Smiley Butterfly Craft for Kids

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Smiley Butterfly Craft For Kids

When my daughter was a little girl I took her to Leeds to visit the Butterfly Gardens. It was an amazing experience to see so many different species and kinds of butterflies. My daughter absolutely loved it and so did I.

Today we have a fun and exciting butterfly craft I am sure you will enjoy!

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What You Will Need for Your Butterfly Craft

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Smiley Butterfly

 

AmazonBasics Pre-sharpened Wood Cased #2 HB Pencils, 30 PackAmazonBasics Pre-sharpened Wood Cased #2 HB Pencils, 30 PackPacon 6555 Rainbow Super Value Construction Paper Ream, 45 lb, 9 x 12, Assorted, 500 SheetsPacon 6555 Rainbow Super Value Construction Paper Ream, 45 lb, 9 x 12, Assorted, 500 SheetsFiskars 8 Inch Softgrip Scissors Straight, Stainless Steel (01-004761J)Fiskars 8 Inch Softgrip Scissors Straight, Stainless Steel (01-004761J)

Let’s Make This Cute Butterfly Craft

Print and cut out the patterns from the template.

Place the cut-out patterns on the selected coloured craft papers and trace around the sides. Use scissors to cut out the traced patterns nicely.

The template includes – 1 body pattern with wings, 2 small strips (antenna), 1 oval pattern (to create the smiley face of the butterfly), 2 teardrop patterns and 2 circle patterns for wing decoration.

You can create your own patterns for decorating the wings or simply print, cut out and use the template given with the tutorial.

Butterfly Craft

Attach the two teardrop patterns on the top side of the wings and the two circle patterns on the bottom side of the wings.

Smiley Butterfly

Take the oval pattern and draw the smiley face using black gel pen.

Use pink sharpie to create two blush patterns on both cheeks of the butterfly smiley face.

You can add more or less details as you wish.

Smiley Butterfly

Attach the smiley oval pattern right on the middle of the wing pattern.

Smiley Butterfly

Finally, attach the two small strips (these will be the antennas) at the back side of the top end of the smiley oval pattern.

Smiley Butterfly

Mix and match different coloured papers and draw different smiley faces for variation.

Butterfly Craft

Enjoy! You may want to get creative and add these to a card as a gift idea or make a spring garden scene.

Butterfly Craft

Pacon 6555 Rainbow Super Value Construction Paper Ream, 45 lb, 9 x 12, Assorted, 500 SheetsPacon 6555 Rainbow Super Value Construction Paper Ream, 45 lb, 9 x 12, Assorted, 500 SheetsPaper Mate InkJoy Gel Pens, Medium Point, Black, 4 CountPaper Mate InkJoy Gel Pens, Medium Point, Black, 4 CountSharpie 1949557 Color Burst Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24-CountSharpie 1949557 Color Burst Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24-Count

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Smiley Butterfly Craft For Kids

Butterfly Paper Craft For Kids

This is a tutorial on how to make a butterfly craft.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Difficulty Easy

Materials

  • Coloured craft paper
  • Pencil
  • Craft glue
  • Black gel pen
  • Pink Sharpie
  • Template

Tools

  • Scissors

Instructions

    Print and cut out the patterns from the template.

    Place the cut-out patterns on the selected coloured craft papers and trace around the sides. Use scissors to cut out the traced patterns nicely.

    The template includes – 1 body pattern with wings, 2 small strips (antenna), 1 oval pattern (to create the smiley face of the butterfly), 2 teardrop patterns and 2 circle patterns for wing decoration.

    You can create your own patterns for decorating the wings or simply print, cut out and use the template given with the tutorial.

    Attach the two teardrop patterns on the top side of the wings and the two circle patterns on the bottom side of the wings.

    Take the oval pattern and draw the smiley face using black gel pen.

    Use the pink sharpie to create two blush patterns on both cheeks of the butterfly smiley face.

    You can add more or less details as you wish.

    Attach the smiley oval pattern right on the middle of the wing pattern.

    Finally, attach the two small strips (these will be the antennas) at the back side of the top end of the smiley oval pattern.

    Mix and match different coloured papers and draw different smiley faces for variation.

    Enjoy! You may want to get creative and add these to a card as a gift idea or make a spring garden scene.

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Angela Milnes is a Qualified Early Years Teacher who has specialised in Preschool and Kindergarten teaching. She has a wealth of experience teaching young children and is passionate about kids crafts and having fun as a family. Angela has also taught cooking skills and loves to share both family recipes and easy crafts here on The Inspiration Edit. Follow her on Pinterest!

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