Get adorable butterfly crafts to inspire creativity. From wall art to pencil toppers, all of these butterfly DIYs are easy to create!
Peak butterfly watching season is definitely summer. The warm weather and sunny days will bring them to most large gardens filled with a variety of plants and flowers. A sighting can be delightful for kids of all ages – even adults!
Crafts for Butterfly Lovers
I’d venture to say that the butterfly has the best rep of any insect out there. How many insects make you smile when you happen upon them?
As I mentioned when I created my clothespin butterflies, I have a few butterfly lovers in my family. I know that crafts that involve butterflies can make people almost as happy as the insects themselves!
With this in mind, I’ve collected over 25 butterfly crafts for you to check out. There is something in here for everyone, and each one is super easy to accomplish. Go ahead and scroll down. I’d be willing to bet that you will be smiling by the end of this list!
Butterfly Crafts
Get 25 adorable craft projects to inspire creativity. From wall art to pencil toppers, all of these butterfly crafts for kids (and adults, too!) are easy to create!
Clothespin Butterflies
Learn how to make clothespin butterflies that kids are going to love! This is easy to make with craft paint, pipe cleaners, and other simple supplies.
Yarn Butterfly
Work on fine motor skills with this yarn wrapping craft. Plus you get to use up some of your yarn scraps!
Butterfly Puppets
Kids will love making this paper butterfly craft! This project features paper bag bodies and colorful handprint wings.
Windsock Pinata
What a combination! Create windsocks out of toilet paper rolls - and these cute butterflies also double as pinatas! This is a great idea for a kid party activity and favor.
Paper Plate Butterflies
These butterflies made using paper plates are adorable! I love the fuzzy pom poms and the watercolor painting.
Coffee Filter Butterflies
Make these cute butterflies out of coffee filters using inexpensive supplies! Kids will love to make these for spring or summer.
Watercolor Butterfly
Black glue is the secret to making these watercolor butterflies really pop! They are so beautiful and almost resemble stained glass.
Beaded Pipe Cleaner Butterflies
These beaded chenille stem butterflies are so pretty and so sparkly, and best of all, they’re really easy to make!! You can make them in whatever colors you have on hand.
Butterfly Art
This wall art is super simple if you have a cutting machine or die cutter. Or, you could use a butterfly punch. You can have these punched out in less time than it takes to watch a movie.
Accordion Fold Butterfly
These beautiful paper butterflies are easy to make with accordion folding. Maggy provides great step-by-step instructions plus a video!
Butterfly Garland
These butterflies made from egg cartons make a colorful garland you could hang in a kid's bedroom!
Butterfly Pencil Topper
Older kids, teens and adults will enjoy making these felt butterfly pencil toppers. This is a great way to teach hand stitching.
Butterfly Card Craft For Kids
This card is perfect for spring, summer, and even Mother's Day! So simple for kids to make and the googly eyes take it over the edge in terms of cuteness.
Origami Butterfly
Learn how to fold an easy origami butterfly with these step by step instructions and video tutorial. The perfect paper craft for kids!
Sponge Butterfly
Wrap a hair elastic around a sponge and add paint to one side. Squish it in half to get the mirror image paint and you now have a butterfly stamp!
Butterfly Painting
Symmetrical butterfly painting art project for kids. Use the free printable shape template to create a monarch or blue morpho butterfly.
Butterfly Perler Beads
Get over 30 patterns for butterfly perler beads! There are a variety of colors and sizes for anyone who loves these winged insects.
Pinecone Butterflies
I bet you didn't know that pine cones could make such cute bodies for butterflies. If you love nature crafts, this is a fun one for collecting on walks.
Clothespin Body Butterfly
Use sandwich bags and painted clothespins to make these butterflies. This one is filled with foam beads, but you could fill it with snacks or candy too!
Heart Butterfly
Cut out paper heart shapes to make a butterfly. I love the use of a spoon for the body - so cute!
Paper Towel Butterflies
Dip paper towels in water with food coloring for pretty water colored butterfly wings! Hang them from the ceiling or have fun tossing them in the air.
Wrapping Paper with a 3D Effect
This butterfly wrapping paper is easy to make with tissue paper - and the butterflies look like they are coming off the package! Great for kids or adults.
Beaded Butterfly
Once you finished using the paper towels for the butterflies above, cut up the cardboard tube to make these cute butterflies with beads!
Butterfly Mobile
Who wouldn't want this view looking up from their crib? This mobile was made using butterflies created from milk jugs! You really need to see how easy these are to make.
Cork Rainbow Butterfly
Use up those wine corks with an easy kids craft! Use a rainbow of colored wings or have the kids draw fun art on the wings.
Flapping Butterfly
A bit of folding allows you to turn paper butterflies into ones that have wings that move as you do! I love the idea of using a hole punch to decorate these.
Stained Glass Butterfly
These tissue paper butterflies are meant to look like they are created from stained glass! And they really catch the light when hung in a window.
Puffy Butterfly
Use glue to attach tissue paper or crepe paper and form a beautiful butterfly! You can get creative with colors.
Washi Tape Butterflies
When you have patterned tape, you don't need much else! Learn how to decorate templates with washi tape to make the cutest flying insects ever.
Butterfly Bouquet
You won't believe how easy it is to draw these butterflies yourself using a stencil. This is a fun activity for older kids and adults. Laminate them and make a pretty 'bouquet' of butterflies!
Perler Bead Bookmarks
Learn how to make perler bead bookmarks using simple supplies! Kids will love this easy project with beads, popsicle sticks, and glue.
If these butterfly crafts made you smile, I’d love it if you could share this post using the buttons below. Then you should definitely take a look at these other insect and animal craft ideas:
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Spencer
Wednesday 29th of November 2023
What a great list of butterfly crafts! Thank you Amy!
Zartasha
Friday 18th of August 2023
Hi... I hope you're well. My name is Zartasha and I have been working as a creator for a long time. I'll make all types of paper craft for kids and DIY videos for you. If you're interested you can contact with me. Thank you