Colleen LaBorde, Associate Director of Educational Outreach for the Holocaust Museum Houston cordially invites Girl Scouts to participate in the HMH Butterfly Project to collect 1.5 million child made butterflies in memory of the 1.5 million children that perished in the Holocaust. So far the museum has collected 70,000. Visit the museum’s Web site to learn more, www.hmh.org/minisite/butterfly/index.html.
   Girls learned about butterflies through this year’s Fall Product Sale. Incorporate the study of these lovely portraits of nature with the service project to the Holocaust Museum Houston (HMH) as a troop meeting or in an event. The only guideline concerning the butterflies is that they cannot be made out of food or have food on them.
HMH shared ideas for troop activities at various program levels. At the end of each session have girls:
* make butterflies
*talk about how each butterfly is different and very special, just like people.
* donate the butterflies to the HMH to help people learn about respecting others.

The museum believes children fifth grade and older can be taught about the Holocaust. Younger ages can focus on prejudice and standing up for what is right. Deliver butterflies to the Holocaust Museum, 5401 Caroline Street, 77004.

Web sites with butterfly craft ideas

www.kid-craft-central.com/butterfly-craft.html

www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/butterfly/

www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/mbutterfly.html

www.billybear4kids.com/butterfly/flutter-fun.html

www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/butterfly/

www.dltk-kids.com/crafts/insects/butterflies.htm