Butterfly Handprint

Here’s an easy butterfly craft for kids. The recommended age for this craft is three and up.

Butterfly Handprint Craft

Materials

• Paper: 3 different colors of construction paper works best
• Pencil or marker
• Scissors
• Glue
• Printer and paper

Instructions for this project:

1. Print out the template from http://www.dltk-kids.com/CRAFTS/insects/mhandprintbutterfly.htm
2. If you need to, color the template pieces as you see fit.
3. Cut out the template pieces.
4. Trace the child’s hand on another piece of paper and cut it out.
5. Color 4 handprints in one color.
6. Color 2 handprints in another color.
7. Color 4 handprints in another color.
8. Put the wings together.
9. Glue handprints in three different colors along the left side of the body.
10. Glue a second handprint in the first color, with the thumb facing up to the first handprint on the left side.
11. Glue a second of the third colored handprint, with the thumb facing down to the last handprint on the left side.
12. Repeat for the right hand side.
13. Finish the rest of the butterfly.
14. Glue the head to the body.
15. Glue the face and antennas onto the head.
16. Glue the flower on the hair, wing or beside the neck.