Materials
Construction paper
Scissors
Toilet paper tube
Pipe cleaners
Tissue paper in assorted colors
Glue
Protective sealant
Hole punch
Instructions
1. Ahead of time, fold a piece of paper for each child and, using a pattern, draw the outline of abutterfly's wing. Also, cut each toilet paper tube in half and cut pipe cleaners into short segments.
2. Have the children cut out two butterfly wings each.
3. Distribute tissue paper and ask the children to tear the paper in small pieces, then glue thepieces on the wings in a pattern or design.
4. Hand each child a toilet paper tube and some tissue paper. Ask the children to tear tissue paperin small pieces, then paste them to the tube, covering its surface. Let the tubes dry.
5. Afterward, apply a protective seal over their surface (adult only).
6. When the sealant dries, help the children glue the wings onto the tube.
7. For the butterfly's head, show the children how to cut a round shape attached to a "neck." Havethem glue the neck inside the tube.
8. Let the children punch some holes in tissue paper and glue on the punched circles for theirbutterfly's eyes.
9. Ask the children to attach two short pieces of pipe cleaner to the tube for antennae.
10. Demonstrate how to roll up a napkin and slide it inside the butterfly napkin ring.More to doMath: Introduce the concept of symmetry.More art: Cut paper in different shapes, then fold it to create a crease, open again and paint oneside; fold again, transferring the design to the other side.
