Learn how to make a 3D paper butterfly craft with simple steps. Perfect for crafts, home decoration, or creative projects. A great way for kids of all ages to create these beautiful butterflies.
The kids are going to love making this 3D Paper Butterfly craft! It's a beautiful Spring craft that will have them peering out the windows to see if any live butterflies just so happen to be fluttering by.
The best part about this butterfly craft is that it's simple and easy to do. It's time to let the kids fill the house full of their beautiful 3 D paper butterfly craft creations to really get the house feeling like spring!
All you need to do to get started is to use the butterfly craft templates at the bottom of the post and gather the needed supplies!
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3D Paper Butterfly
This spring butterfly craft is such a cute activity for the kids. Being able to create a butterfly and give it a fun and special look is the perfect way to celebrate spring. We've made this craft sitting inside at the table or outside on a bright and sunny day - and the best part? Every time that the kids want to make these fun DIY butterflies, they look different each time.
The kids will have so much fun creating a beautiful butterfly craft. Not only will it help them work on their listening skills and fine motor skills but it will also help with their creativity, too!
Give them the freedom to create a butterfly however, they want as long as they're doing their best to listen and follow along. The result will be a lovely butterfly that you can easily hang up and display for the world to see.
If you're looking for a fun and easy paper craft that is certain to bring a smile to your kid's face, this is it! There is no one out there that doesn't love butterflies and being able to create them with paper and other easy supplies is simply the best!
Spring is in the air and so are all the butterfly crafts. If you love them as much as we do, then you will not want to miss our other popular butterfly crafts including:
- Butterfly Popsicle Stick Puppets
- Easy Paper Butterfly Craft
- Butterfly Origami
- Handprint Butterfly
- Tissue Paper Butterflies
- Paper Plate Butterfly
- Pom Pom Butterflies.
Don't miss our How To Draw a Butterfly Tutorial, Animal Crafts, and Animal Facts For Kids.
Supplies For Paper Crafts
- Butterfly Printable Template - at the bottom of the post
- Cardstock Paper or Construction Paper
- Scissors
- Single hole punch
- Tissue paper
- Craft Glue
- Pipe cleaner
- Yarn or string (not pictured)
How to Make a 3D Butterfly
The first step is to print and cut the butterfly templates out of card stock. There aren't any intricate cuts which makes this a great craft for little hands.
Body of the Butterfly
I chose purple cardstock, but any bright color will make beautiful different butterflies.
The next steps start with using a hole punch, to make multiple holes in each of the butterfly wings.
Make holes in all four butterflies.
Cut up small squares of tissue paper.
Apply glue to the back of each butterfly wing around the holes.
Place tissue paper squares over the holes.
Cover all holes on the back of the butterfly.
Make sure all four of your butterflies are covered.
Once all the inside wings are covered with tissue paper, glue two of the butterfly wings together, with the tissue paper side on the inside.
Bend the butterflies slightly down the middle to make a slight crease.
Continue gluing the butterflies together, until all of the tissue paper square sides are glued together.
Make 2 holes at the top of one butterfly for antennas. Make 2 additional holes on the opposite butterfly, so that they line up.
Cut a pipe cleaner in half, thread through the top holes, and twist.
Curl the antennas a bit at the ends.
Cut a piece of yarn or string, thread it under the pipe cleaner, and tie it at the top in a knot. Hang the 3 D butterfly mobile near a bright window, and watch the light stream through the tissue paper holes of the butterfly wings.
We highlighted this Spring Craft along with some other fun kid's crafts in our April Crafts for Kids along with our 101+ Easy Craft Ideas for kids.
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Other Spring Crafts You'll Love
- Strawberry Painted Rocks
- Nature Scavenger Hunt
- Orange Bird Feeder
- Picture Flower Kids Craft
- Popsicle Stick DIY Flower Bookmark
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3D Paper Butterfly Craft
There is nothing more fun for Spring than a sweet butterfly. This 3D Paper Butterfly is all kinds of fun and making our Spring Happy!
Materials
- Butterfly Template - Download Below
- Cardstock
- Single hole punch
- Tissue paper
- Glue stick
- Pipe cleaner
- Yarn or string (not pictured)
Tools
Instructions
Print and cut the butterfly templates out of cardstock. - I chose purple cardstock, but any bright color will make a beautiful butterfly.
- Using a hole punch, make multiple holes in each of the butterfly wings.
- Make holes in all four butterflies.
- Cut up small squares of tissue paper.
- Apply glue to the back of each butterfly wing around the holes.
- Place tissue paper squares over the holes.
- Cover all holes on the back of the butterfly.
- Make sure all four of your butterflies are covered.
- Once all wings are covered with tissue paper, glue two of the butterfly wings together, with the tissue paper side on the inside.
- Bend the butterflies slightly down the middle to make a slight crease.
- Continue gluing the butterflies together, until all of the tissue paper square sides are glued together.
- Make 2 holes at the top of one butterfly for antennas. Make 2 additional holes on the opposite butterfly, so that they line up.
- Cut a pipe cleaner in half, and thread through the top holes, and twist.
- Curl the antennas a bit at the ends.
- Cut a piece of yarn or string, and thread it under the pipe cleaner, and tie at the top in a knot. Hang the mobile near a bright window, and watch the light stream through the tissue paper holes of the butterfly wings.
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