Butterfly Handprint Craft Worksheet for Kids

How to use this worksheet

Help your child paint their hand with two or three colors, then press it firmly onto the paper in the spot shown for the butterfly wings, repeating with the second hand to complete both wings. While the paint dries, look at the shapes to be cut out, the body, antennae, or extra wing decorations, and name each one. Have your child cut out these shapes and glue them onto the dried handprint wings to complete the butterfly. Finish with crayons to add extra spots or patterns to make the butterfly their own.

Materials needed

• Paint
• Scissors
• Glue
• Crayons

Extension activities

• 1Create other insects using handprints, like a ladybug from a fist print or a spider from an open palm.
• 2Learn about the life cycle of a butterfly, egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, butterfly, using a picture book or short video.
• 3Go on a backyard or park walk to look for real butterflies and note their colors and patterns.
• 4Make a symmetrical painting by folding paper in half, painting one side, and pressing it closed to mirror the design.