Butterfly,
Caterpillar, and Inchworm
Crafts For Kids
Origami Easter Egg Butterflies
 What you will need: Printed 6" x 6" origami paper or printer paper, plastic Easter eggs, googly eyes, pipe cleaners, matching pompom for the head, and hot melt glue.
You can buy printed origami paper from
The kit includes over 100 sheets of paper and other decorative items. Type in #159450
in the search box on AllCrafts web site.
1. Glue a pompom to one end of the Easter egg for the head. Glue googly eyes and pipe cleaners for the antennae on the pompom head.
  2.
Cut your paper into 6" squares if you are using printer paper. You will need two squares for each butterfly.
3.
Paint or color each square and let them dry.
4.
Fan-fold each square from corner to corner using 1/2' folds as shown in the picture.
4.
Fold the fan-folded squares in half as shown in the picture to the right. Spread
out the ends to look like wings.
5.
Glue the wings to the sides of the eggs. Glue the center folded part to each other so they don't spread apart.
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 Butterfly Window
Clings
 What
you will need:
Liquid Rainbow Window cling set from AllCraftSupplies.com.
And small transparent facetted beads, or clear sequins,
and tape.
What
to do:
1.  Print out the butterfly patterns or find patterns you would like to use from coloring books or clip
art. Cut a piece of vinyl to fit over the pattern and tape
it down to the pattern.
2. Trace the outline of the pattern onto the vinyl with
the black window cling liner and let it dry for a half an
hour to an hour.
3. There
are several techniques you can use to make these clings.
To make the green butterfly I filled in all the colors
at the same time so that they would kind of run together.
Then I used a tooth pick to make the swirl effect and blend
them together a little more.
4. On
the top left butterfly, I outlined the butterfly in black
and did the squiggly lines in blue and let them dry. I then
added all the other colors at the same time. To finish I
used some tweezers to place small clear sequins all around
the edge. The sequins pick up all the colors around them.
5. On
the top right butterfly I outlined everything in black and
let it dry. I then filled in all the colors and used tweezers
to drop very small facetted beads onto the outside of the
wings and then drop tiny pearl beads in the center of the
wings.
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Paper Plate Fluttering Butterfly
 This butterfly is attached to a stand which allows it to flutter in the wind.
What you will need: Dinner-sized paper plates, scissors, crayons, paint or markers.
What to do:
1. Print out the butterfly patternand cut it out. Place the pattern on the paper plate so that the top and bottom wings touch the edge of the plate. Trace the pattern then turn it over and place it on the other half of the paper plate and trace it. It should look like a butterfly.
 2. Cut on the solid lines. Do not cut the line between the antenna.
3. When it is cut out color it and then fold the butterfly in half so that the top of the paper plate is up. Fold the other piece between the top wings and antennae down or the opposite way. Then fold the line between the antenna down. This will be the stand. You may have to cut the stand a little flatter on the bottom edge.
 4. Place a small piece of tape on the back side of the butterfly between the antenna and the butterfly at the fold.
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Fan-Fold Butterfly Paper Craft for Kids
What
you will need: White paper, paint or markers, pipe cleaners, scissors
and glue.
 What
to do:
1.
Cut your paper in squares. You will need two squares for each butterfly.
2.
Paint or color each square and let dry.
3.
Fan-fold each square from corner to corner as shown in the picture.
 4.
Fold the fan-folded squares in half as shown in the picture. Spread
out the ends to look like wings.
5.
Place the two pairs of wings together at the middle and secure with
a pipe cleaner. Bring the ends of the pipe cleaner up the center to
form antennae.
6.
Spread out the wings and glue them together at the tops and sides. You can cut the wings any shape you would like to finish.
This craft idea and the picture of the three butterflies were sent in by Susan Vaughn
 Caterpillar
Sock Puppet Craft for Kids - Go to the Puppets Craft
Page for directions for this craft.
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 Inchworm
or Ccaterpillar on a leaf Craft for Kids -
What
you will need: pipe cleaners, googly eyes, glue, needle nose pliers,
paper and scissors.
What
to do:
1. Use some needle
nose pliers to bend down the sharp ends of the pipe cleaners.
2. Print out
the leaf patterns and cut them out. You can use green paper or color the leaves
green.
3. Wind one
or two pipe cleaners around a thin paintbrush and then pull them
off to make the inchworms body.
4. Glue on two
tiny eyes to on one end. Then glue the inchworm or caterpillar to
the leaf.
