Butterfly Crafts for Kids

Paper Plate Butterfly Mobile
Cardboard Roll Butterfly
Paper Plate Butterfly Mask
Silhouette Butterfly Sun Catcher

	Decorate your Paper Plate.  You can add some flowers, summer colors, draw on some butterfies or anything you want.
	Cut out several butterflies with different colored paper.  Decorate your butterfies.  You can make these different sizes, colors and decorations.
	Using the hole punch, create several holes around the rim of your plate. You can also use a pencil to poke holes in the middle section of the plate for even more butterflies.  Create one hole for each butterfly you will hang.
	Thread yarn through two holes on the opposite sides of the plate and tie it off creating a loop for hanging. Tip:  If the mobile is off centered, you can tape a penny on top of the plate to help balance or thread another piece of string through two holes directly on the other side of the first thread.  Tie all four ends off for hanging.
	Punch a hole through each butterfly.  Tie yarn on the end of each butterfly and thread through a hole on the plate and tie these off.

Supplies

	Cover the cardboard tube with colored construction paper.
	Cut a circle slightly larger than the opening of the cardboard tube.  Glue this to one of the openings of the tube for the butterflies face.  Glue on wiggle eyes and draw on a mouth.
	Cut out 2 wings using colored construction paper.  Decorate the wings and let these dry.
	Cut a pipe cleaner in half and twist to create the antennae.  Attach these to the body by poking a hole and placing one end of the pipe cleaner in the hole.  Or you can simply tape these in place. Tip:  You can place a small dab of hot glue to help hold in place.
	Cut the last pipe cleaner into 4 equal parts.  Curl one end of the pieces to create feet.  Attach the legs to the body the same way you attached the antenneas.
	Now tape your wings on each side of the body.

Supplies

	Cut the paper plate into the shape of butterfly wings.
	Place the mask up to the child's face and using a pencil, mark where their eyes are.  Cut out two holes large enough for your child to see out of the mask.
	Decorate the butterfly mask and let it dry.
	Glue on a popsicle stick on the backside of the mask.  This is what you will hold onto to put the mask up to your face. Another option is to punch two holes at the top of the wings about half way from the middle.  Then place string, yarn or rubber bands through the holes and tie together.  When tying these on, place the mask on the child's face and make sure it is tight enough to stay on but not too tight.

Supplies

	Cut the black construction paper into a butterfly shape.  Now poke a hole in the middle of each wing section and cut out an outline of each wing (leaving about a 1" outline for each wing - see picture above).
	Cut out squares of tissue paper (enough to fill in the wing sections).
	Tape the tissue paper to the back of the butterfly to fill in the wings. Tip:  Trim any excess tissue paper.  You can double up the tissue paper to make it a bit stronger).
	Decorate the outline of the wings with glitter glue, paint or markers.
	Cut a pipe cleaner in half and curl for the anteannes.  Tape these to the back.