Butterfly Paper Chain

Here are some great ideas for paper butterfly crafts.

Butterfly Paper Chain Craft

Materials

2 pieces of white construction paper
Paint in various colors
2 or 3 colors of construction paper
Scissors
Scotch tape or glue
Wiggly eyes
Black marker

Instructions

Wings

• Lay out one piece of white paper on top of the table
• Squeeze out splotches of different paint colors on the white paper in various locations
• Place the second sheet of white paper on top of the first piece of paper so that all of the edges are lined up
• Press your hands over the paper and down so that you spread the paint out that is sandwiched between the two pieces of paper.
• Peel the two pieces of paper apart so that you have two pieces that are mirror images of each other and set them aside to dry.
• After they are dry put them back together paint side to paint side again
• Cut out a rough wing shape out of the pages
• Take them apart and then tape them together so that you have wings for your butterfly
• You can also paint around the outside edges of the wings with glitter glue or one of the paint colors that you used for the wings
• Cut out 8 strips of construction paper that is 2 inches wide and 10 inches long
• Figure out what kind of a pattern that you want to make
• Make the first strip of construction paper into a ring and tape or glue it together
• Next slide your second strip of construction paper through the ring and then tape or glue it into a ring
• Repeat this process until you have a chain of construction paper rings that are just a little bit longer than your wings
• Lay the chain onto the wings
• Every spot that the chain lies flat on the wings either tape or glue them to attach it to the wings

Antennas
Cut two ¼ inch by 5 inch pieces of construction paper
Warp each piece around a pencil to make it curly
Fold a tab at the bottom of each piece
Glue the tabs onto the top of the head so that you make two antennas

Eyes
Glue wiggly eyes onto the front of the head, or
Draw two eyes onto the front of the head with a marker

Mouth
Draw a mouth onto the front of the head with a marker