- Begin by choosing a colorful selection of 1 inch and 1.5 inch pom poms and pipe cleaners.
- Lay your clothespin flat with the clip facing up.
- Starting from the bottom of your clothespin, glue four 1 inch pom poms in a row and then glue one 1.5 inch pom pom for your butterfly’s head.
- You will need two pipe cleaners for this step.
- Bend your pipe cleaners in half and then cut your pipe cleaners at the bend.
- Use two pipe cleaner halves to create the butterfly’s top wings.
- Loop the wings and hot glue them into their shape. Cut the other pipe cleaner halves into four even sections.
- Use two of the pipe cleaner sections to create the bottom wings.
- Glue your top and bottom butterfly wings onto the back of the clothespin. I used the metal portion of the clothespin as a guideline.
- I glued the top wings right above it and the bottom wings right below it.
- Glue a strong magnet on the back of your clothespin at the top.
- Turn your clothespin butterfly over and glue on googly eyes.Take the last two sections of your pipe cleaners and make a loop at the top of them to create an antennae shape.
- Glue them on top of the butterfly’s pom pom head.
- Your butterfly is ready to take a flight to a fridge near you!
- Have Fun!