Butterflies

Butterfly Crafts for Kids of All Ages

Jackie Currie — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:17:26 +0000

Good Morning, Lovely!

Well, we are STILL waiting for the weather to warm up here, so we haven't seen many butterflies in the garden yet.

However, we're always up for a colourful butterfly craft.

I've rounded up 10 of our favourite butterfly crafts, art activities and even a snack for you. You can find them all here in this post.

There's something for all ages - toddlers, preschoolers, elementary kids and tweens.

I hope your kids love making them as much as we did!

Click the link below to check them out!

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Vibrant Clay Dough Butterfly Ornaments

Jackie Currie — Thu, 16 May 2019 05:29:48 +0000

We've done it again!

We've used our easy 3-ingredient clay dough recipe to make vibrant butterfly ornaments for spring.

This might be my favourite clay dough craft yet!

Click the link below to see them. They're GORGEOUS!

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Tissue Paper Clothespin Butterflies

Jackie Currie — Mon, 13 May 2019 17:35:54 +0000

Does it feel like spring where you are?

Holy Moly, it's a long time coming for us this year. It's just so cold and damp!

To lift the spirits, here's a really easy butterfly craft that's perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

It's colourful, it provides a fun little art experience, and it's great for fine motor development.

Plus, could a butterfly be ANY cuter??

Click the link below to check this one out!

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Adorable Paper Towel Roll Butterfly Craft for Preschoolers

Jackie Currie — Wed, 16 May 2018 07:09:32 +0000

Hooray! It feels like Spring might finally be here! It's been a long time coming this year, but things are really greening up out there and the temperatures are on the rise.

To celebrate spring, we recently made these paper towel roll butterflies.

You just need a few basic supplies, and the kids will love the process.

And just look at them. I think they're the most adorable butterflies we've made yet!

Click the link below to see them!

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Fluttering Monarch Butterfly Mobile for Kids to Make

Jackie Currie — Thu, 21 Sep 2017 18:46:01 +0000

I am in love with our latest fall craft and I hope you will be too!

We turned our coffee filter monarchs into this delightful mobile to hang on or back deck.

I've made a little video to show you how they flutter in the breeze, and how pretty they look with the sun shining through.

Just click the link below to see our butterflies in action and to get the instructions for making a mobile of your own! It's perfect to hang in a window at home or in your classroom!

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Monarch Butterfly Craft with Painted Coffee Filters

Jackie Currie — Wed, 13 Sep 2017 15:00:17 +0000

Woohoo!

Every so often, we make a craft that's just so beautiful I can't contain my excitement.

The other day we set out to make monarch butterflies, and oh-my-goodness, I can't wait until you see them!

They're so vibrant, and they look SO real scattered about our garden! Imagine these beauties on display in your home, or bordering a bulletin board in the classroom!

Click the link below to check them out! Go! Go!

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Gorgeous Monarch Butterfly Craft with Coffee Filters and Liquid Watercolours

Jackie Currie — Wed, 06 Sep 2017 20:43:09 +0000

This monarch butterfly craft is quick and easy but the results are stunning. Have the kids make a bunch and decorate your home or classroom with a kaleidoscope of monarch butterflies this fall. I have another great butterfly craft to share with you today! Last week we made these coffee filter butterflies and we decorated them with...

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Crumpled Tissue Paper Butterfly Craft for Kids

Jackie Currie — Tue, 23 May 2017 13:15:47 +0000

This one will take you right back to your childhood. Remember making tissue paper art when you were a kid?

Toddlers, preschoolers AND big kids will love this classic art process.

They'll learn a new skill too, if you have them pre-plan and colour-code their designs like we did!

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Paper Plate Butterfly Silhouette Art for Kids

Jackie Currie — Sun, 14 May 2017 15:00:52 +0000

Remember the gorgeous symmetrical butterfly craft we made the other day?

And remember I told you we'd be making something great out of the painted paper plate leftovers?

Well, this is it!

Check out these gorgeous butterfly silhouettes!

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Gorgeous Symmetrical Butterfly Craft for Kids – with Free Printable

Jackie Currie — Fri, 05 May 2017 16:36:40 +0000

I am SO excited to show you this gorgeous symmetrical butterfly craft! It’s super easy to do, using a classic preschool art technique – ink blot painting. Toddlers and preschoolers will totally love the process, but the results are so beautiful, your big kids will want to make these butterflies too! Another one for the...

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Banana-Graham Butterfly Snacks

Jackie Currie — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 21:27:33 +0000

Make snack-time fun with our Banana-Graham Butterfly Snacks! It’s a healthy snack to accompany a butterfly craft or activity or to serve at a kids spring party. We all know that kids love snacks that are fun. Even the pickiest eaters are more likely to try a new food, or a food that they don’t...

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Paper Towel Butterflies (3 Ways)

Jackie Currie — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:15:47 +0000

Paper Towel Butterflies are easy to make, and provide a great opportunity for toddlers and preschoolers to observe and learn about water absorption. I love that the internet is finally starting to fill up with spring crafts for kids. Flowers and rainbows and butterfly crafts are filling my newsfeed, and I am loving all the COLOUR!...

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Butterfly Fridge Magnet Toddlers and Preschoolers to Make

Jackie Currie — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 18:26:54 +0000

Toddlers and preschoolers can make adorable fridge magnets with this simple butterfly craft. It seems odd to be doing Spring crafts and thinking about butterflies, and then bundling up with hats and mitts and winter coats for play, but we are, and here is the sweet, little butterfly magnet craft that we made today. This is...

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