Make a beautiful butterfly out of a rock with this fun craft idea! Find a rock, grab your paint set, and colorful cardstock and let’s get started! Here is what you need to make the craft.
Project Difficulty: Beginner
Materials:
- Bright Pop! Cardstock Paper
- Washable Paint
- Washable Liquid Glue
- Paint Brush
- Kid Safe Scissors
- 1 Eraseable Colored Pencil or a Standard Pencil
Additional Materials:
- A Pipe Cleaner
- A Rock
Directions:
- Get out and explore! Find a rock around your yard.
- Paint the rock with one of the paints form your paint set.
- Let the rock dry.
- While your rock is drying, select any page from your cardstock pack.
- Fold the paper in half with the plain side facing out and the patterned side facing each other.
- On the crease line, draw the number 3.
- Carefully cut along the line of the number 3.
- Unfold the number 3 to reveal the colorful wings of your butterfly.
- Glue a thin line down the middle of the rock.
- Place the color wings on the glue, with the colorful side facing up and let dry.
- With your pipe cleaner, cut it in half to make two pieces.
- Fold one piece into a v-shape.
- Bend the ends of the pipe cleaner outward to curl the ends.
- Place a dot of glue to the top of the rock.
- Secure the pipe cleaner on the glue dot.
- Let your butterfly completely dry before playing.
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