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March 20, 2014 | 25 Comments

Easy Paper Plate Craft – Butterfly

paper plate butterfly craft We love simple crafts that can be set up and made using only a few materials and done in those little snippets of time that busy families have. Yesterday we hit the gym, the grocery store, the beach , and two school conferences. It was a busy day to say the least but when my daughter and I were briefly in the playroom I noticed she’d covered a book in gems and asked her if she wanted to make a craft with them. We didn’t have time to make this complicated and I think it turned out perfectly simple. I started making one after I cut two plates by accident but she ended up finishing mine too! This easy paper plate craft is great for fine motor development ( picking up and placing all those little pieces) too.

Gather your materials. You will need a paper plate, pipe cleaner, glue, scissors, and some fun collage material like gems, buttons, sequins…. whatever you have on hand. butterfly craft

Start by cutting two triangles out of the plate. paper plate craft butterfly

Add glue. Much like her brother at this age adding glue is rather dramatic at times. paper plate butterflies craft for kids

Add on the gems and buttons. fine motor paper plate butterflyShe had to spill them all over the table so she could find the “most amazing ones.” Seems logical!jewel butterfly craft

Let dry enough so that the gems don’t fall off. Add the pipe cleaner. She finished mine while hers was drying so you can see tons of glue on mine. paper plate butterfly with jewels

 

Filed Under: Age Preschool, Age: Toddlers, Butterfly, Paper Plate Art, Preschool Crafts | 25 Comments

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25 Comments

  1. jane,ngingo says

    March 22, 2014 at 3:25 am

    Very creative

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  2. Anonymous says

    April 30, 2014 at 10:03 am

    The butterfly was adorable. Even if one is not crafty, anyone can do it. I use your creative, fun activities to teach all kinds of kids, Autistic, dyslexic, learning disabled and my own grandson. I can always find something when my brain has stopped working.
    Love your activities! It’s the best way of teaching any child -multi sensory. It makes them love learning.

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  3. Stephanie says

    June 10, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    Easy to prepare, and easy for my three year old to do! Thanks 🙂

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