Butterfly crafts

We have been learning all about the lifecycle of a butterfly over the last few weeks.  As such we have made some lovely butterfly crafts.

The children painted some card butterfly templates - I showed them how to paint one side and fold it over to make the pattern symmetrical - some of the children chose to use that method and others chose to just paint it all - they were all beautiful!

Today J and M made a simple butterfly.  First they coloured a wooden peg with Sharpie markers (I attached the peg to a piece of cardboard to make it easier for the children to hold and colour in) - just look at the concentration on their faces!

Then very carefully we painted a piece of kitchen roll with our (home made) watercolour paints, taking lots of care not to rip the paper.

We added goggly eyes to our pegs and once the paper was dry scrunched it up to make wings - ta da, two lovely butterflies!

Caterpillars to butterflies

Over the Easter holidays the postman brought us a very exciting parcel - 5 tiny caterpillars!  We have watched the caterpillars grow into big fat caterpillars, seen them metamorphose into chrysalis, and then have seen 5 beautiful butterflies hatch.  


The children have all learnt about the lifecycle of a butterfly, we have learnt lots of new words, we have learnt to be gentle and quiet around the caterpillars and butterflies and we have made lovely related crafts.


Having the caterpillars and butterflies over the last few weeks has been very stimulating, interesting and enjoyable for the children - and myself!  This activity will most definitely be repeated each year as it is such a simple activity that everyone enjoys and which leads to so many learning opportunities.