 Make
inchworm or caterpillar refrigerator magnets
Use the directions above to make the inchworms. Cut tiny pieces of
magnets to glue to the feet. You can also glue pieces of the hook
Velcro to each end. Let the children experiment on what the inchworms
will stick to.
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 No-Sew Sock Caterpillars
Go to the Sock Crafts Page for Directions
Inchworm Bookmark Craft for Kids
 Print
out the patternonto card stock. Cut them out. Have your children color
them in class. Add yarn and beads to finish. This craft is also available
on The Resource Room with the words, "God's Love is Immeasurable."
Caterpillar/Inchworm Math
1. Compare
Inchworms - Give each child a small piece of play dough or clay
in the shape of a one-inch inchworm. Tell them to roll it out and
make the longest string they can without breaking it. Give them one
minute. When time is up measure each string to see who made the longest.
2. How Long is An Inch? - Give each child a small amount of green play dough
and show them how to make inchworms by rolling the dough into a ball
and then rolling it between their hands and then scrunching it up
in the middle. Use a pencil to poke holes for eyes. If you have older
children, give them rulers and tell them to try to make an inchworm
that is exactly one inch long. Tell them that inchworms aren't actually
worms. They are a type of caterpillar. They have three sets of legs
in the front and two set of false legs in the back. Some people call
inchworms loopers because they make loops in their bodies when they
walk.
 3. Place Value Caterpillar War - Children fill in the place values on their caterpillar cards to try and get the highest number. Give each child a caterpillar card. Review the place values. Break your children up into teams of two or three and give each team a die. Children take turns rolling the die and deciding in which place value they want to place the number they roll. When all the place values have been filled in, the children compare the caterpillars and decide which number is the highest. Have them read the number on their caterpillars out loud. The child who has the largest number gets to keep the caterpillars.
A pattern for this activity is available to members only.
"Gerber" the Caterpillar
© 2006, Lisa Heaslet
What you will need: Three or more 3.5 oz.-Gerber plastic baby food containers, four six-inch pipe cleaners, two two-inch pipe cleaners, acrylic paint, googly eyes, paint brushes, hole punch with a small hole, black permanent marker, and craft glue.
What to do:
1. Wash and dry the boxes.
2. Punch holes with small hole punch into each of the boxes as follows:
(a) The box used as the head will have six holes (two for the antennae on the top edge of the end chosen for the face, two in the end opposite the end you plan to use for the face, and one on each side for the legs. These holes should be closer to the end that is opposite the face). The end holes and leg holes should be at the same height.
(b) The center box (body) will have a total of eight holes (two holes on each side for the legs, two holes on each end at the same height as the leg holes).
(c) The end box will have four holes (two in the end that will attach to the center box and one on each side for the legs. These holes should be closer to the end that connects to the center box.
3. Select paint color(s). Paint one light coat of color onto each of the boxes. Let dry completely. Add design color(s) and let dry for at least 10 minutes.
4. Glue googly eyes into place. Draw on a mouth with permanent marker.
5. Starting with the boxes chosen as the head and the center body, insert one of the six inch pipe cleaners into one of the holes on the side of the head box. Thread the pipe cleaner through the side, out the end of the head box, into the end of the body box, and out the side hole nearest the threaded end. Note: This will form a "U" shape which serves to create the legs for the head and body, as well as hold the head box and body box together. Repeat this step for the other side of the head/body. <
6. Working with the recently connected head/body boxes and the remaining end box, repeat the process described in Step 4 to attach the end and create the back legs.
7. Even out the lengths of the legs and bend the ends slightly to form feet.
8. Place the 2-inch pipe cleaners into the holes for the antennae.
 "Gerber the Caterpillar" Learn-to-Count Game - Make the craft above and write a number on the top or side of each section of the caterpillar. Help your child learn to count by pointing to the numbers on the boxes as you count. When your child learns all the numbers on the boxes add new boxes and numbers. Your child will love to see how big his or her caterpillar can grow. Note: You can teach your child the ABC's in the same manner.
 Practice
printing and writing - ABC worksheets are worksheets that go along with a Bible lesson relating to the insect
or animal on the worksheet. Children practice writing the letter I
in print or cursive, or write the complete verse in cursive or print.
These ABC worksheets are available to members only. (Join
Danielle's Place)
Bible
Verse Color Sheet - Color a picture of an inchworm with the
Bible verse. This Bible verse color sheet is available to members
only. (Join Danielle's Place.)
