How to Make a Handprint Butterfly
A handprint butterfly is a good craft for children, and makes a great gift or memento to give Grandma, Mom or a favorite teacher. Tack it on a bulletin board to brighten up a room, or add a magnet and turn it into a refrigerator decoration.
Things You'll Need
- 2 sheets of brightly colored poster paper
- 1 sheet of black poster paper
- White craft glue
- Googly eyes
- 1 pipe cleaner
- Embellishments (glitter, colored markers)
- Small magnet
Instructions
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Put your hand on a piece of colored poster paper, with your fingers closed. Trace around your hand lightly with a pencil and cut the shape out with scissors. Do the same thing with your other hand, using the same color poster paper. These will be the butterfly's top wings.
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Trace around each hand one more time on a different color of poster paper, and cut out. These will be the butterfly's bottom wings.
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Draw an oblong shape on black poster paper for the butterfly's body, with a round head on top. Cut out the shape.
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Use white craft glue to attach the handprint wings to the back of the butterfly's body.
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Glue googly eyes on the butterfly's head. Cut a pipe cleaner in half and glue it to the back of the butterfly's head as antennae.
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Decorate the handprint butterfly with glitter, colored markers or pencils, or any way you desire.
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Add a small magnet if you want the handprint butterfly to be a refrigerator magnet.
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Tips & Warnings
To give your handprint butterfly a delicate, lacy appearance, glue on some small squares of colored tissue paper.
