Friendship Butterflies
This cinchy decoration can add fluttery fun to any celebration—it’s a great party favor!
What you'll need:
- 1 bag Conversation Hearts
- 1 bag M&M’S® Brand Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day
- Purple tissue paper
- Double-sided tape
- Chenille pipe cleaners
- 1 4-inch cardboard tube
- Brightly colored pink and purple construction paper
What to do:
- For the butterfly’s body: Cover the cardboard tube with purple tissue paper, securing it with tape. Fold the ends of the paper inside the tube.
- Make the butterfly wings by cutting 6 hearts (2 each of 3 different sizes) from construction paper. According to size, beginning from the largest to the smallest, use double-sided tape to adhere the 3 hearts together. Repeat for the other set of 3 hearts. Attach the wings to the tube.
- Cut two 2-inch circles from construction paper. Tape one circle to the front of the tube for the face, and the second circle at the bottom of the tube, covering the opening.
- Bend a pipe cleaner in half, making a "V". Tape it on the back of the butterfly "face" to make antennas.
- Using double-sided tape, attach 8 Conversation Hearts down the tube for the "feet" and 2 hearts for the butterfly’s eyes.
- Fill the tube with M&M’S® Brand Milk Chocolate Candies for Valentine’s Day.
