Growing up, I was fortunate to spend quite a bit of time with my grandparents. They loved the outdoors and they taught me about gardening. Ever since I was a little girl I loved the fresh fruits, vegetables and winged friends that the spring and summer brought. Easter, the most important celebration of our faith, is rich with symbols and reminders of God’s love for us. One of the symbols that best says spring and new life to me has been the butterfly. Why not make your own to welcome spring and celebrate the Easter season?
Take colorful tissue paper or coffee filters and color them with watered-down paint. After they have dried, gather the tissue paper or filter together in the middle and secure it with a pipe cleaner. Attach two shorter pipe cleaners to the first pipe cleaner to make the antennae. When you’re all finished, hang the butterflies as a reminder of new life in spring.
You can also plant some flowers in your yard or garden that will attract the real thing!
