Looking for an easy and fun craft that doesn’t take any prep time? This fun spring or summer craft is what you want! Make a Handprint Butterfly where you child’s hand print is traced on paper and turned into a cute butterfly.
Learn how to make this easy craft with your kids that will turn into a cherished treasure as they grow older!
There’s nothing that’s more cute than a handprint craft! These Handprint Butterflies are just as adorable as any other handprint craft, like handprint bats.
Simply trace your child’s hands, cut out and decorate. This craft is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.
Let them get creative picking the color scheme of the butterfly, decorating it and deciding who to gift them to.
Make sure to grab yourself one of these butterflies so you can remember just how smaller their hands were as they grow! A cherished treasure forever.
Supplies Needed for Handprint Butterfly!
- Cardstock – grey, assorted colors
- 1” circle paper punch
- ⅝” circle paper punch
- Googly eyes, small
- Black pen
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Trace & Cut Handprints
The first step is to trace the child’s handprints on a colorful sheet of cardstock. You will need a total of four handprints.
You can either trace four times or fold the cardstock and cut out double.
Position the handprints close together in a wing shape on a grey sheet of cardstock or another color like blue. Whatever color scheme you choose or child chose’s will work great!
Glue handprints to the large piece of cardstock.
Assemble the Handprint Butterflies
Now, cut a rectangle strip from a different color of cardstock.
Then cut two very thin strips from the same color of cardstock as the hands. These will be the antennas.
Glue these two pieces of paper to the top of the rectangle strip for antennae. Curl the ends of the antennae with your fingers.
Glue the rectangle over the wrists of the handprints.
Next, take two small googly eyes and adhere them on.
Decorate the Butterfly!
Now, punch circles using the different sizes of hole punches. We used the same color as the strip and a different color, too. But get creative!
Glue the circles on the wings.
Finish your beautiful spring keepsake butterfly by drawing a simple mouth with the black pen.
You could also decorate the butterfly with sequins, pom poms and more. Let the kids have fun!
Butterfly Learning Unit Ideas!
If you are doing a learning unit about butterflies and making this fun and easy handprint craft we recommend checking out some of our favorite Butterfly books!
A Butterfly's Life
In this engaging nonfiction book, early readers are introduced to the life cycle of a butterfly. Readers will be captivated by the vivid photographs of the butterfly's life, and informative text.
Butterflies for Kids
Have you ever wondered how chubby caterpillars transform into beautiful, graceful butterflies? Or why some butterflies have bright, colorful wings while others look plain? Butterflies for Kids answers all your questions with fascinating facts, photos, and illustrations
Flutter, Butterfly!
This colorful pre-reader uses simple vocabulary and fun pictures to capture the interest and help develop the skills of beginning readers. The fun, informative facts about one of kids' favorite creatures make this new reading experience a treat.
Butterflies and Moths
Want to learn all about Butterflies? Then come touch, read, and discover all about butterflies and moths with your toddler. Embossed textures and bright, detailed photographs from Smithsonian are sure to engage, entertain, and educate.
More Handprint Craft Ideas!
- This Handprint Heart Tree Craft is the perfect fun idea for toddlers and preschoolers. Simply trace their hand on brown construction paper and use a toilet paper roll dipped in paint to make hearts.
- Adorable and easy Handprint Angel Craft is a simple craft. Simply trace your child’s handprints, cut them out and glue them to paper. Then cut out the rest of the angel from the template provided to create your Angel!
- The kids will love making this cute homemade Handprint Christmas Tree Craft. Simply trace out the child’s handprints, form them into a tree and decorate. Quick, easy and fun!
- Paper Bag Handprint Reindeer Craft is quick and easy to make. Perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. Simply cut out the handprints, glue onto a paper bag, decorate and you have yourself a cute little reindeer the kids will love!
Have fun creating your cute handprint butterfly!
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Handprint Butterfly
Make a cute Handprint Butterfly for an easy no prep craft that is perfect for spring and summer!
Materials
Instructions
- Begin by tracing the little one’s handprints on a colorful sheet of cardstock. You will need 4 total handprints, so you can either trace 4 times or fold the cardstock and cut out double.
- Also cut a rectangle strip from a different color of cardstock.
- Position the handprints close together in a wing shape on a grey sheet of cardstock. Blue would also be nice.
- Cut two very thin strips from the same color as the hands and glue to the top of the rectangle strip for antennae.
- Then, glue the strip over the wrists of the handprints.
- At this point, you can curl the ends of the antennae with your fingers. Then adhere googly eyes.
- Now, punch circles using the different sizes of hole punches. We used the same color as the strip and a different color, too. But get creative!
- Glue the circles on the wings.
- Finish your beautiful spring keepsake butterfly by drawing a simple mouth with the black pen.
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