More Than 20 Butterfly Crafts for Preschoolers

These butterfly crafts are perfect for preschoolers! Add one or more to your butterfly, insect, spring, or summer preschool lesson plans.

Whether you’re looking for a butterfly craft to add to an upcoming butterfly unit study or you’re just looking for something fun to do with your preschoolers this summer, your little ones will love all of the butterfly crafts for kids I’m featuring below!

Butterflies are fascinating, and your kids will love making some of their very own. They will have a blast flitting around the room with them when they’re done.

Add these craft ideas to your butterfly preschool theme this spring and summer.

Butterfly Crafts

Life Cycle of a Butterfly

Spring and summer are the perfect time to learn about the life cycle of a butterfly. This fun craft for kids will help kids visualize the butterfly life cycle.

B is for Butterfly Letter of the Week Craft

Kids will love transforming a simple letter B into a cute butterfly with this B is for Butterfly craft.

Easy Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft – Fun Spring Crafts for Kids

Coffee filters, watercolors, and pipe cleaners are all you need to make these colorful coffee filter butterflies.

Make a Paper Handprint Butterfly Craft Keepsake with your Child

Preserve your little one’s handprints with a paper handprint butterfly craft.

Pinecone Butterflies Kids Craft – Inspiration Made Simple

Gather some pinecones on your next nature walk. Your kids will love using them to make pinecone butterflies.

Tissue Paper Preschool Butterfly Craft

This adorable tissue paper preschool butterfly craft is not only pretty enough to put on display, but it’s a great way to build motor skills.

Black Glue Butterfly Craft

I’ve never crafted with black glue. But, this black glue butterfly craft is a great reason to try it.

How to Make a Clothespin and Watercolor Monarch Butterfly Craft

Teach your little ones about monarch butterflies, and then let them make their own clothespin and watercolor Monarch butterfly crafts.

Stained Glass Butterfly Craft

This stained glass butterfly craft will look beautiful hanging in the window this summer.

Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft for Kids

Looking for a quick and easy butterfly to make? Try these popsicle stick butterflies!

Garden Butterflies Craft

I love the way these garden butterflies look decorating a backyard fence.

Monarch Butterfly Symmetry Art for Kids

Teach kids about symmetry with this Monarch butterfly craft.

Yarn butterfly craft – The Craft Train

These yarn butterflies will help your preschoolers strengthen their coordination and fine motor skills.

Paper Butterfly Craft for Kids with a Party Horn Tongue

Don’t miss this fun paper butterfly craft which uses a party blower as the body.

B is for Butterfly Craft

This butterfly clothespin craft is perfect for your spring and summer crafting sessions. Clothespins and cupcake liners are all you need.

Toilet Roll Handprint Butterfly

Using a paper brad, your kids can make moveable wings for this toilet roll handprint butterfly craft.

Colorful Butterfly Craft

When you recycle colorful magazine pages, these magazine butterflies are sure to brighten up any room.

Butterfly Paper Bracelets for Kids

Butterfly paper bracelets are the perfect accessory for spring and summer!

Spring Flower Butterfly Craft – Fantastic Fun & Learning

Spring flower butterflies are unique when kids use bits of nature – leaves, flower petals, etc. – to decorate them.

Paper Bag Butterfly Kids Craft

Preschoolers can make a paper bag butterfly puppet to act out their favorite butterfly stories.

Fall Leaf Butterfly Craft

Crafting with nature is lots of fun, and these fall leaf butterflies are no exception. Not fall yet? Grab some fake leaves from a local store to make them.

Caterpillar to Butterfly Craft and Recommended Books

When kids make this “Caterpillar to Butterfly” craft, they’ll love watching the caterpillar emerge and transform into a beautiful butterfly.

Yarn Wrapped Caterpillar And Butterfly

This yarn-wrapped caterpillar and butterfly craft is a great way to have kids strengthen fine motor skills.

Tara

Tara is the brains behind Homeschool Preschool, where her journey from preschool and public school teacher to homeschooling mom of three fuels her passion for early childhood education. With a blend of expertise and firsthand experience, Tara’s writings offer practical tips and engaging resources to support families in creating meaningful learning adventures at home.