Get creative and make some bright and beautiful butterflies with just a clothespin and some popsicle sticks!
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 craft tutorials on Glued To My Crafts lately. That’s because I’ve managed to collect probably more than one million popsicle sticks 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 your own butterflies 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 by tagging us on Instagram! I love seeing the inspiration come to life and can’t wait to admire your hard work from a far! #gluedtomycrafts
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These easy clothespin butterflies are perfect for kids to make this spring! Learn how to make them with a handful of materials and steps!
Craft Supplies:
- Wooden Clothespins
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- Paint Pens or Craft Paint
- School Glue
- Kid Friendly Craft Scissors
- Cardstock Paper
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.
- Follow that up by helping them 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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Clothespin And Popsicle Stick Butterflies
- Paint Pens or Craft Paint
Instructions
- First paint your clothespin and popsicle sticks however you like! You will want one clothespin and one popsicle stick PER butterfly craft.1 Jumbo Popsicle Stick, 1 Wood Clothespin
- 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.Cardstock Paper
- To finish off the 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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