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Make A Recycle Butterfly Net
This Recycled Net is A Natural!

At home or at school this craft is cool!

Make your very own butterfy net from recycled items.

Make Recycle Butterfly Net:

Tools needed for a Recycle Butterfly net

• A plastic mesh bag (the kind you buy onions or oranges in)
• Pipe cleaners,
• A cardboard tube (paper towel-or wrapping paper tube)
• Scissors
• Tape
• Markers.

Directions:

• Cut the little metal clamp off the end of your mesh bag. (leave 1 end clamped)
• Make a rim for your net by twisting together the ends of 2 pipe cleaners.
• Thread the pipe cleaners in and out along the top edge of the mesh bag.
• Secure the ends of the rim with a piece of tape.
• For a handle, use the cardboard tube and cut a slit on each side.
• Insert the rim of the net into the slits and tape it in place.

Options / Ideas:

• You can use a dowel or old broom handle instead of a paper tube
• Decorate your handle with markers, crayons or stickers! Why not draw butterflies on it?

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