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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!
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Kids Crafts
Servings: 1 3D Paper Butterfly
Author: Alli Ward

Equipment

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Print and cut the butterfly templates out of cardstock.
    1. Print and cut the butterfly templates out of cardstock
  • I chose purple cardstock, but any bright color will make a beautiful butterfly.
    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.
    Using a hole punch, make multiple holes in each of the butterfly wings.
  • Make holes in all four butterflies.
    Four Hole Punched Butterflies
  • Cut up small squares of tissue paper.
    Cut up small squares of tissue paper.
  • Apply glue to the back of each butterfly wing around the holes.
    Apply glue to the back of each butterfly wing around the holes, and place tissue paper squares over the holes.
  • Place tissue paper squares over the holes.
    Once all wings are covered with tissue paper, glue two of the butterfly wings together, with the tissue paper side on the inside.
  • Cover all holes on the back of the butterfly.
    Bend the butterflies slightly down the middle to make a slight crease.
  • Make sure all four of your butterflies are covered.
    Continue glueing the butterflies together, until all of the tissue paper square sides are glued together.
  • Once all wings are covered with tissue paper, glue two of the butterfly wings together, with the tissue paper side on the inside.
    Make 2 holes at the top of one butterfly for antennas.
  • Bend the butterflies slightly down the middle to make a slight crease.
    Bend paper butterfly in half
  • Continue gluing the butterflies together, until all of the tissue paper square sides are glued together.
    glue four butterflies 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.
    hole punch the top
  • Cut a pipe cleaner in half, and thread through the top holes, and twist.
    Cut a pipe cleaner in half, and thread through the top holes, and twist.
  • Curl the antennas a bit at the ends.
    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.  
    Turn Butterfly into suncatcher

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