Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet

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Paper toys are fun, easy, and inexpensive to make. Best of all kids love them. Make a paper butterfly puppet for some almost instant playthings.

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Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet

By katrine2706 [423 Posts, 97 Comments]

September 18, 2019

Today, I'm making a fun craft for my son and his two cousins. They love it when I make paper toys for them. I'm glad I can make them smile with simple handmade toys.

Supplies:

3 sheets of cardstock (assorted colors)
glue
scissors
pencil/marker
paper

Steps:

Draw a butterfly pattern on a piece of paper, including the body, head, and wings.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - drawing of butterfly body, and wings

Cut out these patterns.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - templates/patterns cut out

Trace the patterns onto preferred colored cardstock.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - trace shapes onto cardstock

Cut them out. Make two pieces from each pattern.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - cut out two sets

Take one oval and one circle for the head and body and glue them together.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - glue the head to the body

Cut out two small strips of different colored paper, about 1 inch or less. Fold into zigzags.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - cut two small paper strips using a different color, then fold into zigzags

Glue the tips onto the head for the antennae.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - glue to the head as antennae

Cut out six longer strips about 1 and 1/2 inches and fold into zigzags.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - cut out 6 longer strips of paper and fold into zigzags

Glue 3 on each side of the body. Set aside.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - attach 3 to each side as the legs

Take another set of the body and head assembly. Stick the wings onto it.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - attach wings to the other body piece

Cut out thin strips and arrange them on the body.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - cut out thin strips of paper and arrange on the body

Add the other details to the wings.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - add other details to the wings

Cut a long two inch wide strip of cardstock.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - long strip of cardstock 2 inches wide

Glue both ends on the two sides of the first body. See photo.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - glue both ends of this strip to the first body piece

Now, stick the two sets together.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - glue the winged butterfly to the first body

Draw a face on the head.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - draw a face on the head

Insert your hand in the handle under the body of your butterfly.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - child's hand through the paper loop

Move your hand up and down to flap its wings.

Making a Paper Butterfly Puppet - moving hand up and down will cause the wings to move

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