BUTTERFLY ORIGAMI WITH TOILET PAPER PLUS

Glue the straight/undecorated ends of the chenille stems to the inside of the top of the cardboard tube on either side of the eyes.Or glue a pom-pom or button to the top of each stem. Cut pieces of chenille stem and curl one end to form antennae.When the cardboard tube is dry glue some googly eyes near the top of the tube.Glue the pieces of tissue paper to your butterfly wing shape, completely covering it.You can paint it whatever color you like, or glue pieces of tissue paper on it to decorate it. The cardboard tube is the butterfly’s body.Cut or tear small pieces of tissue paper.Cut out your butterfly shape and unfold it.

Fold your cardstock in half and draw half of your butterfly wings.

Tissue paper, you can use one color or several.

Cardstock, white, or another light color.

Cardboard tube (such as a toilet paper roll).

Source: By Michelle Crafty Morning, “Cardboard Tube Butterfly Kids Craft” ( ) Supplies:

Done! These popsicle stick butterflies can be great puppets for sing-alongs or storytime or just great fun to fly around like the real things.

Curl the ends of the stem to make antennae.

Twist the ends of the chenille stem together below the front of the butterfly and pull the remaining ends up between the front butterfly wings.

Wrap a chenille stem around the popsicle sticks just below the butterfly.

Fold the wings out so they sit horizontally.

Hold for 10 seconds or so to give the glue a chance to set.

Pinch the glued part of the butterfly between two popsicle sticks.

Place glue on the outside of the center part of the butterfly.

After decorating your butterfly, fold it in half again.

Curl the ends of the chenille stem to create the butterfly’s antennae.

Twist the ends of the stem gently around the middle of the butterfly with the long ends sticking out at the top of the butterfly.

Take a chenille stem and make a loop in the middle that fits on your child’s finger.

Unfold the wings and decorate to your heart’s content.

Keeping the paper folded, cut around your wings.

Make sure the ends of your B/wings are connected to the lines you’ve already drawn.

Now draw one side of the butterfly wings, similar to an uppercase B in shape.

This is the part that will rest on the child’s finger if you’re making a ring or will be pinched between the popsicle sticks if you’re using that method instead.

On the side with the fold draw two parallel lines, Â½ inch to 1 inch apart, and about a quarter-inch long.

Popsicle sticks (if using instead of rings).

3″x3″ squares of paper for the butterfly wings.

Source: By Shaunna Evans Fantastic Fun and Learning, “Easy Butterfly Craft Ring” ( ) Supplies: Butterfly Ring or Popsicle Stick Butterfly Leave some room at each end of your yarn for hanging the garland.Īll finished! Hang your garland and enjoy the bright colors of your butterflies.

Take your yarn, ribbon, or twine and thread it through the chenille stem that is each butterfly’s body.

Make as many butterflies as you would like to have in your garland.

Gently open the end of each wing and flatten the folds slightly to keep them open.

Twist the chenille stem to secure it and form the ends into antennae shapes.

You should have four “˜wings’, two upper and two lower, with the chenille stem in the center where the body of the butterfly would be.

Pinch both pieces together, from top to bottom at the center, and wrap your length of chenille stem firmly around the middle.

Lay your zig-zag diamonds down, one positioned above the other, so that the folds are horizontal and with the bottom corner of one touching the top corner of the other.

Now you have a diamond-shaped, zig-zag folded piece of paper.

Starting Â½ inch down from the fold, make Â½ inch fold back and forth on one half of your square until you reach the corner.

Fold each square of paper in half diagonally to make a triangle.

BUTTERFLY ORIGAMI WITH TOILET PAPER PLUS

Yarn, thin ribbon, or twine long enough for your finished garland, plus some extra for hanging.Matching color chenille stems, cut to 6″ lengths.Double-sided origami paper is a good choice, or use pretty colored wrapping paper. 6″圆″ colorful paper squares, 2 for each butterfly.

Source: By Cintia My Poppet, “How To: Paper Butterfly Garland” ( ) Supplies: We’ll also share some fun butterfly facts that may be new to you. Keep reading for five butterfly arts and crafts projects, a great activity for a rainy spring day. One of Nature’s works of art, butterflies are a great inspiration for some art of your own. Butterflies are important pollinators and are often found where flowers are. Beautiful butterflies! Adults and kids alike love to see these brightly colored insects fluttering around through spring and summer.

Butterfly origami with toilet paper