DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Butterfly Toilet Paper 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 craft template of choice.
- Color (if using the black and white version of the craft) 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 toilet paper 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).