Colorful Paper Butterfly Craft

Welcome spring with this adorable colorful folded paper butterfly.

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These paper butterflies are really easy to make, and to make them perfect every time, we even have a craft template to share with you. They are great for kids and adults to make and they make great paper decorations – you could even make a mobile with them.

We recommend using a variety of colors, take several different colored scraps of paper or cardboard and create a kaleidoscope of butterflies.

How to make colorful paper butterfly crafts

What you need

cardboard or scrap paper in various colors and patterns
black cardboard
drag
Craft stick (mini)
glue
paint brush
black marker
hot glue or glue dots (depending on the age and skill of the craftsperson)

Crafting Instructions

Start by painting the craft sticks. Bright paint works best, but you can really paint them any color. Set them aside to let the paint dry completely.

We made the beards a bit more detailed, you can make them simpler depending on the age of the child.

For adorable whiskers like ours, cut thin strips of black cardboard and punch holes with a hole punch to get small circles.

Glue the paper strips to the back of the craft stick and glue a punched circle on top of each paper strip.

Print out eye templates (or use googly eyes or vibrating eye stickers) and glue them onto craft sticks.

Draw a small smile with a black marker. Set the craft stick aside.

Get the paper butterfly craft pattern here

Get the craft pattern here: colorful paper butterfly craft pattern

Happy crafting!

The project was contributed by Jacquelyn W.

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