| When it comes to making crafts with kids it seems like | | | | - Paper |
| you can always find tons of crafts that you can do | | | | - Glue |
| with older children and even preschool age children. But | | | | - Scissors |
| it seems like you can never find enough crafts that | | | | Instructions |
| you can do with babies or even two-year olds. The | | | | Print out a template for the project at |
| good news is if you look hard enough and have | | | | Color the picture where it is needed and where it is |
| enough patience you can find and do crafts with this | | | | appropriate. |
| age group as well. | | | | Cut out the template pieces. Keep in mind that the |
| Here are some simple butterfly crafts that you can do | | | | pieces on the template are at about the angle they will |
| with children of all ages, including infants. | | | | be on the finished craft. This should help you sort out |
| Fingerprint Butterflies | | | | which pieces belong where. |
| Materials | | | | Glue the pieces together |
| - Stamp pads | | | | To make a wing, glue the very large, large and medium |
| - Paints | | | | hearts inside one another. Repeat for the second wing |
| - Pens | | | | To make the body, stack the smallest hearts one on |
| - Paper | | | | top of another and glue together. Make sure that you |
| Instructions | | | | position it so that all of the hearts are upside down. |
| Make sure that you press firmly for this project. The | | | | Glue the heart with the face on it to the top of the |
| reason for this is that firm presses make oval shapes | | | | body so that it is right side up. |
| and gentle presses make circle shapes. Butterflies do | | | | If you are doing it on a background, like a card, add the |
| not have circular wings so you want to press firmly to | | | | two tiny hearts over the head and draw a line to |
| avoid that. | | | | make the antenna. If not using a background just skip |
| Stamp your index finger into paints or onto a stamp | | | | this part. |
| pad. You can use one color or you can use mixed | | | | Glue the wings onto the back of the body to finish off |
| colors, depends on what effect you are looking for | | | | your butterfly. |
| with the butterfly. | | | | Tips |
| Make one stamp on the paper at a slight angle. | | | | Glue the heart butterfly to the front of a folded over |
| Make a second stamp that slightly overlaps the first | | | | piece of construction paper or a doily so that you can |
| stamp. But you want to make sure that it is at the | | | | make a cute Valentine's Day card. |
| opposite angle as the first stamp. | | | | Use fancy paper from the scrapbooking store and |
| Stamp your pinkie or ring finger in the paint or stamp | | | | print the black and white version onto it for an extra |
| pad. | | | | fancy butterfly. |
| Make a third stamp below the first stamp, but make it | | | | To make the butterfly into a puppet tape a straw or |
| at a downward angle. | | | | popsicle stick to the bottom of the butterfly. |
| Make a fourth stamp that overlaps the third stamp. | | | | To make it into a felt board character slue a small |
| You also want to make sure that the third stamp is at | | | | piece of sandpaper on the back. |
| the opposite angle of the fourth stamp. | | | | You can also make the butterfly into a crown by |
| With a black marker or a thin paintbrush draw a body | | | | cutting 4 inch wide strips and taping the, together to |
| and antenna to finish off the project. | | | | make the base of the crown. Then tape the butterfly |
| Heart Butterfly Paper Craft | | | | to the center of the crown for a Valentine's Day hat. |
| Materials | | | | |