Butterfly Puppets Made From Wood Pieces

With our upcoming move to Florida, I’ve been trying REALLY hard to think outside the box and use up some supplies I’ve been hoarding for quite some time.

You may have noticed that I’ve been sharing a ton of popsicle stick kid crafts on the blog lately. That’s because I’ve managed to collect ONE MILLION popsicle sticks {or more} within the past year. Seriously – where did they all come from and why do I have ten boxes of them???

Anyways – on my recent creative brainstorming adventure, I came up with these Wood Clothespin Popsicle Stick Butterflies. Although I’m pretty sure they should fall into my “spring” time tab, I think they are perfect for ALL YEAR LONG creating.

So on that note – I hope YOU and your child are inspired to recreate them today! You can find ALL the details you need to know, in the full step-by-step tutorial below!

Happy crafting my friends! If you wouldn’t mind, please share pictures of your finished clothespin butterfly puppets with us on our Facebook page! I love seeing the inspiration come to life and can’t wait to admire your hard work from a far! #gluedtomycrafts

PAIR OUR BUTTERFLY CRAFT WITH —> Paint Splat Butterflies On Paper

Craft Supplies:

Wooden Clothespins – one per butterfly puppet
Jumbo Popsicle Sticks – one per butterfly puppet
Paint Pens or Craft Paint
School Glue
Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
Colorful Cardstock Paper
optional embellishments – glitter glue, rhinestones etc.

Directions:

First paint your clothespin and popsicle sticks however you like! You will want one clothespin and one popsicle stick PER butterfly craft.
When done painting, set them aside to allow them to dry completely.
While those are drying, grab your cardstock and cut a pair of antennas per butterfly.
To finish off the Clothespin Popsicle Stick Butterfly craft, have children “pinch” the jumbo popsicle stick in between the clothespin to make the butterflies’ wings and then glue their cardstock antenna piece on the other end.
Then draw on some eyes to give it life before playing and/or displaying proudly!!!

PAIR YOUR FINISHED BUTTERFLIES WITH —> Handprint Wooden Spoon Butterflies

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And “if” you decide to make our Clothespin Popsicle Stick Butterflies kid craft, please share a picture on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram with #gluedtomycrafts for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life!

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Tools:

Paint Pens or Craft Paint
School Glue
Scissors

Supplies:

Instructions:

First paint your clothespin and popsicle sticks however you like! You will want one clothespin and one popsicle stick PER butterfly craft.
When done painting, set them aside to allow them to dry completely.
While those are drying, grab your cardstock and cut a pair of antennas per butterfly.
To finish off the Clothespin Popsicle Stick Butterfly craft, have children “pinch” the jumbo popsicle stick in between the clothespin to make the butterflies' wings and then glue their cardstock antenna piece on the other end.
Then draw on some eyes to give it life before playing and/or displaying proudly!!!

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