Handprint Butterfly

Who doesn't love the feeling of wet paint on her hands? With this butterfly handprint craft, your child will make a fun, sensory painting while exploring the wide world of butterflies. There are so many varities out there that she will love making one that combines all her favorite colors. When she's done, she decorate the butterfy with fingerpaint to really jazz it up.

What You Need:  

• Newspaper
• White paper
• Construction paper, several colors
• Paint
• Paper plates
• Scissors
• White glue
• Googly eyes (optional)

What You Do:  

1. Begin by lining your workspace with newspaper for easy clean up
2. Let your child choose three colors of paint and help her pour each color on a seperate paper plate. This is a great time to explain complementary and contrasting colors
3. Have her dip her hand in one color of paint and press it on a white sheet of paper. Do this again for the other wing.
4. Now help her wash her hands, and do the same thing with the other two colors. She can rotate her hands each time to create a beautiful layered effect
5. While the paint dries, help her draw a butterfly body and antenna on a piece of dark construction paper. The body should look like a long oval. You could even break out your insect field guide to see the different shapes butterflies come in.
6. Now cut out the butterfly's body and antennae.
7. Next, glue on two googly eyes, or draw eyes on construction paper and cut them out.
8. When the handprint wings are completely dry, help her cut them out into wing shapes.
9. Glue the wings on a piece of construction paper, and then the body in the middle. For a 3D effect, only glue the part of the wing closest to the body, then slightly bend up the edges of the wing.

Now let your creativity soar!