Balancing Butterfly
This Balancing Butterfly is a fun craft that will stay in the minds of youngsters. They will want to show this craft off to all of their friends.
Supplies
Light card (From a cereal box)
Two small coins or washers
Cocktail stick or match stick or pin.
Glue or tape
Coloring pens or paint.
Instructions
Draw the shape of a butterfly on a piece of card. At this stage you need to make sure that the wing tips at the nose end are big enough to mount the coins on and that coins position will be well below the nose. This is what lowers the centre of gravity and enables the butterfly to balance. Also make sure the picture is symmetrical so that it has equal balance.
Once your shape is drawn place the card on top of another piece and cut out the shape so that you have two identical butterfly shapes.
Glue or tape the coins in place. See the pictures below to see how it is done.
Glue or tape the cocktail stick on so that the point is just protruding from the nose of the butterfly.
Glue the other butterfly shaped card on top to hide the balancing coins and cocktail stick.
Color and decorate you butterfly.
The butterfly will balance on top of any pointy object and will even twirl in a breeze or spin if placed above a heat source such as a radiator or TV Â monitor.
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This fun animated website has great graphics and animated directions for their projects that are listed alphabetically in two categories: Under 6 and Over 6.