Color
an inchworm picture and add real or artificial leaves - Print out the inchworm
pattern and make copies. In class have the children color the
picture and then glue on dried, pressed leaves or artificial leaves.
You can write the memory verse on the side.
Make Bingo dotter inchworms -
Show your children how to make inchworms using Bingo dotters. Have them place dots next to each other in a row. You can also have them make up patterns. To make an extra long inchworm, use adding machine tape paper.
 Make
an inchworm salad - Make inchworms out of green grapes, ladybugs from tomatoes and
dates, and bees from Cheddar Cheese and dates. Go to the Cooking Crafts
Page for directions.
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use, etc. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site, newsgroup, forum, bulletin board, etc. or in any kind of publication. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
 Measure
the letter I. Print out the "I" worksheet ''and inchworm measuring tapes.
Cut the measuring tapes apart. Children guess how long the first letter
I is. Write their answers down and then use the inchworm measuring
tape to measure the first letter. They do the same thing with
the other letter I's. These worksheets are available to members only.
These worksheets come from ABC, I Believe.
 Measure
a Robin and Flamingo - Read "Inch by Inch" by Leo
Lionni (You can get this book at your local library.) - Measure
a robin and a flamingo using an inchworm measuring tape. Use
your inchworm measuring tape to measure other things in your house.
Compare the inchworm measuring tape to a ruler. These worksheets come from ABC, I Believe.
Inchworm Activities
1.
Inchworm Crawl – Place both hands on the ground. Try to keep
your knees stiff and legs straight. Walk forward with you hands as
far as you can and then walk forward with your feet to meet back up
with your hands.
2.
Inch along - An inch is a unit of measurement (noun or a thing)
but it can also be a verb or something that show action. To inch along
means to move very slowly. Let's see how slowly we can move. Tell
the children to line up against one wall and on the word go they are
to try to inch along as slowly as they can. They must keep moving
forward but move as slowly as they can.
Copyright
Notice - While
many of the crafts, activities, and songs on this site are free, they
are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not
be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic
or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use only.
The copyright notice must be included on all copies. To request permission
to copy this material for any other use contact me by e-mail.
Inch, Little Inchworm, Inch Along
Written by Carolyn Warvel
(Sing to the tune of "Hush Little Baby"
Inch, little inchworm, up a tree,
Measuring everything you see.
Measuring's fun, don't you agree?
Inch by inch, one, two, three.
Inchworm, please, won't you measure me?
Up my leg and over my knee.
Oh, please, stop. You're tickling me.
Copyright - While many of the crafts on this site are free, they are still copyrighted. They are for personal use only. They may not be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, except for local church, school, or home use, etc. It is illegal to copy this material and publish it on another web site, newsgroup, forum, bulletin board, etc. or in any kind of publication. To request permission to copy this material for any other use contact me by email.
 Craft
Spoon Butterflies Craft- © Carolyn Warvel
What
you will need: Wooden craft spoons ,
10 mm eyes, pipe cleaners, felt or foam sheets or paper, paint,
sequins, buttons, felt or foam pieces etc. to decorate the butterfly
craft stick (optional), magnets (optional), glue
What
to do:
- Print
out free pattern and trace on to felt foam sheets or paper that has been painted
and folded over to make paint blobs. Use the foam sheet if you want
a firm body. These are great for hanging on a mobile for example.
Use felt pieces if you want a flimsy body that is good for a butterfly
puppet. Just add a craft stick to the bottom of the butterfly.
The wings will flap back and forth when the butterfly is waved up
and down. The paint blob paper is good to use for refrigerator magnets
because it isn't as heavy. If you are making the sideways
butterfly, use only half of the pattern.
- Paint
two crafts spoons for each butterfly with desired color and let
dry. You only need to use one for the refrigerator magnet.
- Glue
the painted spoons onto the middle of the wings one on each side.
Glue on eyes chenielle stems for antenna and anything you want to
decorate the butterfly with. If you are making the puppet glue a
craft stick on the bottom of the first spoon and then add the other
side. Add a magnet to the back if you are making the refrigerator
magnet.
 Coffee
Filter Butterfly Craft © Carolyn Warvel
What
you will need: 2 coffee filters, 2 craft spoons, movable eyes,
chenielle stems, hot melt glue, paint, food coloring, ear dropper,
craft stick
To
make:
- Paint
crafts spoons on one side.
