Kids love butterflies. This easy, hands-on activity encourages imagination, strengthens fine motor skills, and gives children a colorful creation they’re proud to display. Be sure to read children’s books about butterflies while making this project: “A Butterfly is Patient” by Dianna Hutts Aston and Sylvia Long; “The Butterfly Alphabet Book” by Jerry Pallotta, Brian Cassie, and […]
Butterflies Made of Cardboard Rolls
May 28, 2025 Leave a Comment
Children are dazzled with butterflies and their vibrant beauty. After reading children’s books about butterflies, (see below), I used cardboard rolls, punched out cardstock paper, and craft supplies to make butterflies with the children in my care. Also check out how to make origami butterflies, handheld butterfly sun catchers, butterflies out of coffee filters, cardboard […]
Cardboard Roll Butterflies
August 11, 2021 3 Comments
I found this easy project on the patchwork parent blog. For little kids I recommend putting primary colored paint close to each other on a paper plate so they can play with mixing the primary colors to make secondary colors when making these butterflies. Older children can decorate the tubes with paint and markers in […]
Read “Waiting for Wings” and Make Coffee Filter Butterflies
April 7, 2021 3 Comments
Creative Wednesdays The little ones I care for absolutely love making butterflies out of coffee filters. It’s one of the best boredom busters ever as they want to do this over and over for hours of fun. Plus, it is fascinating to learn how a worm-like caterpillar turn into a delicate creature with wings reading […]
Pasta Butterfly Mother’s Day Cards
May 4, 2016 Leave a Comment
Everyone loves a beautiful butterfly and a sentimental poem. Just in time for Mother’s Day we made these simple and crafty butterflies out of pasta and paired them with a poem to make cards for mothers and grandmothers. If sending a card through the mail be sure to send in a bubble wrap envelope to […]
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