handprint butterfly craft

DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Handprint Butterfly Craft

Yet another craft that uses handprints (I love 'em!!).  This one takes a bit more work than a normal one because you need to assemble the wings (5 handprints each).

Check out the Handprint Poems on the site if you would like to include one with the craft.

Materials:

Instructions:

     butterfly craft STEP1:  Glue handprints in three different colors along the left side of the body (pink, yellow and purple)
butterfly craft STEP 2:  Glue a second pink handprint with the thumb facing up to the first pink handprint.  

Glue a second purple handprint with the thumb facing down to the first purple handprint.

butterfly craft STEP 3:  Repeat step 1 on the right side
butterfly craft STEP 4:  Repeat step 2 on the right side
butterfly craft You'll end up with something that looks like the image to the left.

 

Templates:

Template   color  or   B&W

 

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