Easy Beaded Butterfly Craft for Kids
With spring right around the corner, there’s no better time to dive into colorful, cheerful butterfly crafts with your kids! As the flowers start to bloom and the weather warms up, it’s the perfect season to bring a little creativity and nature indoors. This beaded butterfly craft for kids is not only fun and engaging, but it’s also a great way to help little ones build fine motor skills, explore patterns, and express their artistic side.
My daughter and son had an absolute blast stringing beads and shaping their butterflies, and I know your kids will love it just as much. Whether you’re looking for a spring-themed activity, something to brighten up a rainy day, or a project to pair with a butterfly life cycle lesson—this craft is sure to be a hit.
So gather your beads, pipe cleaners, and imagination—let’s get crafting!
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Butterfly Craft for Kids Details:
Age Group: 2 – 10 years
Difficulty: Medium
Time To Complete: 20 – 30 minutes
Depending on your child’s age, they might breeze through this project. If they are younger, it might take even longer than the time I mentioned above.
All that matters is that they enjoy this craft, as do you!!
Supplies to Make Your Own Butterfly
The supply list for this clothespin butterfly is small. If you don’t have something on the list, feel free to substitute it for something you already have.
The best part about crafting with your kids is that you can turn anything into art.
Here’s what you’ll need to complete these clothespin butterflies:
How to Create a Beaded Pipe Cleaner Butterfly
Are you ready to create your own beaded clothespin butterfly? Have your child go gather supplies, and let’s get started!
Step 1: Gather your supplies for your clothespin butterfly
When gathering supplies, here are a few things to keep in mind.
The larger clothespins work much better for this craft butterfly than the smaller clothespins. Also, the color of your pipe cleaner doesn’t really matter, as beads will hide it. =)
Step 2: Decorate your clothespin
Do you have glitter on hand? If so, this is the perfect time to put it to use. First, cover your clothespin with glue. Any type of glue will work, but tacky glue works best.
Next, sprinkle enough glitter on your clothespin until it’s completely covered. Let it dry for a few minutes, then dump the remaining glitter into the bottle.
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Step 3: Add beads to each pipe cleaner
You will need three pipe cleaners for this project. Two will be used for the butterfly’s wings, and the third will be used as the antenna.
Add beads to two of the pipe cleaners. You can do patterns, the same colored beads, or add beads as you grab them.
Step 4: Time to make the wings
When you add beads to both pipe cleaners, you’ll want to make sure that you leave an inch of room at the end.
Then tie off each end, similar to the picture below. Then create room at both the top and bottom of the circle. You will then twist your circle to create wings.
Remember, you want to have some room left without beads in the middle so that they will fit in the clothespin.
The image below is just one pipe cleaner. You’ll need to do this twice with both pipe cleaners.
Step 5: Assemble your butterfly
Now it’s time to assemble your butterfly craft! Open the clothespin and place both sets of wings inside the front of the clothespin.
There will be a spot for both pipe cleaners to sit. I didn’t glue anything, and they stayed together perfectly. However, feel free to glue them if you’d like.
Step 6: Add the antenna
To finish off your beaded butterfly craft, add antennas. Begin by cutting your last pipe cleaner to size (3-4 inches). Then create a V shape, adding a single bead on both ends.
Lastly, place the antenna into the mouth of the clothespin. There you have your finished butterfly craft for kids!
If you want, you can then place a magnet on the bottom and stick them to your fridge. Or place your beaded butterfly on your windowsill.
Must-read butterfly books
There are so many benefits to reading aloud to kids. Let’s keep the fun going with these fun reads!
Monarch Butterfly -Follow the transformation of the monarch butterfly. From a tiny egg to a beautiful butterfly!
Hello Little One: A Monarch Butterfly Story -Follow this cute story of a monarch butterfly!
Summary- How to Make a Beaded Butterfly
Who knew crafts could be so easy and fun? Crafting with kids is an excellent way to bond, get creative, and have a blast. Not only can you help children take pride in their crafts, but the results can be beautiful.
Who knows what lasting memories you can create today with this fun beaded butterfly craft!
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