Today I’m sharing my butterfly sun catcher craft. My kids love making sun catchers.. and honestly they really do transform how a classroom looks when they are put up on display on the windows. In this blog post I’ll be sharing some information on how you can make these butterfly sun catchers with your students (or children at home!) too.
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Butterfly Sun Catcher Craft
Materials Needed
- Butterfly template – printed.
- Black card.
- Pencil.
- Laminating sheet.
- Crepe paper.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- Laminator.
Instructions
- Print out the template of a butterfly.
- Cut out the outside of the butterfly. Then, leaving a thin border, cut out the middle of the butterfly.
- Trace around the outside and inside of the butterfly on black card.
- Cut out the outside and inside of the butterfly traced on the black card.
- Stick the butterfly black card cut out onto a laminating sheet.
- Cut up different pieces of crepe paper.
- Stick the cut up crepe paper pieces into the middle of the butterfly on the laminating sheet.
- Laminate.
- Cut out the butterfly, and put up on display in your classroom windows.
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Helpful Links
You may find the following links helpful;
- Bugs and Insects Resources and Activities
- Caterpillar Craft
- Butterfly Cupcakes
- Sun Catcher Crafts for the Year
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Nikki
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