Handprint Butterflies

Today, we made Handprint butterflies. This activity includes many of the things the kids love to do- trace their hands, color, glue, and paint! And they love watching the paint not stick to the crayon!

First gather supplies. I used white construction paper, black construction paper (cut out into the shape of the butterfly's head and body), a marker, crayons, glue, and paint- with supplies!



First we traced the kids hands- alternating for sides. Use both the left and right for each wing- but backwards. While looking at the butterfly, use the child's left hand for the bottom of the right side and top of the left side, and the right hand for the bottom of the left side and top of the right. Have the bottom thumbs stick down further! The older children can help trace their own hands!

Then have the children color the hands- making shapes, letters etc. Make sure you use WAX crayons and push pretty hard!




After they are done coloring their hands (wings). Use watered down paint to paint over them. Watch how much they put on their brushes, or they will become lakes! Make sure they cover the page, and talk to them about watching when they paint over the crayon!




After the lake- I mean the butterflies dry- cut them into wing shapes. Cut around the fingers- going in for the other hand, and going in at the bottom thumb- if that makes sense! LOL! Then have the children glue on the body.

Ta-Da- a BEAUTIFUL Butterfly!