| Activity Ideas: Art: Mirror Butterfly Fold a piece of construction paper in half and cut it into the shape of a butterfly. Open it up and paint one side of the butterfly. Fold it again and press it firmly. Open it up to reveal a beautiful symmetrical butterfly. 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. 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. 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. Drama: 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. Language: 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 Caterpillar Little fuzzy caterpillar In your warm cocoon The cold winter's over and you'll be hatching soon. Then you'll spread your wings On a warm summer's day And wave us all good bye As you fly, fly away. Science Collect caterpillars and put them in aquariums with a mesh lid and tree branches inside. Release caterpillars after observation. |
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