Let these chenille butterflies soar above your child's room with their very own colorful mobile craft.

What you'll need:

How to make it:

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

Tips:

Hang these butterflies by the antenna with fishing line from a paper plate punched with holes. Paint a sky with clouds on the plate to make your butterflies look like they are flying.