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Make a butterfly with your kid

Make a butterfly with your kid

3 to 5 years

Here's an easy way to entertain your kid - just offer him/her to make a cute butterfly out of a disposable paper plate!

Needed:


  • 2 disposable paper plates;
  • colored paper, cardboard;
  • scissors;
  • glue;
  • felt pens;
  • chenille wire;
  • adhesive tape;
  • stapler.

1. Cut colored paper into small squares.

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2. Cut out the butterfly wings using paper plates and attach them to each other with a stapler:

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3. Decorate the wings with colored paper squares:

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4. Cut out the butterfly body from cardboard.

5. Make the eyes out of colored paper.

6. Glue all the details.

7. Make antennae of chenille wire and fix with adhesive tape on the back side of the craft.

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8. Draw the butterfly proboscis with a felt pen.

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Your pretty craft is ready!

Make photos of the process, upload to the App. Write whether your little one liked the idea.

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