Invitation to Craft – Butterflies
Here’s a great craft for littles to create their own butterflies. These butterflies are great for developing fine motor and art skills while inspiring creativity. They were a bit more challenging than our Turkeys but Miss 4 really enjoyed making them.
You will need:
Construction Paper
Glue Stick
Scissors
Pipe Cleaners
Googly Eyes (self-adhesive are my favorite!)
Pink or Red marker
Other decorations you’d like (We used sequin)
Use half sheets of blue, purple, black and orange construction paper for the background.
Cut a handful of circles, stars, hearts and triangles. I used the scraps from the wings.
Cut pipe cleaners about 1.5 inches long and roll the ends. I rolled some and left some straight.
Grab some sequin or whatever other decorations you’d like. Sparkle glue would be a good idea!
Lastly, you need to cut large and small wings, circles for the head and long ovals for the body.
Here’s a template if you prefer tracing and cutting:
Butterfly Template
Once everything is cut, let your little one get to work!
We usually put the glue on the back of the piece we are gluing on. This was a good project to show that sometimes, when you use small pieces like sequin, you have to put the glue on first. We talked about this while doing the sprinkles on our Ice Cream Cones too.
Miss 4 decided to color all over her butterflies. I guess this is her creative flair. Who am I to stop her, right?
7 Comments
Amy @ Orison Orchards
I love, love, LOVE that you just let her color all over them! It’s so important to little people that their contributions are valued– much more important than a perfect-looking product. I love your butterflies and all of your other fun crafts, too!
Shannon
Thank you! You’re totally right, it is important. She was so excited to contribute her own ideas.
Ashley | Thepurposefulnest
Such a sweet idea. My little one loves to finish his crafts by coloring all over them too.
Mama Writes Reviews
This is PERFECT! I run a preschool/kinder Bible group and I’m always looking for fun craft ideas for this age group. This is right up our alley!
Shannon
That’s awesome! I’m sure these would be a hit in a group setting. Their individual style would shine!
Emily
These are so cute! I love how the kids can customize them with their own styles. I’m sure they had so much fun making these cute butterflies.
Shannon
Definitely! She loved showing them off. They are still hanging up around the house, actually!