Fireflies

If anyone needs a fun, easy craft, I've got one for you! My Daisy troop had so much fun making and playing with these at our meeting last week.

We made "fireflies" (or "lightening bugs" for those delta girls, like me!) out of empty water bottles. What kid doesn't love fireflies?!!



All you need is a clean, empty water (or soda) bottle, a pipe cleaner, paper for wings, markers for decorating, a glow stick or necklace, and a glue stick or double stick tape. "Googly" eyes are optional, but very cute!

Take the label off of the bottle. Cut wings out of the paper and decorate. Use a glue stick or tape to attach the wings to the bottle. Twist the pipe cleaner around the neck of the bottle and curl to form antennae. Glue or draw eyes. Uncap the bottle and insert an "activated," inexpensive glow stick or glow bracelet/necklace into the bottle. Turn the lights off, and voila- your very own firefly!