This free printable buttery craft is a great way for young kids to practice their fine motor skills and handwriting! It's an easy craft for your letter B theme or as part of a butterfly theme lesson any time of year. I hope you enjoy this easy butterfly craft!
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Benefits of cut and paste crafts for young children
This letter B craft has many different benefits for your children or students.
Here are a few ways this fun activity can help your little kids:
Letter recognition. Your little learner will have a memorable activity to associate with learning the letter B.
Handwriting practice. Your child or student has the opportunity to trace the word "butterfly" and free write the word.
Fine motor skills. Your kiddo will have the chance to practice cutting, gluing, and coloring. These improve hand-eye coordination, finger strength, and manual dexterity.
Phonemic Awareness. This letter B craft associates the letter B with the word “butterfly."
Following directions and listening. This activity teaches a step-by-step process. Being able to listen and follow directions is an important life skill.
This butterfly craft is an idea activity to accompany reading a book like Butterfly Colors & Counting, The Little Butterfly that Could, or the classic favorite The Very Hungry Caterpillar.
- Now even younger children can follow the little green caterpillar as he eats his way to becoming a beautiful butterfly in this sturdy board book
- Great for early development
- Children will enjoy this delightful tale
Materials needed for a simple butterfly craft
You don't need construction paper or pipe cleaners when you use this free printable butterfly template! This beautiful butterfly craft comes with two different options - a butterfly coloring page craft and a color version.
Both versions of the butterfly worksheet have space to practice tracing the word "butterfly" and a blank line for handwriting practice.
Here are the craft materials you'll need to use these free printables:
- Your free printable PDF file (look for the row of arrows pointing at the download link)
- Printer access and paper. I recommend this 32# HP bright white paper because it's more durable than regular printer paper.
- Cardstock paper can also be used, but is more difficult for younger kids to cut.
- Child safe scissors
- Glue stick
- Crayons, colored pencils, etc, if you're using the color your own butterfly craft version
- Pencil or other writing implement for handwriting practice
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How to make your butterfly craft template step-by-step directions
First, grab your free butterfly template worksheets by using the download link lower in the post.
Print as many copies as you'll need of either the color version of the black and white. You only need one page for each child participating.
If you're using the black and white version of this simple craft, color the butterfly before cutting it out.
Completing the handwriting portion of the activity is also easiest before cutting out the butterfly pieces.
Once your students are ready, have them use blunt-tipped scissors to cut out their paper butterflies.
To assemble the butterfly, glue the wings to the back of the butterfly's body. The wing pieces are curved so they match the curves of the body and head pieces.
Glue the head to the top front of the body, so that it lines up with the butterfly wings as well as possible.
Glue the antennae to the butterfly's head.
That's it! Your butterfly craft is now ready to use.
Butterflies can be attached to a large craft stick to use as a stick puppet, placed on toilet paper rolls to make them stand up, displayed on your classroom bulletin board, or even turned into sun catchers in a window.
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How will you use your beautiful butterflies? Leave a comment and let me know!
Butterfly printables PDF file download area
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I hope you have so much fun making your cute butterfly with your kiddo! Make sure to check out the posts below for more fun crafts and learning activities for little hands and minds:
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