Easy Butterfly Crafts
Spring has sprung, and I’ve got butterflies on my mind. If you’re looking for something fun and easy to do with your preschoolers, look no further than these easy butterfly crafts.
These crafts are perfect for kids ages 3-6! On the list below, there are plenty of simple butterflies that your little ones will love to make this spring.
Gather your craft supplies, and get ready for some spring crafting fun with your little learners. Add one or more of these adorable crafts to your butterfly activities for preschoolers.
These preschool crafts are perfect for children ages 3-6, and they can be customized to fit your spring themes and your child’s skill set.
Keep reading for some great butterfly craft ideas that your preschoolers will love!
How to Make Butterflies
Preschool crafts are tons of fun! Not only do they encourage little ones to get creative, but they usually rely on craft supplies you’ve already got on hand.
In order to complete the crafts featured below, you’ll want to gather your construction paper, tissue paper, paint, scissors, and glue.
If you need additional supplies, you can likely pick them up at your local dollar store. If not, you can order them from Amazon to be delivered right to your front door.
Butterfly Crafts
Once your child has completed their butterfly crafts, there are many things you can do with them.
Your preschoolers can hang them in your craft space or classroom. They can share the finished craft with a loved one – an older sibling, grandparent, or babysitter.
Or, you can put them on the fridge throughout the spring season.
Easy Butterfly Crafts
With some simple craft supplies and a little imagination, your little ones can make some adorable butterfly crafts this spring.
Keep reading to discover some of our favorite easy butterfly crafts for the spring and summer.
Kids will love connecting with nature when they make a fall leaf butterfly craft with leaves they find on your next nature walk.
Your little ones will love transforming a simple lowercase letter "b" into a pretty butterfly.
Preschoolers can practice color mixing with this super simple coffee filter butterfly craft.
When your preschoolers make this gorgeous monarch butterfly craft, they'll be one-of-a-kind as the colors mix and meet differently on each one.
The great thing about these spring flower butterflies is that they can be made with flowers gathered on your nature walks or with store-bought flowers.
Kids can strengthen motor skills as they accordion fold old magazine pages to make these colorful butterflies.
Instead of old magazine pages like in the craft above, your kids can make butterflies with colorful cupcake liners.
With colored paper bags and heart-shaped doilies, your kids can make an adorable butterfly paper bag puppet.
This simple tissue paper and clothespin craft is a breeze for little ones to make. Aside from the time it takes for the paint to dry, kids can make it in five minutes or less.
PRESCHOOL BOOKS ABOUT BUTTERFLIES
Fill your book basket with a great collection of books about butterflies. Most of these books can be found at your local library or used bookstore.If you have a hard time finding them, you can order them through my Amazon affiliate links by clicking the images below.
Butterflies – Curious kids ages 3 to 7 will be excited to learn about the magical world of butterflies: their beauty, their importance to plant life, and their incredible metamorphosis and migration.Pinkalicious and the Little Butterfly – Pinkalicious is so excited when Miss Penny brings monarch caterpillars to class. She makes friends with one and watches as it turns into a pinkamazing butterfly!Butterfly Butterfly: A Book of Colors – Lucy sees a beautiful butterfly in the garden, along with a bright green beetle, a brilliant blue dragonfly, some red ladybugs, and many more flying and crawling things. But when will the radiant butterfly appear again?
More Butterfly Activities for Preschoolers
- Butterfly coloring pages
- Butterfly life cycle sequencing
- Life cycle of a butterfly craft
- Pasta butterfly craft
- Nonfiction books about butterflies
RESOURCES I LOVE
This wooden butterfly puzzle will promote hand-eye coordination, develop problem-solving skills and improve matching skills. In addition, it can stimulate a child’s imagination and creativity.
This beautiful butterfly lacing toy is great for practicing the sewing motion. Wooden Lacing boards are great for fine motor development and hand eye coordination.
Spring and summer are the best time of year to study butterflies. This printable features nine life cycle of a butterfly activities for early learners.
What’s your favorite butterfly craft for preschoolers?
Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.
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