August 13th, 2009

A quick and easy spring butterfly using things you have lying around the house!

What you need:

Straws

Glue and sticky tape

A pair of scissors

Paper (coloured or plain)

Scraps of colour paper or stickers

What to do:

Cut a butterfly wings shape by folding the paper in half and cutting along the edge.

Glue paper shapes, scraps, stickers onto the wings.

Cut a small slit into the straw and spilt to create antennae.

Stick the wings on to the straw.

 Tips: The stick at the bottom means it can stand in a flower pot. You can make other bugs and insects in the same way.

Take the opportunity to:

Find out more about butterflies in books or online. 

What do they eat?

Look at their life cycle.

 Habitats: where can they be found?

 Learn some names of the common butterflies for your area.

Take a look at the patterns on thier wings and talk about how they are the same on each side.

 

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Tags: butterfly crafts, Spring crafts

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