Butterfly applique
Applique is an excellent option for making a children's butterfly craft. Working on such a craft will help your child develop his creative potential, as well as train attentiveness, perseverance and dexterity. For this craft you will need cardboard, colored paper, glue and scissors.
You can draw a butterfly yourself or download a butterfly template for a craft from the Internet. The butterfly design should be applied to colored paper, then cut out and decorated with sparkles or patterns. The resulting butterfly should be glued onto cardboard and cut out along the contour.
Choosing an outfit
The main clothes for a costume can also be different: from a simple dress to an original jumpsuit.
Dress
It is not necessary to sew a dress specifically for the holiday. You can take what the girl already has if it matches the color scheme. The most common colors for this outfit are pink, soft green, blue and other pastel shades.
IMPORTANT! It is important to know here that butterflies are diurnal and nocturnal, and their color depends on their belonging to a certain type. Talk to your child and discuss what color she likes best, show a video of real butterflies. Surely, she will quickly decide, and will wear the finished suit with pleasure.
Skirt and body
An excellent option would be a combination of a bodysuit and a skirt. You can take an old unnecessary swimsuit as a basis, and also sew a perky fluttering skirt from light fabric. It is extremely easy to sew, you just need a pattern, a little fabric and time.
In such a costume, the girl will feel confident and free, no matter what she has to do at the holiday.
Overalls
This is an even more convenient option. A one-piece suit always looks interesting and original.
Sewing a jumpsuit is not difficult for anyone who is familiar with basic sewing skills. It is important to decorate it with some details so that the jumpsuit does not look too simple and boring. Of course, in the case of a butterfly, you can’t do without recognizable accessories, but still you shouldn’t deprive the girl of the pleasure of looking bright and stylish.
Origami butterfly
A beautiful butterfly craft in origami style can be simply folded from paper. To do this, you will need a square sheet of paper (you can use regular or special origami paper).
Manufacturing stages:
- The paper must be folded diagonally.
- Then the sheet of paper should be turned clockwise and folded diagonally again.
- The workpiece must be unrolled again.
- As a result, the square paper should have creases diagonally from one side to the other.
- The top of the paper should be lowered to the bottom, aligning the corners evenly.
- The workpiece should be unfolded again, and, turning the sheet of paper, do the same actions.
- The flat edges of the workpiece should be inserted into the middle.
- Use scissors to twist the two bottom corners.
- The top rounded corners should be folded towards the middle.
- The craft should be turned upside down, and then the lower triangle should be bent back. The result should be a small triangle at the top of the butterfly.
- The butterfly's wings need to be folded together.
Accordion paper butterfly
This craft can be used to decorate walls or furniture. It’s very quick to make such a butterfly, and it will look very creative. Manufacturing process:
- The paper should be folded in half and cut. One part of the workpiece should again be folded in half horizontally.
- Fold the four edges of the rectangle, folding the craft to form a zigzag.
- The resulting zigzag paper should be tied with a thread in the middle, so as to create butterfly wings.
- Fold the second part of the paper in a zigzag pattern to form the body of a butterfly, and then glue the wings to it.
- If desired, you can attach a thread to the finished butterfly to use it as a hanging decoration.
Butterfly using quilling technique
This technique involves making crafts from strips of paper. You can cut the paper yourself or buy ready-made strips in the store. Butterflies in the quilling style can be made either flat or voluminous; this craft will not take much time and is suitable for small children.
Manufacturing stages:
- A strip of paper should be rolled into an oval, forming the body of a butterfly.
- Another strip of paper should be twisted into a tight circle, which will act as the butterfly's head.
- The butterfly's head must be attached to the body with glue.
- Then you should make a wing template by making 2 large ovals and 2 smaller ovals from cardboard.
- You need to glue twisted multi-colored strips of paper onto the template, which will serve as decoration.
- The finished wings should be glued to the body of the butterfly.
- You can twist antennae from thin strips of paper and then glue them to the butterfly's head.
Ideas
Set with frame wings
One option for a butterfly costume is a dress or set with frame wings on the back. The dress can be bright, rainbow or laconic, like the body of a butterfly, setting off multi-colored wings. In such a suit, the wings hold their shape well and have a wire or other frame.
Colored dress with a full skirt
Headband with mustache
Translucent wings
Fluffy dress with imitation lacing
Bright wings
Mustache-springs
Outfit with soft wings
Frameless soft wings in the form of a cloak look no less impressive. These wings are made of fabric and attached to the dress and sleeves. When a girl raises her arms or spins, her wings spread out, like those of a real butterfly.
Black dress
Painted wings-cloak
Headband with mustache
Dress with realistic pattern and wings
Fluffy wire whiskers
Snow butterfly image
Butterflies are carefree summer creatures, but such a costume is also quite suitable for a New Year’s party. You can create an image of a “snow butterfly” that will echo the theme of the holiday.
