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Celebrate the arrival of summer with these lovely butterfly crafts for kids, which make use of bits and pieces that you will already have around the house, and can be enjoyed by a range of ages. Many would make a good craft activity for a spring or summer birthday party, too.
Here's an idea for a very pretty beaded butterfly craft for kids. Adapt them for all ages by changing the thickness of the wire and the size of the beads. Imagine a flurry of these hanging in your window in summer time - so cute!
This is such a cute craft to make! It's perfect to make in the summer as part of a butterfly project and if you have any magnetic tape, you could make it into a fridge magnet.
Encourage your children to let their imagination run riot with this colourful butterfly handprint painting..
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These pretty butterfly images can be used for crafts or just for cutting and sticking. The antennae may have to be chopped off as you cut them out, of course! You can always draw them in again when the butterflies are in their new place.
This butterfly magnet makes a cute craft for kids for Valentine's Day - perfect for cheering up the front of the fridge!
These butterfly wings are an easy kids craft for the summer or anytime you are studying butterflies - and they are fun to wear, too! And of course by changing the colours you could make a pair of fairy wings instead.
This dolly peg butterfly is quick and easy to make, but of course you can decorate the wings as much as you like and clip it up to display it! Instructions below.
This felt butterfly craft makes a cute little easy sewing project for kids, needing only basic supplies. Instructions below.
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Get creative with this filter paper butterfly craft, which can produce some pretty and surprising results. Instructions below.
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Shelly and her children make some pretty butterfly jars using printables from Activity Village in this lovely guest post. This is a really easy but fun activity to enjoy with the kids, so why not try making your own?
Shelly and her kids make some beautiful mobiles using Activity Village printable templates in this guest blog post.
Go dotty with this lovely butterfly craft idea from Shelly! The results are really fabulous...
Sarah makes some beautiful butterfly suncatchers using printables from Activity Village in this lovely guest blog post.
Our tenth mask template has a lovely butterfly shape, so why not try using paint, sequins and pom poms to create a beautiful butterfly mask? You could also use pipe cleaners to make some antennae!
These metalwork butterflies and dragonflies can be decorated by the children with permanent markers and they look oh so pretty when they catch the light! A really lovely craft for a summer display...
Our butterfly shape collage is a pretty way to reinforce shape learning with younger children and of course can be adapted for whatever materials you have on hand.
This pretty butterfly looks lovely up against the window, or hanging in the breeze with a few friends. If you laminate it carefully it will stand up to hanging outdoors, too, although it won't last indefinitely.
This stained glass butterfly craft looks very pretty in the window -imagine a classroom full of these on a sunny day! Children can obviously make their designs as simple or as complicated as they like, so it is a great idea for mixed ages or abilities.
Decorate your windows for Spring and Summer by trying this suncatcher butterfly craft with your kids. It's fun squishing the two sides of the butterfly together! Instructions below.
Hang or stick these beautiful butterflies at your window and watch the sun shine through!
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This butterfly craft is perfect for younger children but can be enjoyed by all ages: older kids can design their butterfly while younger children will be happy to tear shapes and arrange them haphazardly. You can see examples of both types of butterfly below.
