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hang these butterflies by the antenna with fishing line from a paper plate to crate a butterfly mobile. Paint a sky with clouds on the plate to make your butterflies look like they are flying under the plate! This is a super easy craft to do!
Materials:
Black chenille stem, Any color bumpy chenille stem (for butterfly body), 4 Pom poms, optional, Wire cutters, Needle nose pliers, Tacky glue (if using pom poms).

Directions:
-Cut the black chenille stem in half. (You will only use 1 piece for this project) -Bend the bumpy chenille stem in half in a V shape. -Fold down one end of the bumpy chenille stem to the base of the V. Bend around the V. The end should be pointing up.
-Bend the bumpy chenille stem down to the base again. Bend around the V. This will form one side of the butterfly.
- Repeat with other end of the bumpy chenille stem.
- Be sure to use the needle nose pliers to hide any sharp ends. - Fold the black chenille stem in half.
- Twist the bent end about 1/2" from the bend.
- Slide the butterfly in-between the black ends of the chenille stem.
- Twist the black chenille stem above the butterfly to hold it in place.
- Separate the ends of the black chenille stem.
- Bend one end of the black chenille stem over about 1/4". Bend again.
- Repeat with other end. This makes the antennas.
- If desired, place pom poms in the openings of the wings and use tacky glue to hold in place. Let dry. If desired, hang with yarn or fishing line to make a mobile.

Baby Food Jar Garden (found some cool photos of this craft at: http://www.kidsdomain.com/craf t/cegif/gardenjar_large.jpg)
Th ese are basically pretty little silk flower gardens that sit inside an upside down clear baby food jar.
Materials:
Baby food jar with lid, small silk flowers, rolling pin, white craft glue or hot glue gun, green play dough or green modeling clay.
Directions:
- Roll out the play dough or clay with rolling pin.
- Using the mouth of the jar as a cookie cutter cut out a circle. (If you use the lid as the cookie cutter you will not be able to close your jar when the time comes.)
- Glue the play dough or clay into the lid.
- Stick flowers into the dough or clay. If using play dough, set lids aside to dry and harden over night.
- Screw the lid onto the jar, carefully inserting the flowers into the jar.
- Decorate the lid with felt or ribbon to make a pretty bow.

Flowery spring lamp shade
I found this fun craft for those older kids/ teens. You simply make or buy decorations of your choice and glue them to a plain, flat lampshade.

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