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22 Butterfly Crafts For Kids

August 2, 2020 by Shellie Wilson

These cute and adorable butterfly crafts are the perfect addition to your afternoon of crafting. These crafts are all aimed at children and are easy to make. They are also perfect for large group activities where children are required to do some of the work on their own and unsupervised such as painting and tracing.

But first.. 

Why are Butterfly crafts good for kids?

Creativity: Creating butterfly crafts can spark kids’ imagination and encourage them to express their creativity. They can experiment with different colors, patterns, and materials to create unique and beautiful butterflies.

Fine motor skills: Making butterfly crafts can help improve children’s fine motor skills as they use scissors, glue, and other tools to cut and assemble the materials.

Science education: Butterfly crafts can be a fun way to introduce kids to science concepts like metamorphosis, the butterfly life cycle, and the anatomy of a butterfly.

Outdoor appreciation: Butterflies are commonly found in nature, and making butterfly crafts can help kids appreciate and learn about the outdoors and the creatures that live there.

Social and emotional development: Crafting can also provide a sense of accomplishment and pride for kids when they complete a project. It can also be a social activity that fosters communication and cooperation when done with other children or adults.

And with that here are the ideas in this roundup!

Kids Craft – Cork Butterflies

Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft is Perfect for Kids of All Ages!

Fun Tissue Paper Butterfly Craft for Kids

Chunky Rainbow Butterfly Craft For Kids · The Inspiration Edit

Handprint Butterfly Craft For Kids

Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly

Butterfly Black Glue Craft for Kids – Toddlers Can Do This Too!

DIY Butterfly Necklace From Newspaper — CraftBits.com

Butterfly Mobile — CraftBits.com

Sweet & Lovely Paper Plate Butterfly Kids Craft

Butterfly Candle Holders — CraftBits.com

Clay Footprint Ring Dish – A beautiful diy butterfly keepsake craft

Giant, Pretty, Painted Origami Butterflies

Easy No Sew Felt Butterfly Craft

How to Make a Paper Bag Butterfly Kids Craft

Marbled paper plate Butterfly

Foam Cup Butterfly Craft

Easy Butterfly For Toddlers

Easy Butterfly Craft Ring

DIY New-Sew Tulle Butterflies Tutorial – Party Ideas | Party Printables Blog

Kids Craft: Clothespin Butterfly

Butterfly Art Using Paint Swatches

Looking for some Butterfly themed kids crafts? Check these out on Amazon. They are ready to go with all the supplies.

Butterfly Sun Catcher Kit

ButterflyNecklace Kit

Butterfly paint set

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Have you read?

6 Free Celestial Coloring Pages

6 Free Celestial Coloring Pages

Celestial designs have been popular for awhile, you’ll find this trendy imagery on everything from clothing to tattoos and of course crafting products and projects as well. If you’re into suns, stars, moons, constellations and Zodiac signs then you’re going to love the coloring pages inside the Celestial Mandalas Coloring Book by Dover Publications. To give you a taste they are offering 6 FREE pages that you can download, print and color. These beautiful and calming designs are full of intertwined teardrops and circles, swirling planets, bright fiery suns, crescent moons, shooting stars and more. You can even adjust the sizes and use these images for handmade greeting cards, journaling cards for scrapbooking or include them on your planner pages.

Visit Dover Publications for the downloads.

-Heather

Coloring in sheets are a great way to calm the busy mind, as you focus on the coloring techniques your brain is actually able to calm itself and focus on less. Coloring is used to help relax and calm anxiety and stress. Coloring keeps our  mental health in check and allows us to develop parts of the creative brain. We highly recommend Faber castell coloring pencils .

 

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