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Easy Paper Butterfly Craft

By Shaunna Evans 2 Comments · This content may contain affiliate links.

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Whether we’re observing, learning, or creating my kids are fascinated by butterfly activities. But one thing my oldest is not fascinated by is cutting. She has never really enjoyed projects that involve cutting although she does do a lot of other fine motor activities. So when possible I try to introduce an activity that involves a little bit of cutting and a craft this is of high interest to her…in this case butterflies!

For quiet time one week I set out an invitation to create this easy butterfly craft, and it was a hit! By the time the kids’ interest in the activity began to wane we had a swarm of beautiful and unique butterflies.

Easy Butterfly Craft for Toddlers and Preschoolers

Materials for Butterfly Craft

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Our invitation to create included:

  • Paper rectangles folded in half (I pre-wrote Bs on the paper so the kids could focus on cutting for this activity. As kids are ready you could also invite them to make their own butterfly designs to cut out.)
  • Small squares of tissue paper
  • Sequins (We always have to have a little sparkle!)
  • Washi tape
  • Glitter glue

Invitation to Create-Paper Butterfly Craft for Kids

See it in Action

Step-by-Step Tutorial

When they first saw the tray the kids weren’t sure what they’d be making, but once they cut the first B out and opened the paper they were super excited. I also showed them how to cut a strip off the top end to make the antennae.

How to Cut Out a Butterfly from Paper

We pinched the fold of the paper strip into a V shape and then glued it to the rest of the butterfly. Once the kids were comfortable doing this on their own they got busy decorating.

Easy Way to Make a Butterfly

They went back and forth from the craft table day after day during our quiet time activities. Each time they added knew details and after a day or two also grabbed some markers to add more details to their creations.

Easy Butterfly Craft for Kids

I love all the bright colors and details on their swarm of butterflies!

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In this 248-page comprehensive preschool butterfly theme lesson plan pack kids learn about the life cycle of a butterfly during a full-week (or more!) of playful reading, math, and science activities. Vivid photographs are included throughout the unit so children can see real life examples of caterpillars and butterflies. Watch this short video to see just a few examples of the types of activities and printables included in this set:

This set includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) Butterfly Life Cycle Roll and Graph Game
2) Butterfly Life Cycle Roll and Graph Game
3) Caterpillar Uppercase Alphabet Cards
4) Butterfly Lowercase Alphabet Cards
5) Butterfly Life Cycle Cards
6) Butterfly Symmetry Matching Cards
7) Butterfly Life Cycle Word Building Mats
8) Caterpillar Measurement Recording Sheet
9) Caterpillar Patterning Activity
10) Caterpillar Syllable Sort
11) Caterpillar Egg Leaf Counting Mats (Numbers 1-10)

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Filed Under: Art, Butterflies, Crafts, Fine Motor, Insects, Letter B, Preschool, Spring Tagged With: butterflies, cutting

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  1. Theres Just One Mommy

    April 4, 2014 at 11:16 am

    They turned out so cute!

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  2. Dhiyana

    April 4, 2014 at 9:56 am

    Beautiful butterflies! Looks like fun. Will try with my daughters.

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