Kids can make their very own Hand-Print Butterflies with this take-home craft! Craft kits are available to register for and pick up starting Monday, May 3rd. Craft kits are limited, so get them while you can! This craft is recommended for ages 3-8, but any age is encouraged. Registration is required. You will be notified when your craft kit is available to pick up.

Materials Included:

1 large pom pom

3 small pom poms

1 piece of construction paper

1 craft stick small

2 small googly eyes

1 pipe cleaner

What You Need:

Wet Glue

Scissors

Pencil

Markers/crayons/anything you wish to decorate your butterfly with

Directions:

1. Place your hand on the folded edge of the paper so there's about 2 inches between the fold and the end of the thumb. (So that the fold in the paper is in the middle of the palm.) Trace an outline around the handprint.

2. Cut out handprint.

3. Open the paper handprint and color a pattern on both sides of the butterflies using markers or pencil crayons.

- Optional: Keep the design symmetrical, just like a real butterfly!

4. Fold the pipe cleaner in half and Pinch one end of the pipe cleaner and roll it into a spiral. Repeat to make a spiral with the other end of the pipe cleaner.

5. Add glue to one end of the popsicle stick and press the bottom of the antennae pipe cleaner down onto it.

6. Continue using the wet glue to first attach the larger pom pom, then the smaller pom poms to the popsicle stick. Leave about 2 inches of the popsicle stick empty so you'll be able to hold the butterfly as a puppet.

7. Attach the googly eyes to the large pomp om with wet glue.

8. Squeeze a line of wet glue down the fold of the handprint and attach your popsicle stick.

9. Once dry, Pinch the end of the popsicle stick and make the wings flutter as it flies through the air!

Please feel free to send any photos of your craft to Elizabeth Cormier ecormier@dracutlibrary.org