Craft Stick Butterflies
Adorable Valentine activity for preschool age kids with simple materials such as doilies and crafts sticks that can all be found at the Dollar Tree.
Ingredients
- Craft Sticks Jumbo – Dollar Store
- Paper Heart Doilies Red, Pink, White – Dollar Store
- Glitter Foam Conversation Heart Stickers Dollar Store
- Washable Marker Black – Dollar Store
- Pipe Cleaners White, Red, Pink – Dollar Store
- Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Low Temp Works Best
- Acrylic Craft Paint – Red Pink, White
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
Instructions
- Gather all supplies. Basecoat the jumbo craft sticks with white, red, and pink acrylic craft paint. Let dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary. Use washable markers, crayon, or even colored pencil to color the jumbo craft sticks.
- Paint decorative lines on each butterfly body with a contrasting color of acrylic craft paint. Mix and match the colors to create your own unique combinations. Set aside to let the paint dry.
- Attach two wiggle eyes to the top of each butterfly body with a glue gun and glue sticks. Draw a smile on each butterfly face with a washable black marker.
- Cut each pipe cleaners in half with scissors. Bend the pipe cleaners in half to create a “V” shape. Roll the ends into a coil.
- Flip the butterflies over and attach the antennae to the top with a glue gun and glue sticks. Mix and match the colors.
- Cut the bottom half off two red, white, and pink doilies with scissors. Flip the butterflies over and attach the doily wings to the right and left sides of the body with a glue gun and glue sticks.
- Peel the liner paper from conversation candy heart stickers and attach to the butterfly wings.