I meant to blog about this cute simple craft right after Emma's birthday. But time got away from me and here we go. I got the idea out of the March 2010 Family Fun magazine and then made some changes to meet my needs. We had a butterfly themed birthday party and I thought it would be fun for the kids to help put together their own goodies for their goodie bags!
Here's what you need to get started: clothes pin, scrapbook paper, googly eyes, glue, pipe cleaner
~Cut your scrapbook paper down to fit one one side of your clothes pin and glue it on. Emma helped me and we used a glue stick. If you wanted them to be more durable you could use modge podge.
~Then glue on your googly eyes and take a short piece of pipe cleaner (about 2 inches). Fold it in half and stick it inside the clothes pin with a dot of glue. After it dries adjust your "antenna" to an angle you like.
We made enough for two butterflies per child:
~Then take a snack sized ziploc bag and fill with candy. Don't fill it too full or you butterfly body won't fit. Once full take your butterfly body and stick it in the middle of your ziploc bag:
The kids had a blast filling their bags and making their own butterflies!
This was a great party favor but would also be a fun add on to a preschool lesson on the life cycle of a butterfly!
Here's what you need to get started: clothes pin, scrapbook paper, googly eyes, glue, pipe cleaner
~Cut your scrapbook paper down to fit one one side of your clothes pin and glue it on. Emma helped me and we used a glue stick. If you wanted them to be more durable you could use modge podge.
~Then glue on your googly eyes and take a short piece of pipe cleaner (about 2 inches). Fold it in half and stick it inside the clothes pin with a dot of glue. After it dries adjust your "antenna" to an angle you like.
We made enough for two butterflies per child:
~Then take a snack sized ziploc bag and fill with candy. Don't fill it too full or you butterfly body won't fit. Once full take your butterfly body and stick it in the middle of your ziploc bag:
The kids had a blast filling their bags and making their own butterflies!
This was a great party favor but would also be a fun add on to a preschool lesson on the life cycle of a butterfly!
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