- Glue
eyes on the front of the spoon and antennae onto the back of one
spoon.
- Flatten
both coffee filters and cut one so it is smaller than the other.
- Bunch
up both filters to form wings. Glue both filters onto the spoon
to form the butterfly as shown. Glue the craft stick onto
the bottom of the spoon for a handle and then glue the other painted
spoon onto the back of the butterfly.
- Have
ready 3 or 4 cups of water. Add drops of food coloring to each cup.
(The more food coloring you use and the less water the brighter
the butterfly).
- Place
the butterfly on a paper towel. Now using the ear dropper drop the
colored water onto the butterfly to make a pretty design.
Let dry.
Paper
Chain Butterfly Craft - A
fun project that even very small children can help with. My child's  response
to seeing her first paper chain was "Wow!" © Carolyn Warvel
What
you will need: Paper (any type colored paper or plain paper)
We used standard typing paper, Scissors (a good pair since
you will be cutting at least 4 layers at once), Paint, markers,
crayons etc. (optional) and tape.
What
to do:
1. Paint
the paper with finger paints by putting dabs of color on the paper
and folding over the paper to make a pretty pattern. (Small
children as young as one year old will have fun with this step.
Let the paper dry. Or use crayons or markers to decorate the paper.
2. Fold
the paper in half from the long end. Unfold. Use the fold as a
guide to fold the paper in a fan pattern with 4 equal sections.
3. Print
out the free butterfly (pattern) and use tracing paper to copy it to the folded paper. (The pattern
should fit on 3 times).
4. Cut
out the butterflies remembering to leave the tip of the wings
attached. Tape the 3 chains together to make one long chain.
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 Caterpillar
to Butterfly Folder Paper Craft - This picture
looks like a picture of a caterpillar when you look at it from one
direction and a butterfly when you look at it from another direction.
This craft is available to members only. (Join Danielle's Place)
 Easter
Butterfly Craft - This craft idea and the following recipe were sent in from
Nance in Reno. Thank you so much for sharing these ideas with us.
What
you will need:
Ziploc sandwich bags (cheap ones are fine)
Tissue paper scraps, various colors
Pipe cleaner (chenille stem)
What to do:
Have the children tear the tissue paper into small pieces and
put a couple of tablespoons of the torn paper in a Ziploc bag.
Spread out the paper so it looks like stained glass. Fan-fold
the bag (like an accordion). In the middle of the bag, twist
a pipe cleaner to form the butterfly's body. Curl the ends to
look like antennae.
 Make-A-Butterfly Butterfly Stickers
Design your own butterfly by picking legs, arms, feelers, and wings from a sheet of stickers.
You can buy the sticker sheets from Oriental Trading Company for $2.95 for 12 sheets. To find these stickers on their web site, type in 9/816 in the search box on the left-hand side of the page.
Nylon Butterflies
 What you will need: nylon butterflies, (You can buy these from Oriental Trading Company,. Type 57/9091 in the search box at the top of the page to find this item. They are $5.95 per dozen, less if you buy more than three dozen.)
 Feather Butterfly
White feathers - 57/3002 from Oriental Trading
Rhinestones - 57/7014 from Oriental Trading Company or
Jewels - 48/2089 from Oriental Trading Company
Clear Gemstones - 48/1337 from Oriental Trading Company
Pearl Beads - 48/3726 from Oriental Trading Company
Crayola White Glitter Glue
1. Cover the butterfly with white glitter glue. Use a stiff paintbrush to even the glue out. let it dry.
2. Cut the feathers to fit on the butterfly and glue them to the butterfly with tacky glue. Let it dry.
3. Cut the looped ends off the butterfly antennae. Stick beads on the antenna. Apply tacky glue to the end of the antennae and stick pearl beads on the end.
4. Add jewels, gemstones, and pearl beads to the butterfly's wings.
5. Stick rhinestones on the butterfly's body.
Snowflake Butterfly
White Crayola Glitter Glue
Clear round faceted beads
Snowflake Jewels - 48/1580 from Oriental Trading Company
Clear Gemstones - 48/1337 from Oriental Trading Company
1. Cut the looped ends off the butterfly antennae. Apply tacky glue to the end of the antennae and stick pearl beads or clear round faceted on the end. Let it dry.
2. Cover the butterfly with white glitter glue. Use a stiff paintbrush to even the glue out.
3. Stick the clear gemstones of the butterfly's body and the snowflake jewels on the wings.
Butterfly Art from AllPosters.com
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