Butterfly Nectar
Materials Needed: Drinking cups; Paper; Crayons; Tape; Straws; Measuring cups.

1. Measure strips of paper to fit around the cups.

2. Have children color flowers on the paper, then tape it around their cup.

3. Pass out one straw per child.

4. Mix and serve your butterfly nectar.

Nectar Recipe:
(1) can frozen orange juice

(4) cups water

(2) cups lemon/lime soda

(1) pint lemon sherbet (instead of ice).

Mix first three ingredients well. Add one little scoop of lemon sherbet to each cup. Pour nectar into each cup. Serve, and sip through your straws like butterflies!

Nutty Butterfly Clay Dough
This modeling clay has a special feature Ð you can eat whatever you make with it!

Materials Needed: Medium mixing bowl; Large spoon; Rolling pin; Butterfly-shaped cookie cutters; Measuring cups.

Clay Recipe
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter

1/2 cup honey

(1) cup dry powdered milk

1. Mix all ingredients in the bowl.

2. Once the texture becomes pliable, its' ready for rolling, pinching, squeezing, and shaping. If your mixture is too wet, just add a little more powdered milk.

3. For eggs: Roll small balls of clay.

4. For caterpillars: Roll several small balls of clay, smash with palm, and then pinch each section together Ð end to end.

5. For chrysalides: Roll small ball of clay, then place on table. Using your palm, roll the clay into long, cylinder shapes Ð fat in the middle, and tapered on the ends.

6. For butterflies: Roll out dough with rolling pin. Use cookie cutter to make butterfly shapes.

Don't bake . . . just eat!