Butterfly Printables

 


Scroll down for all sorts of butterfly printables for kids, including butterfly templates, butterfly matching game, pretty butterfly writing paper and more...

British Butterflies Bingo

British Butterflies Bingo

This is a tricky butterflies bingo game because children will have to recognise photos of the butterflies to play! But fun... and it will help them learn the different butterflies too.

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British Butterflies Flashcards

British Butterflies Flashcards

These butterfly flashcard blanks are a great starting point for a butterfly research project. We have taken the 10 most common British butterflies. Ask the kids to draw a picture of the butterfly and fill in the information to create their own lovely flashcards.

Butterflies Scene Card

Butterflies Scene Card

You don't get much brighter and more cheerful than our printable butterflies scene card - perfect for someone who needs cheering up, perhaps?

Butterflies Writing Frame

Butterflies Writing Frame

There are five versions of this pretty butterfly border; lined, plain, half lined, with handwriting lines and with half handwriting lines. Useful for lots of writing and drawing projects! 

Butterflies Writing Frame 2

Butterflies Writing Frame 2

This might be one of the most colourful and prettiest writing frames on Activity Village, full of beautiful butterflies! We've included five different landscape versions of this frame in this pack, to suit different needs. 

Butterfly Alphabet - Upper Case

Butterfly Alphabet - Upper Case

This butterfly alphabet printable is pretty and useful for all sorts or projects! Children can make a banner of their name or a butterfly sign for their bedroom door.

Butterfly anatomy

Butterfly Anatomy

This useful poster is full of interesting facts for the kids to discover and learn, and might be a good starting point - or revision sheet - for a butterfly project.

Butterfly Blanks

Butterfly Blanks

Pretty butterflies to print and cut out! Use them to make your own game board, for sticking, for writing on... or how about sewing a line of them together with simple running stitch and embroidery thread for a pretty butterfly hanging or mobile? Available in black and white and colour.

Butterfly Bookmarks

Butterfly Bookmarks

I have one of these butterfly bookmarks marking the page of my diary – and it puts a smile on my face every time I see it! Once you cut them out you might want to laminate these butterfly bookmarks to make them longer lasting and protect the antennae.

Butterfly Colour Matching Cards

Butterfly Colour Matching Cards

These bright and cheerful butterfly colour matching cards are the perfect way to help the kids learn to recognise colours. Print and cut out each card, then cut in half. Mix them all up then ask the children to match each colour word to the correct butterfly.

Butterfly Images for Crafts

Butterfly Images for Crafts

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.

Butterfly Lacing Card

Butterfly Lacing Card

Here's a fun butterfly lacing card to print, cut out and laminate for developing fine motor control in younger children.

Butterfly Lacing Card 1

Butterfly Lacing Card 1

How pretty is this butterfly lacing card? Perfect for a spring or summer lacing activity for little ones, who will enjoy its simple, chunky shape and the gorgeous spring pink colour.

Butterfly Lacing Card 2

Butterfly Lacing Card 2

Colourful and chunky, this butterfly lacing card is perfect for younger children and a great extra activity for spring and summer, or a butterfly topic.

Butterfly Lacing Card 3

Butterfly Lacing Card 3

This butterfly lacing card has an added benefit - the kids get to colour it in first! That will make it an extra special activity when they lace it too.

Butterfly Life Cycle Matching Cards

Butterfly Life Cycle Matching Cards

Use these butterfly lifecycle cards double sided to test vocabulary, or cut out individually for matching activities. To make double-sized flashcards, just cut around all the outer edges, fold along the vertical centre line and then glue back to back.

Butterfly Life Cycle Photo Poster

Butterfly Life Cycle Photo Poster

You can see all of the stages in the lifecycle of the butterfly together on this lovely poster. Perfect for project books and displays! 

Butterfly Life Cycle Poster

Butterfly Life Cycle Poster

There are four stages in the metamorphosis of butterflies, and we've shown them all in a simple diagram on this printable life cycle poster. Display our labelled version, or print the blank version and ask the children if they can name each stage.

Butterfly Life Cycle Posters Set

Butterfly Life Cycle Posters Set

We've got a set of 4 lovely colourful posters  - one for each stage of the butterfly life cycle - to print and display in the classroom. Choose from labelled, or blank versions below.

Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing Cards

Butterfly Life Cycle Sequencing Cards

This fun activity tests how much the kids know about the lifecycle of the butterfly. Print out the cards and the arrows, cut out (and laminate if you want to reuse them), then ask the children to arrange them in the correct order.

Butterfly Life Cycle Word Cards

Butterfly Life Cycle Word Cards

This set of butterfly life cycle word cards includes some of the terminology that you will need when describing the butterfly life cycle. Perfect for displays, vocabulary work and so on...

Butterfly Matching Numerals Cards

Butterfly Matching Numerals Cards

Count the pictures - all caterpillars and butterflies - and match to the right number card. Alternatively, fold the cards in half down the centre and glue back to back to form double-sided flash cards.

Butterfly Meadow Jigsaw

Butterfly Meadow Jigsaw

This pretty butterfly meadow jigsaw is a perfect summer activity for the children! Print onto some white card and cut out both pictures. Cut the larger picture into smaller pieces then jumble up ready for the kids to put back together.

Butterfly Meadow Poster

Butterfly Meadow Poster

Use this colourful poster to spark conversation. Talk about the colours, season, what the children are wearing, how many butterflies you can spot and how many of each type, and so on. Posters like this are great for building vocabulary and conversation skills with younger children.