Snow-white tutu skirt
Transparent wings
Fluffy headband with antennae
White sequined dress
Hoop with wire tendrils
Transparent wings
Volumetric butterfly
To make this craft you will need a toilet paper roll, scissors, glue and colored paper. Draw wings on colored paper and decorate them as you wish. The pattern of the wings should be cut along the contour.
The sleeve should be painted with paint in any bright color and antennae made of paper or wire should be attached. The wings should be glued to the body of the butterfly. The finished butterfly can be decorated with beads or sparkles.
What materials do we need to prepare?
Today we will try to look at all possible models of butterfly-shaped crafts, so we will prepare the following set of materials:
- White and colored paper, colored cardboard;
- Scissors, stationery knife, thread and needles;
- Glue;
- A set of toothpicks;
- Metal wire, fishing line;
- Decorative elements (beads, rhinestones, buttons);
- Natural materials: leaves, twigs, cones.
- Yarn for knitting in several colors.
This list can be continued for a very long time, but we won’t. If we need additional material to create a model, we will simply check its availability during the work.
Plasticine butterfly
Even a small child can make such a craft. Several pieces of brightly colored plasticine should be kneaded, and then the oblong body of a butterfly should be sculpted.
It is better to make the wings from two different colors of plasticine - the upper part of the wings should be large and brighter, the lower part of the wings should be made smaller and darker. Then you should sculpt the head and small mustache. All elements need to be brought together.
Polymer clay butterfly
It is important to know how to make a butterfly craft from polymer clay. This is an interesting and time-consuming job, the result of which can exceed all expectations, the main thing is to do everything consistently and accurately.
Manufacturing stages:
- On paper you should draw a blank of wings (a total of 4 wings are needed).
- A small piece of clay should be mixed with a bright dye, then rolled out into a layer and a cut-out paper blank of wings attached to it.
- Using the template, you need to cut out the wings from clay using a knife.
- Place the wing on the embossed surface to give it texture.
- A thin wire should be glued to the wing and sent to dry on an uneven surface to form a bend.
- The remaining clay should be mixed with black paint and the body, head and antennae of the butterfly should be sculpted from it.
- Dried parts of the craft should be painted again.
- After all the pieces have dried, you need to assemble the butterfly using super glue.
Making Wings
One of the most important elements of the costume are the wings, so they need to be given special attention. There are several ways in which wings can be made from different materials. Let's look at the most interesting of them.
On a wire frame
This is a very easy option for creating wings, which anyone who has ever had to deal with any crafts can handle. And it’s not at all necessary to buy wings in a store, where, of course, there are a huge variety of them.
You just need to take the wire and make a special frame out of it, onto which you can subsequently stretch any light and beautiful fabric that you can find at home. It is best if it is translucent, this will increase the magical effect that the whole butterfly costume produces, which has a lot in common with the fairy costume.
Decorate the resulting product as desired.
IMPORTANT! Be sure to discuss with your daughter what kind of costume she wants before you start. It is the child’s preferences that should play the main role when choosing decorative elements and the general appearance of the outfit.
Fabric
Fabric wings will flutter very beautifully behind the girl’s back, so you can give them preference if there is a very active holiday ahead, where there will certainly be dancing.
Several scraps of fabric, for example felt, will need to be sewn or glued to a base - a pattern that can be easily found on the Internet or any magazine dedicated to sewing.
Another advantage of this option is that no additional materials are required - only fabric, excess or unnecessary scraps of which are certainly available in every family.
Paper
Wings can also be made from cardboard or thick paper. In this case, it will be easiest to color them at the girl’s discretion. In addition, a good option would be to decorate with applique or, for example, tinsel and other details.
It’s also quite easy to give them the desired shape, because you can either draw a sketch yourself or print it in advance and subsequently transfer it to cardboard.
Butterfly using kanzashi technique
To make this craft you will need 2 satin ribbons of 5 cm and 2 of the same ribbons of 10 cm, threads, glue, beads and lace.
Manufacturing stages:
- From large pieces of satin it is necessary to form a triangle, while the edges must be bent inward.
- The triangle needs to be folded in half and secured with a clamp, so that you get a sharp petal.
- Round petals should be made from small pieces.
- The sharp and round parts of the wings should be sewn together.
- From large beads you should make the body of a butterfly and glue the finished wings to it.
- The finished butterfly can be glued to cardboard covered with fabric.
Figures for beginners
A 2-3 year old child can easily cope with this task. Color the sheet of paper with a felt-tip pen in advance so as not to wrinkle the finished product. Fold it in half and use your fingers to gather the fold in the middle.
Secure with a ribbon or colored thread, you can make several of these crafts in different colors and decorate the chandelier.
Another simple option consists of two parts. Gather the square sheet with your fingers starting from the corner, connect two such figures and secure with tape.
