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April 23, 2010 | 27 Comments

Band-aid Butterflies

Bandaid Butterfly Craft

My son is a wee bit obsessed with emergencies right now, he plays paramedic or firefighter multiple times a day. Every car ride is a ride in a firetruck … well you get the picture. So I decided to use his enthusiasm for first aid at craft time! This is such an easy craft and  I think they turned out perfectly ! I love the variation in textures with the smooth band aids and the soft fluffy gauze.

  1. Gather your materials. You will need some band aids, gauze pads, markers and a piece of construction paper ( or recycled cardboard ! ). Bandaid Butterfly Craft
  2. Start by decorating your butterfly wings ( the gauze) with a marker. We found that dotting the marker works best so the gauze didn’t get all stretched out. Bandaid Butterfly Craft
  3. Open your band aids – this took a while but my son was very proud he did it independently. Bandaid Butterfly Craft
  4. Next pinch the gauze, my son couldn’t do this step.Bandaid Butterfly Craft
  5. Pop the band aids on. We did this step together . Bandaid Butterfly Craft
  6. Add antennae with markers! I was so excited that he did this step, until now he would have had me do it insisting he couldn’t, both of us were proud that he did it with no help.  Bandaid Butterfly CraftBandaid Butterfly Craft

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27 Comments

  1. Philippa says

    April 23, 2010 at 12:40 am

    those are very cool butterflys – I will be on the look out for coloured band aids now as we only have boring flesh toned ones 🙂
    .-= Philippa´s last blog ..Paper Cup Penguin Puppet =-.

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  2. Deborah says

    April 23, 2010 at 5:08 am

    You just always amaze me:) Too cute!
    .-= Deborah´s last blog ..Morning greeting and calendar and weather time in preschool =-.

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  3. Elissa says

    April 23, 2010 at 5:54 am

    Oh these are so cool! We’re talking about spring now so these will be making an apperance next week!
    .-= Elissa´s last blog ..Ahhh fall =-.

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  4. Brandie says

    April 23, 2010 at 7:35 am

    These are so cute! Thanks so much for all your great ideas! I was just looking for something to do on a rainy morning here and looks like I found our craft! 🙂

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  5. Kimberly says

    April 23, 2010 at 7:59 am

    Oh my word – this is adorable!

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  6. Kim says

    April 23, 2010 at 11:40 am

    We are going to HAVE to do these this weekend. I need some cool colored band aids, though.
    .-= Kim´s last blog ..Seventh Generation Review/Giveaway:CLOSED =-.

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  7. katherinemarie says

    April 24, 2010 at 8:40 pm

    Those are just the most delightful and creative BUTTERFLIES ever! I’m fresh out of bandaids– but now I have extra reason to stock up. 😉
    .-= katherinemarie´s last blog ..Grocery Shopping =-.

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  8. Jen says

    April 24, 2010 at 9:20 pm

    My girls are always trying to get into the bandaids! Your little butterflies are so clever.
    .-= Jen´s last blog ..SURPRISE! =-.

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  9. Tina says

    April 25, 2010 at 10:42 am

    What cool butterflies! My granddaughter is at the stage where she notices every little mark as a BIG boo boo. Can’t wait to make this our next craft project!
    .-= Tina´s last blog ..The Batman Power Wheels Will Keep Your Little Crime Fighters Busy =-.

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  10. Fiona says

    April 25, 2010 at 1:36 pm

    My girls love to do crafts and so I’m always looking for something new! I’m going to try using the bandaid to attach the butterfly to a craft stick so that we can fly it around! Thanks for the inspiration!

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  11. Anara says

    April 25, 2010 at 9:24 pm

    I linked to this on my Special Needs blog’s Facebook fanpage – this craft could really help kids who are in the hospital or are facing a hospitalization.

    Hospitals are full of new and strange smells and textures. It’s recommended to use play to reduce children’s fear of the unknown. Every little bit helps. Perfect!

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    • admin says

      April 25, 2010 at 9:54 pm

      I never even thought of that ! Fantastic , makes me very happy to hear !

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  12. Brenda says

    April 26, 2010 at 8:03 am

    Great for my seniors with dementia group. I will use tulle in different colors instead of guaze. These project will be a greeting card with stamped message. THANKS for a cute idea for my seniors!!

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  13. Bonni says

    April 26, 2010 at 9:32 am

    What a cute idea! Great pictures also!
    .-= Bonni´s last blog ..Mom, stop whining!! Phil.2:14 =-.

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  14. vanessa @ silly eagle books says

    April 26, 2010 at 11:18 am

    I love seeing creative projects like this! What a fun idea–thanks for sharing it. I think my daughter would really love this. We have a lot of extra band-aids since she is convinced that they will hurt her if we dare put one on her skin. Maybe this will help her get over her band-aid phobia!
    .-= vanessa @ silly eagle books´s last blog ..make your own bookplates =-.

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  15. Kyrstin says

    April 26, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    So cute and so simple! I love it – thanks for sharing!

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  16. Neda says

    April 29, 2010 at 8:41 am

    so easy and so perfect!thanks for sharing!I even could use idea at a work some time.

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  17. Montessori Motherload says

    September 4, 2012 at 11:18 am

    Very cute!

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  18. Cindy deRosier says

    January 22, 2014 at 10:24 am

    I’m the Editorial Assistant for Fun Family Crafts and I wanted to let you know that we have featured your butterfly project! You can see it here:

    http://funfamilycrafts.com/band-aid-butterflies/

    Thanks for another fun project idea!

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  19. Stacy @Stacy Makes Cents says

    January 27, 2015 at 7:46 am

    I’m not sure I should have had so much fun making these with my homeschooler. 🙂

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  20. ZAMRIE STORE says

    January 1, 2020 at 12:14 pm

    Your suggestions are really the great ideas for me to make the beautiful bandaid for my daughter. It is so easy and amazing! Thank you so much for your creative and sharing.

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