Materials
Red, green, yellow, and blue food coloring
Water
Bowls4 suction-cup soap dishes4 eyedroppers
White paper towels
Spring-type clothespins
Instructions
1. Mix food coloring and water in small bowls. Place four suction-cup soap dishes on a table withthe suction cups facing upward.
2. Have the children dip an eyedropper into the colored water and squeeze a drop of the liquidinto a suction cup. Have them do the same until each suction cup has a drop of color in it.
3. Close the spring-type clothespin on the paper towel, forming two butterfly wings.
4. Invite the children to dip one wing into a cup or cups of colored water, then do the same withthe second wing. Have the class watchthe towels absorb the water and color,then hang the towels to dry.More to doMore art: Attach a magnet to the clothespinfor hanging on the board or a refrigerator.Design a butterfly garden on a muralor bulletin board, then add the children'stie-dyed butterflies.Outdoors: Plant a butterfly garden withthe other classes at your school.
