![Materials: hangers, chenille stems, markers, tissue paper](/sites/default/files/2017-06/T11_0092_004.jpg)
What you need
- 2 wire coat hangers
- Several chenille stems (or pipe cleaners)
- White tissue paper
- White glue
- Decorating media such as watercolor paints, markers, and/or glitter
- Monofilament line (also called fishing line) to hang your completed butterfly
![Wire clothes hanger](/sites/default/files/2017-06/T11_0092_005.jpg)
1.
Begin by bending the “hook” of the coat hanger toward the “shoulder” of the coat hanger, open end down to become the butterfly's antennae. Repeat with the second coat hanger.
![Connecting the hangers with chenille](/sites/default/files/2017-06/T11_0092_006.jpg)
2.
Attach the two hangers together using a chenille stem to be the butterfly's body. Use a fingertip to lightly cover edges of the hanger with white glue.
![Butterfly wings](/sites/default/files/2017-06/T11_0092_001.jpg)
3.
Put one hanger at a time between two sheets of tissue paper; smooth, and trim the extra paper off.
Decorate as desired with watercolor paints, markers, and/or glitter.