Materials:
Construction paper (3-4 colors)
Paint
Tape
Marker
1. Fold one piece of construction paper in half. This will be the wings.
2. On one half of the folded paper, put small dots of paint. (My daughter was too little to do this herself, so she chose the colors and I poured the paint.)
3. Fold the paper in half again so the paint spreads out on both sides. While it is folded, cut out around the paint to create the wing shape. Unfold and allow to dry.
4. While the paint is drying, create the butterfly's body by cutting paper into thin strips. (I wanted more loops, so I made them pretty small.) Loop them together and tape them closed to make the paper chain.
5. Add one loop of a different color at the top of the chain for the head. Draw a face and add small antennae (curl them around a pencil to make them round).
6. When the paint is dry, attach the paper chain between the two wings by taping it down in each place where the loops lay flat.
Idea originally from www.dltk-kids.com
