Decorate the wings to make your butterfly unique. All you need are a few simple craft supplies and you can make this simple butterfly craft in less than 10 minutes. RELATED: Coffee Filter Butterflies
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What type of glue works best for this handprint butterfly craft?
We like to use Aleene’s Tacky Glue for any craft projects that use pom poms. (It dries in less than 10 minutes!) A low temperature glue gun also works really well to hold the pieces in place. I don’t recommend using regular white glue for this project. If you use regular white glue, you’ll need to wait overnight for the pom poms to dry, and even then, they may not stick very well.
What type of paper works best?
We used construction paper for the handprint butterfly craft you see in the photos. The thin paper makes the wings flutter nicely when you’re using these butterflies as puppets. Construction paper tends to fade quickly so if you’d like your butterflies to last longer you can try using colored card stock or colored printer paper to make them.
What can I use for the butterfly’s body instead of pom poms?
No pom poms? No problem! You can use stickers, sticker rhinestones or washi tape to make the butterfly’s body. You could even use markers or gel pens to color the popsicle stick body.
What are some more ideas for patterns on the butterfly wings?
Try drawing dots, hearts, circles, diamonds, wavy lines or zig zags on your handprint butterfly wings. You could also decorate the wings with heart stickers, sticker rhinestones or tiny pom poms.
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