Spread the wings and glue the antennae. This is a simplified version of the three-dimensional model.
Butterfly made of threads
A simple craft that even a small child can do. The butterfly should be drawn on a sheet of paper and then covered with cling film. Multi-colored threads must be dipped in glue and placed one by one on cling film within the contour of the drawn butterfly. After the threads dry, you should glue beads to them, which will serve as the body of the butterfly.
Final Attributes
Almost every carnival outfit, especially for a child, requires special details, with the help of which everyone around them understands who exactly it represents. For a butterfly, these are funny antennae that should never be forgotten.
Mustache
In order to make the antennae, you will need a headband, wire and any desired decorations.
The wire can be carefully attached to the rim using tape. Pay attention to which butterfly you took as the basis for your outfit - a particular species may have its own individual characteristics regarding the antennae. Of course, for a children's party it is not necessary to maintain maximum similarity with the original, but this will make the costume more interesting.
Shoes
You shouldn’t neglect your shoes: it’s important that they match the overall look. In addition to matching the color scheme, you can add various decorative elements to the baby’s shoes: for example, make a beautiful applique and glue it, or draw funny and cute butterflies on too modest shoes.
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Butterfly made of colored paper
A butterfly craft made from colored paper can also look quite interesting. This craft is performed with preschool children. You should cut out wings, a body, a head and antennae from pieces of paper of different colors.
All elements need to be glued together. On the inside of the butterfly you can make a small envelope for a card with wishes. This craft will serve as a postcard.
Butterflies with wings of different shapes
But such a craft turns out to be voluminous and it is not at all complicated. We do it without any glue at all.
The work is suitable even for children to develop fine motor skills.
- Two circles of different diameters are the upper and lower wings. We carefully fold each circle like an accordion. We place our blanks horizontally relative to each other.
- We fasten with wire. From wire we make antennae and a body. The body and antennae can be wrapped in a strip of paper, or a strip of paper can be twisted into a barrel and placed on a wire.
- Using an accordion, you can fold two squares of different sizes, two rhombuses, a circle and a square, depending on the shape of the wings you want to get.
Such models, large, small, medium, are suitable for decorating anything: garlands, curtains, arches.
Butterflies from two patterns
This is a simple version of a three-dimensional craft that is perfect for children. To make a butterfly you will need double-sided colored paper, old newspaper, glue and scissors.
Draw a butterfly template on colored paper and then cut it out along the contour. The finished colored butterfly should be attached to newsprint and outlined with a simple pencil, slightly going beyond the outline. Then you should cut out the butterfly from the newspaper.
Butterflies made of colored and newsprint paper should be bent in the middle, and then using a pencil, smoothly bend the wings down. The small butterfly should be glued to the large one so that the wings remain free. The “upper” wings should be slightly raised to make the craft more voluminous.
Butterfly made of gelatinized fabric
Gelatin should be dissolved in water and allowed to brew for half an hour. The resulting solution should be soaked into the fabric and allowed to dry thoroughly.
Transfer the butterfly stencil to the finished fabric and cut it along the contour. Then you should bend the fabric with a hot knife so that you get the natural curve of the butterfly wing.
It is necessary to make veins on the butterfly's wings and antennae from thin wire. The body of the butterfly can be made from wire or beads. All elements of the craft must be assembled using silicone glue.
Making crafts is an interesting and entertaining activity that will be especially useful for young children. If your own imagination is not enough, you can gain inspiration by looking at photos of butterfly crafts on the Internet. Finished works will give the interior a special charm and individuality, without additional costs for decoration.
Hanging toy for baby
Materials for work:
- To create an interesting and exciting toy for your baby, you can take the base from a broken hanging carousel. If you don't have one, ask your dad to help: you'll need a durable ring for hanging butterflies.
- Fishing line and thin wire.
- Glue, scissors.
- Decorative elements (however, do not use a lot of small parts if the toy is being prepared for a very small child).
Step-by-step instruction:
- Using ready-made templates, we cut out butterfly figures of various sizes and shapes from thick cardboard.
- Using the same templates, we make patterns, departing 1.5-2 cm from the edge of the sample. We cut out shapes from any soft fabric.
- We sew the linen figures onto the cardboard bases, running the thread along the edge of the product (such a seam will be noticeable, but will give our butterfly an elusive charm). Leave a small section of fabric without a seam.
- Our product should be voluminous, so we fill a fabric “bag” with a cardboard base inside with cotton. We sew the last section.
- At the top of the butterfly we form a loop, through which we will hang our beauty from the ring.
- We make several different shapes and decorate them with satin ribbons, bows or fabric flowers. Do not use beads, buttons or beads: the toy is intended for babies, children are curious, and you always want to taste small details.
- We make pendants on the ring, on the ends of which we hang our butterflies. Try making these crafts yourself and make sure that the products are not only voluminous, but also very soft.
