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Butterfly Craft Activities for Children and Adults

Directions

Materials List

1. Newspaper                               2. Colored string for the antennae

3. Liquid watercolors                   4. Paint brushes & craft sticks

5. Tacky glue or extra strength glue stick

6. Glitter glue pens or chalk markers

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Instructions for One Butterfly

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Paint an 8x11 size piece of newspaper with watercolor paints and let dry overnight (or glue two pieces of newspaper together for a stronger Butterfly). Trace the shape of a butterfly with a pencil on the painted, dried newspaper. Then cut out the butterfly shape. Glue a craft stick in the center, draw on eyes (optional) and add colored string at the top for the antennae. 

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For more painted newspaper craft ideas (hot air balloon, owl, snail) visit the Spring Crafts page on I Heart Crafty Things website.

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Making Colors

If you can only get red, blue and yellow paint, here are some options for mixing colors. 

Color Wheel

For the "secondary" colors violet, green and orange:

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Violet/Purple ~ mix red and blue

Green ~ mix blue and yellow

Orange ~ mix red and yellow

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For more information on colors, see "Best 30 Tips on How to Mix Colors" or consult a color wheel.

 

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