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!
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.
Chromatography for Kids
Now fold in half, then half, then half again.
Easy butterfly crafts
Attach at sidest part to a craft stick with binder clip.
Butterfly science activities for preschoolers
The water will start moving up the coffee filter almost immediately.
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?
Chromatography is the separation of a mixture by passing it in solution which the components move at different rates.
Butterfly crafts for kids
Now comes the craft part.
We are going to take this pretty, colorful coffee filters into a butterfly.
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.
Butterfly Craft
Isnt it so pretty!
Science Craft
I love when art and science meet!
This project starts out with a chromatrography for kids science experiment.