Fluttering with Creativity: Butterfly Paper Craft

Engage your child's artistic flair with this delightful butterfly paper craft! Not only is it a fun and engaging activity, but it also nurtures essential skills and values in the process. By the end of this enchanting project, your child will be filled with a sense of accomplishment and newfound self-confidence.

Learning Outcomes:
Through this activity, your child will:
a) Showcase their 2D artwork with presentation and exhibition skills.
b) Express their emotions, feelings, and experiences creatively.
c) Experience the joy of success by crafting a stunning butterfly artwork.

Core Competencies Enhanced:
a) Unleash their creativity as they bring their butterfly to life.
b) Boost self-efficacy as they proudly share and discuss their masterpiece.

Values Instilled:
 a) Encouraging the sharing of art materials among peers.
b) Fostering teamwork while collaborating with others.
c) Instilling respect and appreciation for each other's artwork during the display.

Life Skills:
As they showcase and talk about their butterfly artwork, your child will develop self-esteem and assertiveness.

Materials Needed:
• Two types of manila paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Pencil
• Marker pen
• Coin/Compass or any circular object

Steps:
1. Trace the right and left hand on one piece of Manila paper.

2. Carefully cut along the pencil markings to create two sets of handprint cutouts.

3. On a different color of Manila paper, use a coin or any circular object to draw small circular shapes. Freehand drawing works just fine too. 

 

4. Cut out the circular shapes and set them aside, creating as many as you prefer based on the hand cutout size.
5. Use the same colored Manila paper used for drawing circles to create a bigger circular shape (the butterfly's head), an oval shape (the body), and two curved stripes (the antennae). Cut out these shapes.
6. Glue the hand cutouts together, overlapping one palm over the other at the point where the lower part of the thumb meets.

7. Glue the oval and circular shape at the intersection of the hand cutouts, forming the body and head of the butterfly. Attach the antennae at the back of the circular head shape.

  

8. Adorn the palms with the small circular shapes and use a marker pen to draw curvy lines on the oval (representing wings), eyes, and a mouth on the circular head.

 Now watch your butterfly craft take flight, 

carrying your child's creativity to new heights!

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