Take These Painted WIngs & Learn to Fly

Painting Butterflies II

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• Does it offer an educational experience? Yes
• What does it teach? Nature, colors, patterns
• Is it age (i.e., 2 - 3 year old) appropriate? Yes

What You’ll Need:

• White construction paper (large)
• Paper plates
• Scissors
• Washable paint
• Glue
• Colored markers
• Pipe cleaners

Adult Prep Work:

1. Cut a large butterfly shape out of the construction paper (make sure it is thick enough to handle a lot of paint)
2. Pour different colors of paint onto separate plates (we used cool, spring colors)

What Your Child Will Do:

1. Swirl the paint around with his/her hands (or use small wooden blocks as stamps)
2. Fold the butterfly in half and rub the unpainted side with his/her hands
3. Unfold the butterfly and check out the cool patterns

Once the paint dried, I glued our pipe cleaners to the head, and colored a face using our markers. You could also cut a body out of green construction paper and glue it over the top, but I didn't want to cover up any of our design.