Are you looking for an easy and creative project to keep the kids occupied? Look no further than this fun fork-painted butterfly craft!
It not only encourages their imagination, but also develops fine motor skills. Plus, there are so many ways to customize it – let them go wild with bright colors and crazy patterns or stick with a classic look.
Whatever your child creates is sure to turn out beautiful. Perfect for classrooms and homes alike, this fork painted butterfly craft is guaranteed to be a hit with both teachers and students!
Just keep on scrolling for the full tutorial AND free provided printable! HAPPY CRAFTING!
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Even the simplest things can be turned into something beautiful with a little creativity! So grab some paint and a plastic fork so you can recreate this beautiful BUTTERFLY craft with your child today!
Craft Supplies:
- Plastic Fork
- Craft Paint – two or three different colors
- Small Paper Plate
- White Cardstock Paper
- Butterfly Printable {on our spring landing page}
- Loose Craft Glitter
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks – three per craft
- School Glue
- Googly Eyes
- Sharpie Marker
You can find our favorite craft supplies via our AMAZON SHOP link!
Directions:
- First things first – print out the blank wing template, listed above, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need ONE print per butterfly craft.
- Next up – squirt a small amount of each of your craft paints on your paper plate.
- Now take your fork, which is now your paint brush, to make the wings come to life on your printable. Just dip in the paint and then on the printable, right inside the wings. Repeat. You will want to stay within the printed design with your paint.
- When done painting, shake some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint for some dimension and extra sparkle.
- Go ahead and shake off the excess when done.
- Finally – the last step of this fork painted butterfly craft is to glue on THREE jumbo popsicle sticks, right next to each other, in the center of the painted design. This is now the body of the butterfly.
- Follow that up by gluing on the wiggle eyes and drawing on the antennas.
- When done decorating the paper, set it aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
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We want YOU to check out our super popular Handprint Butterfly, Bunny Cupcake and Bunny House craft posts! Then pair all three of these unique craft ideas with today’s easy butterfly fork painting tutorial for an epic day!
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Grab some paint and a plastic fork so you can recreate this beautiful BUTTERFLY craft with your child today!
- Craft Paints
- White Cardstock Paper
- SPRING PRINTABLE - LANDING PAGE
- Loose Craft Glitter
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks - three per craft
- Googly Eyes
Instructions
- First things first - print out the blank wing template, listed above, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need ONE print per butterfly craft.White Cardstock Paper
- Next up - squirt a small amount of each of your craft paints on your paper plate.Craft Paints
- Now take your fork, which is now your paint brush, to make the wings come to life on your printable. Just dip in the paint and then on the printable, right inside the wings. Repeat. You will want to stay within the printed design with your paint.
- When done painting, shake some loose craft glitter on top of the wet paint for some dimension and extra sparkle.Loose Craft Glitter
- Go ahead and shake off the excess when done.
- Finally - the last step of this fork painted butterfly craft is to glue on THREE jumbo popsicle sticks, right next to each other, in the center of the painted design. This is now the body of the butterfly.Jumbo Popsicle Sticks - three per craft
- Follow that up by gluing on the wiggle eyes and drawing on the antennas.Googly Eyes
- When done decorating the paper, set it aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
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