Fingerprint Butterflies
The picture to the right is a photograph of the finished craft. The diagram instructions are drawn. (drawings load faster than photos over the internet) /

Press firmly for this project. Firm presses make oval shapes, gentle presses make circle shapes.

Stamp your index finger in paint (you can see that in the butterfly to the right we pressed in orange paint and in the butterfly to the left and in the middle we pressed in mixed paints (red and yellow)).

Make one stamp on the paper at a slight angle.

Make a second stamp, overlapping the first at the opposite angle

Stamp your pinkie or second last finger in paint.

Make a third stamp below the first at an angle downward.

Make a fourth stamp overlapping the third at the opposite angle

With a black marker or thin paintbrush and black paint, draw a body and antenna to finish off the project. /

Make Fingerprint butterflies on cards on cards or painted terra cotta pots. You can even mix egg white and food color and make them on sugar cookies! Just make sure not to lick your fingers.

DLTK's Crafts for KidsButterfly TP Roll Craft

The butterfly looks sort of like a monarch butterfly (except a bit more cheerful than the real deal).To see what a REAL monarch looks like, including a bunch of facts about their lives and habitat and a printable coloring page... visit Fun Facts for Kids. Close the window when done to return to this screen.

Materials:

·  toilet paper roll,
·  a printer,
·  paper,
·  scissors,
·  glue
·  something to color with (if you've opted for the B&W version). /

Instructions:

·  Print out the template of choice

·  Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.

·  Glue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube.

·  Glue on the head and the six hands (have the children count the hands. Butterflies have 6 legs).

·  Glue the wings onto the back of the tp roll.

Templates:

·  Close the template window after printing to return to this screen.

·  Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).