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Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts
Showing posts with label butterfly. Show all posts

Saturday, September 19, 2015

Autumn Leaf Butterflies


A butterfly cut out is punched through colorful fall leaves.  They're next glued onto paper to make a unique display with chica circle.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://club.chicacircle.com/fall-leaf-butterflies-craft-and-wall-display/

Friday, July 31, 2015

Plastic Bag Butterflies



Busy bee kids crafts has a similar project to the paper napkin using a plastic zip lock bag. Kids fill the bags up with crumpled pieces of construction paper, tissue paper would work well too and tie them up with a pipe cleaner.

http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/Butterfly-Baggie.html


Our big earth uses different tissue paper colors for each of the wings.

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Clothespin Butterflies



My kids guide uses tissue paper, a clothespin and pipe cleaner.

http://www.mykidsguide.com/paper-butterflies-easter-crafts-for-kids/


Our big earth adds jewel stickers and a pink pompom

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Busy bee crafts uses small wooden spoons for the butterfly wings.

Get the instructions here:


Easy child crafts uses paper for her wings.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.easy-child-crafts.com/butterfly-craft.html

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Spin Art Butterflies


Splotches of paint are placed into a salad spinner and spun around to make a unique painting.  After the paint dries a butterfly is cut out of the paper and a twig is placed in the middle with make it your own.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://make-it-your-own.com/nature-finds-butterflies/

Sunday, July 19, 2015

Butterfly Masks



Print and cut these colorful butterfly masks from life over cs. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the template here:
http://lifeovercs.com/free-butterfly-mask-templates/

Friday, July 17, 2015

Toilet Paper Roll Butterflies


Toilet paper rolls are wrapped in scrapbooking paper and given wings, googly eyes and ribbon antennae with bo bunny.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
 http://bobunny.blogspot.com/2010/04/spring-kids-craft.html

Thursday, July 16, 2015

Paper Towel Butterflies


Paper towels are colored with paint and then made into wings by twisting a pipe cleaner in the middle to make the butterfly's body and antennae with make it love it.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.makeit-loveit.com/2011/06/kid-craft-project-paper-towel-butterflies.html

Paper Butterfly Sanctuary



See how many paper butterflies the kids can create and then choose a location for them to congregate in the house.  Dana made it shares the details.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.danamadeit.com/2011/03/spring-is-here-paper-butterfly-sanctuary.html


The idea room places them behind a glass frame.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theidearoom.net/2010/07/butterfly-wall-collage.html

Wednesday, July 15, 2015

Wax Paper Butterfly



A black paper butterfly is made into a silhouette outline.  Wax paper wings are then colored in with crayons and glued onto the black paper to make a vivid contrast with free kids crafts.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/crayon-butterfly/

Saturday, July 11, 2015

Butterfly Feeder


A plastic lid makes the basis for a butterfly feeder.  Small holes are poked into the lid, with string or yarn tied to the rims and strung with colorful beads.  Reading confetti shares the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.readingconfetti.com/2013/07/easy-butterfly-feeder.html


Our big earth puts sugar water into a paper cup and hangs it from a hook.

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Monday, July 6, 2015

Butterfly Jars


A solar panel jar is filled with butterfly stickers to make a glowing butterfly lantern with emma owl. 

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/solar-panel-butterfly-light-jar-beautiful-recycled-glass-jar-project/

Sunday, July 5, 2015

Pop Tab and Pom Pom Butterflies



Pop tabs are painted and turned into wings and attached to pompoms to make pretty little butterflies with crafty morning.  Next she adds a silver pipe cleaner for their antennae.  Unclear is how they're attached.

Good for ages 9 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftymorning.com/soda-pop-tab-butterflies/

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Coffee Filter Butterflies


A coffee filter is painted with watercolors, clipped in the middle with a clothespin and given a pipe cleaner antennae and googly eyes with emma owl.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.emmaowl.com/butterflies-made-with-coffee-filters/



Typically simple doesn't include a face.

Get the instructions here:
http://typicallysimple.com/coffee-filter-butterflies-craft/

Tuesday, May 5, 2015

Aluminum Foil Butterflies


Aluminum foil is folded into a butterfly shape and then colored with markers to make it sparkle.  Artzy creations then adds a strand of beads so she can hang it up and have it fly around the house.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artzycreations.com/tin-foil-butterflies-with-sharpie/

Monday, April 27, 2015

Egg Carton Butterfly


The top of an egg carton is cut out to a butterfly shape using the indent as it's base and the panels as wings with craftoart.  She then paints and decorates the carton.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftoart.com/2011/11/kids-craft-styrofoam-egg-carton.html


Looledo uses the entire egg carton as the body and adds paper wings and pipe cleaner antennae and legs.

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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Butterfly Lollipops


Red lollipops are given red and pink layered wings and googly eyes for a fun Valentine's Day classroom exchange.  We made that shares the details.

Get the instructions here:
http://we-made-that.com/butterfly-lollipop-valentines/

Friday, September 5, 2014

Leaf Butterflies


Two twisted butterflies and two symmetrical leaves turn into a super cute butterfly for the fall season, just one of the butterfly crafts at obsession with butterflies.

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.obsessionwithbutterflies.com/crafts.html



Art projects for kids uses leafs only to make their butterflies.

Page no longer available.


Better homes and gardens cuts the leaves to make their version.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.bhg.com/halloween/crafts/fall-crafts-with-leaves/#page=3 


Parents shares a butterfly template.  They recommend printing on card stock and then gluing on leaves and flower petals.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.parents.com/fun/activities/outdoor/spring-crafts-and-games/#page=2

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Doily Butterflies


Paper doilies colored with markers make the wings for this butterfly craft from crafts by amanda.  She uses a pipe cleaner to make the body and antennae.

Good for ages 2 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://craftsbyamanda.com/2013/04/butterfly-craft-from-paper-doilies.html

Monday, August 4, 2014

Mess Free Butterflies


A colorful sponge makes the wings for these pretty butterflies, while a pipe cleaner shapes them, adds the body and antennae.  The craft train then adds sparkly stickers and even magnets to beautify her refrigerator.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.thecrafttrain.com/1/post/2013/05/butterfly-sponge-magnets-1-of-redecorating-our-ugly-fridge.html?_szp=485677

Saturday, July 26, 2014

First Aid Butterflies


Band Aids bodies and gauze tape wings turn into butterflies with no time for flash cards.  After she sticks on the butterfly she draws on antennae.

Good for ages 3 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2010/04/bandaid-butterflies.html
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