# 25 Butterfly Crafts and Art Activities > A collection of 25 butterfly crafts, art projects and learning activities from fellow bloggers. It runs from simple toddler and preschool crafts to more involved projects for school-age kids, plus a few creations parents can make for their children. - URL: https://www.funlittles.com/butterfly-arts-craft-kids/ - Ages: 2–8 yrs · Difficulty: medium · Mess: medium - Time: prep none, activity varies - Works for: one-on-one, small group, whole class - Skills: fine-motor, creativity, science, life-cycles ## Safety - Small craft items such as pom-poms, googly eyes and beads are choking hazards. Supervise toddlers closely. - Toothpick and pencil crafts have sharp points. Keep them for older kids with an adult nearby. - An adult should handle any cutting with sharp scissors or craft knives. - If using real flowers or petals with young children, check that they aren't harmful if mouthed, and wash hands afterwards. ## Ideas - **Toddler Butterfly Craft**: A simple butterfly craft for toddlers. - **Fun Butterfly Craft**: Painted paper butterflies dotted with pom-poms, with a craft-stick body and googly eyes. - **Textured Butterfly Craft for Kids**: A butterfly craft that adds texture to the wings. - **Easy Butterfly Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers**: Colorful bits of yarn and dots decorate paper butterfly cut-outs. - **Butterflies – Play Clay Craft**: Butterflies made from play clay. - **Cupcake Liner Butterfly Craft**: Patterned cupcake liners pinched onto a popsicle-stick body with a drawn-on smiley face. - **Butterfly Mobiles**: Butterfly mobiles inspired by The Very Hungry Caterpillar. - **Butterfly Foot Prints**: Painted footprints make the colorful wings, with a painted body and antennae. - **Preschool Corner ~ Butterflies**: Butterfly ideas for preschoolers. - **Spring Flower Butterfly Craft**: Paper butterflies decorated with flower petals, with a stem for the body. - **Spring Kid's Craft**: Cardboard-tube butterflies with patterned paper wings and googly eyes. A more involved craft for school-age kids. - **Magnificent Butterfly Mask**: A butterfly mask to make and wear. A more involved craft for school-age kids. - **Pencil Crafts – 3D Butterflies**: 3D butterflies made on pencils. A more involved craft for school-age kids. - **Yarn Butterflies**: Butterflies made from yarn. A more involved craft for school-age kids. - **Quick Butterfly Craft From Magazine Pages**: Accordion-folded magazine pages make the wings, with a pipe-cleaner body. - **Wool Butterfly Craft**: Butterflies made with wool. A more involved craft for school-age kids. - **Matrenitsas – Butterflies From Toothpicks**: Yarn wrapped around toothpicks forms the wings, with curled pipe-cleaner antennae. - **Paper Bag Butterfly Puppet**: A butterfly puppet made from a paper bag. A more involved craft for school-age kids. - **Felt Monarch Butterfly Wings**: Wearable felt monarch wings, a creation parents can make for their kids. - **DIY Mason Jar Butterfly Terrarium**: A butterfly terrarium in a mason jar, a creation parents can make for their kids. - **Make a Butterfly Mobile**: Patterned paper butterflies strung on threads from a branch, a creation parents can make for their kids. - **Butterfly Finger Puppet**: A butterfly finger puppet made from flower petals, a creation parents can make for their kids. - **Chromatography Butterfly Craft**: A science craft that separates the colors in markers to make butterflies. - **Learning About Butterfly Life Cycles**: Activities for learning about the butterfly life cycle. - **Caterpillar to Butterfly Craft**: A craft showing a caterpillar turning into a butterfly. ## Tips - The advanced butterfly crafts are gorgeous but are more involved activities. They'd be suitable for school age kids. - A few of these are amazing butterfly creations that parents can make for their children. ## The original post by TurkeyMom (2014) 1. [**Toddler Butterfly Craft**](http://www.notimeforflashcards.com/2012/02/toddler-butterfly-craft.html) from No Time For Flash Cards 2. [**Fun Butterfly Craft**](https://learncreatelove.com/fun-butterfly-craft/) from Learn Create Love [](https://learncreatelove.com/fun-butterfly-craft/) Fun Butterfly Craft 3. [**Textured Butterfly Craft for Kids**](http://blog.gummylump.com/2011/04/textured-butterfly-craft-for-kids.html) from Gummy Lump Toys 4. **Easy Butterfly Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers** from Two Daloo `Easy Butterfly Art Activity for Toddlers and Preschoolers 5. **Butterflies – Play Clay Craft** from Art Platter 6. [**Cupcake Liner Butterfly Craft**](https://learncreatelove.com/cupcake-liner-butterfly-craft/) from Learn Create Love [](https://learncreatelove.com/cupcake-liner-butterfly-craft/) Cupcake Liner Butterfly Craft 7. [**Butterfly Mobiles**](http://nurturestore.co.uk/the-very-hungry-caterpillar-craft-ideas-butterflies) from Nuture Store 8. **Butterfly Foot Prints** from Projects for Pre Schoolers Butterfly Foot Print 9. **Preschool Corner ~ Butterflies** from Along The Way 10. [**Spring Flower Butterfly Craft**](http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/spring-flower-butterfly-craft.html) from Fantastic Fun and Learning [](http://www.fantasticfunandlearning.com/spring-flower-butterfly-craft.html) Spring Flower Butterfly Craft ### Advanced butterfly crafts for kids These are gorgeous but are more involved activities. They'd be suitable for school age kids 1. **Spring Kid's Craft** from Bo Bunny Spring Kid's Craft 2. **Magnificent Butterfly Mask** from Crayola 3. **Pencil Crafts – 3D Butterflies** from Krokotak Pencil Crafts – 3D Butterflies 4. **Yarn Butterflies** from We Made That 5. **Quick Butterfly Craft From Magazine Pages** from Mama's Little Muse Quick Butterfly Craft From Magazine Pages 6. **Butterflies - Wool Butterfly Craft from Creative Themes** For Learning and Play 7. **Matrenitsas - Butterflies From Toothpicks** from Krokotak Matrenitsas - Butterflies From Toothpicks 8. [**Paper Bag Butterfly Puppet from Kids**](http://www.lbrummer68739.net/2nd-grade-projects-gallery-2/paper-bag-butterfly-puppet/) from Kids and Glitter ### Gorgeous butterfly themed creations These are a few amazing butterfly activities parents can create for their children 1. [**Felt Monarch Butterfly Wings (Tutorial)**](http://buggyandbuddy.com/monarch-butterfly-wings-tutorial/) from Buggy and Buddy [](http://buggyandbuddy.com/monarch-butterfly-wings-tutorial/) Felt Monarch Butterfly Wings (Tutorial) 2. **DIY Mason Jar Butterfly Terrarium** from 6th Street Design School DIY MASON JAR BUTTERFLY TERRARIUM 3. **Make a Butterfly Mobile** from Indiefixx Butterfly Mobile Feterie 4. **Butterfly Finger Puppet** from While Wearing Heels Place Your Butterfly Onto Your Finger ### Butterfly themed learning activities for kids 1. [**Chromatography Butterfly Craft**](http://buggyandbuddy.com/chromatography-butterflies-separating-colors-in-markers/) from Buggy and Buddy 2. **Learning About Butterfly Life Cycles** from Racheous Lovable Learning 3. [**Caterpillar to Butterfly Craft**](http://mamasmiles.com/caterpillar-to-butterfly-craft/) from Mama Smiles Thanks for reading Additional [**spring crafts for kids**](https://www.funlittles.com/category/season/spring-season/) on our category page Stop by our big collection of **50 spring activities for kids**