Butterfly Mobile

Butterfly Mobile

This pretty mobile is a fun cutting and sticking activity for children - perfect for a wet summer afternoon, perhaps! Cut out each pair of butterflies and then glue together, trapping a piece of thread behind them.

Butterfly Playdough Mat

Butterfly Playdough Mat

Use your playdough to decorate the butterfly. Kids can let their imaginations run wild with this one. You might like to remind older children to keep their designs symmetrical...

Butterfly Poster

Butterfly Poster

The butterfly on the poster is a lovely yellow and orange. Print and display as part of a minibeast, garden, spring or summer project.

Butterfly Poster 2

Butterfly Poster 2

This beautiful butterfly has been caught by the camera enjoying a summer flower. Print this lovely butterfly poster for your minibeast display.

Butterfly Project Ideas

Butterfly Project Ideas

We've presented these butterfly project ideas so that kids can choose their own activities and try to complete a row or a line like a bingo game - although the butterfly activities suggested are so much fun they might well want to complete the whole sheet.

Butterfly Scrapbook Paper 1

Butterfly Scrapbook Paper 1

Print this pretty butterfly design scrapbook paper and use it to wrap gifts, cover notebooks, embellish scrapbooks ... anything goes!

Butterfly Scrapbook Paper 2

Butterfly Scrapbook Paper 2

This lovely butterfly scrapbook paper is a riot of bright colour and perfect for small craft projects, or wrapping little gifts.

Butterfly Scrapbook Paper Pack

Butterfly Scrapbook Paper Pack

There are seven co-ordinating designs in this pretty set of scrapbook paper, in bright summer colours and black and white. They would be perfect for creating your own butterfly mobile, wrapping small presents or other crafty projects.

Butterfly Stationery

Butterfly Stationery

There are 2 designs of this pretty butterfly and flower stationery. Print on A4 paper and then cut in half for conventiently sized A5 writing paper. Choose from blank, lined or handwriting lines versions, which are all included in this pdf file. Make sure you print the page you want!

Butterfly Template

Butterfly Template 1

This printable butterfly template is useful for so many kids crafts as well as in the classroom or your scrapbooking projects. For a really quick craft simply cut out a  number of different sizes, get the children to colour them in, and string up to catch the breeze in a summer window!

Butterfly Template

Butterfly Template 2

Here is another pretty butterfly template to print for kids crafts and other projects.  There are multiple sizes in the pdf file below.

Butterfly Template 3

Butterfly Template 3

A lovely rounded butterfly shaped template which is useful in all sorts of crafts. We've provided a variety of sizes on one page so you should find what you need!

Butterfly Tracing Page

Butterfly Tracing Page

Before children colour in our butterfly they have the added challenge of tracing the dotty lines on our cute butterfly tracing page.

Butterfly Vs Moth Fact Sheet

Butterfly Vs Moth Fact Sheet

It is easy to see the similarities between a butterfly and a moth, but harder to see the differences! This useful fact sheet provides some help.

Butterfly vs Moth Posters

Butterfly vs Moth Posters

These two posters can be used side-by-side to illustrate the differences between a butterfly and a moth. We've provided 5 differences for the kids to discover.

Butterfly Writing Paper 2

Butterfly Writing Paper 2

Pretty butterfly writing paper that girls are sure to enjoy, in pinks and yellows! Three versions available, just print and write...

Butterfly Writing Paper 3

Butterfly Writing Paper 3

Two gorgeous butterflies flutter on this pretty writing paper, which comes in three different versions.

Butterfly Writing Paper 4

Butterfly Writing Paper 4

Choose from three versions of this pretty butterfly writing paper: blank, lined or with handwriting lines.

Chasing Butterflies Jigsaw

Chasing Butterflies Jigsaw

Will this little boy manage to catch one of the pretty butterflies in his net? This lovely, summery jigsaw is a great way to keep the kids busy. Just print onto card, cut out both pictures then cut the larger picture into small pieces ready for the kids to put together.

Complete the Butterfly

Complete the Butterfly

This set of 4 pages provides one half of a butterfly illustration and asks the children to complete the other half. It's an excellent way to practise symmetry, develop drawing and colouring skills, and learn about the anatomy of a butterfly too.

Complete The Butterfly 2

Complete The Butterfly 2

This colourful activity is a great way for the kids to practise their drawing and concentrations skills, and learn about symmetry too. Can they complete each butterfly picture by drawing an exact reflection? We've got 2 sets to choose one, one with a grid to make the task a little easier.

Complete the Butterfly Picture

Complete the Butterfly Picture

This butterfly needs some wings! Your children can have fun drawing and decorating the wings however they chose, or they can use our picture as inspiration.

Design Some Butterflies

Design Some Butterflies

We've provided the outlines of lots of pretty butterflies. Now all the kids need to do is draw on some symmetrical designs and then colour them in!

Learn to Draw a Butterfly

Learn to Draw a Butterfly

Have the colouring pencils ready.  Once the kids have mastered our simple learn to draw a butterfly tutorial they will have fun creating lots of lovely coloured butterflies. 

Mask Template 10

Mask Template 10

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! 

Minibeasts Scrapbook Paper

Minibeasts Scrapbook Paper

This beautiful minibeast scrapbook paper is full of pretty butterflies, dragonflies and cute ladybirds. Perfect for crafting, origami, decoupage and much more.

 

 

To A Butterfly Poem Printable

To A Butterfly Poem Printable

William Wordsworth's poem, To A Butterfly, is a lovely one to read with the children. Here is a pretty printable version.

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