Handprint Butterfly Craft for Kids

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Materials Needed:

  • Construction paper (multiple colors)
  • Pencil
  • Scissors
  • Glue stick or white glue
  • Black marker

Step-by-Step Instructions:

Step 1: Trace and Cut Out Handprints

  1. Choose two sheets of colored construction paper for the butterfly wings.
  2. Place the child’s hand flat on the paper and trace around it with a pencil.
  3. Cut out the handprint. Repeat so you have one left and one right handprint— these will be the butterfly’s wings.

Step 2: Make the Butterfly Body

  1. Cut a long oval and circle shape out of colored paper for the butterfly’s body.
  2. Draw a smiley face and eyes on one end of the body using a marker.
  3. Draw antenna with black markers.

Step 3: Attach the Wings

  1. Arrange the handprints with fingers pointing outward on each side of the butterfly’s body.
  2. Glue the left wing to the left side of the body and the right wing to the right side.

Step 5: Decorate

  1. Add dots, hearts, or other shapes to the wings using scrap paper, stickers, or crayons.
  2. Let the child personalize their butterfly however they like!

Display Idea:

  • Hang the butterfly on the wall or window.
  • Tape it to a popsicle stick for a butterfly puppet.
  • Create a garden scene on a poster board with multiple butterflies!

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