Hi friends! Today we are going to turn ordinary craft supplies into one-of-a-kind pieces with our latest and greatest Handprint Clothespin Butterflies kid’s craft tutorial!

Then we are going to use our newly {and simply stunning!} created pieces as spring decor, a keepsake gift idea OR have an afternoon of puppet play with them. Whatever you and your child decide to do with the finished masterpieces, I hope you had fun making and playing with them!

Happy crafting my friends! If you wouldn’t mind, please share pictures with us! I love seeing the inspiration come to life! #gluedtomycrafts

Handprint Butterfly Puppet Craft Supplies:

• Wood Flat Clothespins
• Craft Paint – any colors or type you have!
• Paper Plate
• Paint Brushes
• Kid Craft Scissors
• Thick Felt Glue or a Hot Glue Gun
• Craft Felt Sheets (We used pink, yellow and black)
• Gem Finishing Accents
• Glitter Glue Pens
• Marker

Directions:

Step 1. First squirt some craft paint on your paper plate. Have children paint one side of their clothespins {one per butterfly} however they like. Add black eyes with a fine tip brush. Set aside to let them dry completely.

Step 2. Next grab your craft felt and a marker. Carefully trace around your child’s hands on the craft felt. Repeat so you have two handprints per butterfly.

Step 3. Now cut the handprints out with the scissors, as well as some antennas {two per butterfly}.

Step 4. Once the handprints are cut out, go ahead and glue those along with the antenna cutouts, to the back of your painted clothespins.

Step 5. To finish off the handprint butterfly puppet craft- have children decorate the wings and the body however they like. We used glitter glue and rhinestones to decorate ours.

Step 6. Then once you are done decorating, set it all aside to let it dry completely before playing and/or displaying proudly!!!

Don’t let the creativity stop here. We have several fun craft ideas for you to check out today on website!

Click on over to our Creative Popcorn Sheep – Kid Craft, Paint Splat Butterflies w/free printable template and Paper Teacup Card – Kid Craft posts!