A girl I babysit on the weekends loved making these origami butterflies I found for free on the itsalwaysautumn web site. I simply printed the two templates and allowed her to color them in with her favorite markers. The instructions on how to fold the butterflies is available on the itsalwaysautumn web site.
You Will Need:
Children’s Books About Butterflies (see below)
Butterfly and Monarch Templates
Printer Paper
Printer
Markers
What to Do:
- Read children’s books about butterflies.
- Print the Butterfly and Monarch origami templates.
- Allow the children color in the butterflies.
- Fold the origami butterflies as shown here.
Children’s Books about Butterflies:
“A Butterfly is Patient” by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long
“The Butterfly Alphabet Book” by Jerry Pallotta, Brian Cassie, and Mark Astrella
“Ten Magic Butterflies” by Danica McKellar
“Waiting for Wings” by Louis Ehert
“Hurry and the Monarch” by Antoine Ó Flatharta
“My, Oh My–A Butterfly!” by Tish Rabe
“Where Butterflies Grow” by Joanne Ryder
“Family Butterfly Book” by Rick Mikula
“The Life Cycles of Butterflies” by Judy Burris and Wayne Richards
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References:
itsalwaysautumn web site
Photo by Stephanie Felzenberg
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