This Butterfly Windsock Toilet Paper Roll Craft will make a great project for kids to make when they are learning the basics of the butterfly life cycle.
A simple and fun butterfly craft for kindergarten that makes the coolest little spring classroom decoration too.
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Spring is the time for butterflies and making adorable butterfly crafts and this one certainly is one of the more adorable ones. Make a dozen of these and watch them dance in the wind.
This windsock craft is perfect to make in the classroom (can’t you just imagine how wonderful these would look displayed either outside or on the wall).
These are pretty easy to make so are suited for kids in kindergarten and older. They are a great addition to your butterfly life cycle lesson as well as to practice some math concepts like symmetry.
How to make a Butterfly Windsock Toilet Paper Roll Craft
What you need:
- paper roll (construction paper roll, toilet paper roll, kitchen paper towel rolls)
- green paint
- tissue paper in spring colors
- construction paper in various colors
- glue
- scissors
- single hole puncher
- yarn for hanging
- black marker
Step by Step Instructions
Start by painting your paper roll with green paint.
Let the paint dry before you continue.
With a single hole puncher, punch two holes one across the other on one side of the paper roll.
String yarn through both holes…
Tie the string together .
Cut long strips of tissue paper and glue them inside the toilet paper roll.
Pick a color of construction paper for the butterfly wings.
Fold the paper in half and cut the wings out (make a number 3).
Cut the butterfly body out of different color.
Stick the body on the wings.
Draw a face.
Decorate the wings.
And stick on the toilet paper roll.
All done! Your Butterfly Windsock Toilet Paper Roll Craft is ready for hanging and dancing in the wind.
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