This beautifulbutterfly craft for kidshelpds kids explore science by making stunningchromatography butterflies!

Besides creating a funbutterfly craft idea, you will learn aboutchromatography for kids.

This is a funcoffee fitler craft, spring science experiment or summer activity for kids!

This beautiful butterfly craft for kids helpds kids explore science by making stunning chromatography butterflies! This easy butterfly craft is fun for preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and 4th graders. Besides creating a fun butterfly craft idea, you will learn about chromatography for kids. This is a fun coffee fitler craft, spring science experiment or summer activity for kids!

Chromatography butterflies

I love when art and science come together.

This STEM project allows kids to explore the science of chromatography while making a prettybutterfly craft for kids.

Start by drawing concentric circles at different intervals and different thickness withmr sketch markerson coffee filters.

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Chromatography for Kids

Now fold in half, then half, then half again.

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Attach at sidest part to a craft stick with binder clip.

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The water will start moving up the coffee filter almost immediately.

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You see why I said it’s crucial that you trymr sketch markersfor chromatography experiments?!

THe colors are so vivid and bold and absolutely stunning!

What is Chromatography?

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Chromatography is the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution which the components move at different rates.

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Now comes the craft part.

We are going to take this pretty, colorful coffee filters into a butterfly.

Chromatography for Kids

After all, they are WAY to pretty to just throw out!

Paint the clothespin, or color with marker if you want to have a colorful butterfly body.

Then gather the coffee filter in the middle with the clothespin to make a butterfly.

What is Chromatography

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Isnt it so pretty!

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I love when art and science meet!

This project starts out with a chromatrography for kids science experiment.

Make beautiful chromatography butterfllies! Easy butterfly craft is a fun spring science experiment or summer activity for kids!

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Chromatography Butterfly Craft

Learn how to make these beautiful chromatography flowers using coffee filters and markers. This is both a fun art project AND a simple science experiments for kids that explores colors while making pretty craft flowers for spring and summer.  This STEAM project is the perfect spring activity for toddler, preschoolers, pre k, kindergarteners, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders.

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Spring is here and that means that the butterflies have returned to delight both young and old with their graceful flight and beautiful wings. Celebrate these beautiful animlas with a fun butterfly craft for kids. This simple butterfly art project uses bowtie pasta to make the butterflies. This pasta craft for preschoolers, toddlers, and kindergartners is sure to be a hit!

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DIY Lava Lamp - super easy way to make your own lava lamp with simple things you have around your house. This homemade lava lamp is such a fun science project for kids of all ages to sneak in some summer learning. This science experiment is for toddlers, preschoolers, pre k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, 3rd grade, and kids of all ages at home, homeschool, summer camps, classroom, etc.

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