Get out into nature and take your child on a leaf
hunting expedition. Collect an armful of fallen leaves and head inside (or set
up your art-making station outside on the patio or in the grass). Now your
child is ready to transform her leaves into a beautiful butterfly!
Here’s What You’ll Need:
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Leaves
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Clear drying school glue
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Card stock or poster board
·
Clay
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Googley eyes
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Tissue paper
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Pom poms
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Scissors
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Optional: markers, craft fathers or pipe
cleaners
Here’s What to Do:
1. Glue
the leaves onto a piece of paper in a fan shape to make one butterfly wing.
Repeat this step to make the second wing.
2. Cut
the wings out.
3. Place
the wings on another piece of paper. Have your child glue them on to make the
general butterfly shape.
4. Create
a butterfly body and head. Give your
child a few different choices. She can glue a line of pom poms down the center
of the wings or glue one pom pom at the top (as a head) and make a clay body.
5. If
your child chooses clay, cover it with a textured tissue paper collage. Tear
pieces of tissue and have your child ball them up. She can glue them to the
clay.
6. Make
antennae. Your child can glue two craft fathers, pipe cleaners or draw them on
with markers.
7. Glue
googley eyes to the head.
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