5. Coffee Filter Tie-Dye Butterflies

This craft feels like magic to a toddler. Watching the colors bleed and move across the filter is a great science and art lesson rolled into one.

  • Materials: Coffee filters, washable markers, spray bottle with water, clothespins.
  • Steps:
    • Let the kids scribble all over the filter with markers.
    • Mist the filter with water and watch the colors blend.
    • Once dry, pinch the middle with a clothespin to make the body.