Activity Ideas:
Butterfly
Materials: ziplock sandwich bags, tissue paper scraps, various colors, pipe cleaner
Directions: Tear the tissue paper into small pieces and put a couple of tablespoons of the torn
paper in a ziplock bag. Spread out the paper so it looks like stained glass. Fan fold the bag (like
an accordion). In the middle of the bag, twist a pipe cleaner to form the butterfly's body. Curl the
ends to look like an antennae.

Pattern Caterpillars
Cut a large number of 1 inch circles from different colored construction paper. Have the children
create caterpillars by gluing the circles together, alternating colors to form patterns. Let them
add circle stickers for eyes and construction paper antennae.

Stained Glass Butterflies
Shave old crayons and place on a piece of waxed paper. Place another piece of waxed paper
on top. Hold an iron on top briefly. Cut into a butterfly shape and hand in a window.

Butterfly Baggies
Materials: sandwich size zip close baggies, tissue paper in a variety of colors,
6" long pipe cleaner
Directions: Cut the tissue paper into 1/2" squares. Fill the zip close bag with tissue squares (the
more, the filler the wings). Zip the bag closed, pressing out some of the air. Gather bag in the
middle with the zip close at the top. Twist the pipe cleaner in the middle of the gather to form a
butterfly with antennae. Curl the ends of the pipe cleaner of the antennas.

Creative Movement: Creepy Crawly Caterpillar
A creepy crawly caterpillar that I see(shade eyes)
Makes a chrysalis in the big oak tree. (make body into a ball)
He stays there, and I know why (slowly stand up)
Because soon he will be a butterfly (flap arms)

Butterfly Dance
Give each child a colored butterfly cutout (or have the children cut them out). Have the children fly
their butterflies around to cheery music. When the music stops encourage them to land their
butterfly on something the same color.

First comes a Butterfly and lays an egg. Out comes a caterpillar with many legs
Oh see the caterpillar spin and spin. A little cocoon to sleep in
oh oh oh look and see - oh oh oh look and see
Out of the cocoon my oh my - out comes a beautiful Butterfly
Butterfly DAZE
c. Marcia Arpin
www.alltheDAZE.com
established July, 1,
2002
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