Butterfly Crafts for Kids Montessori Activity

Welcome spring with a fun activity that kids will love. Check out our butterfly crafts for kids. The transformation of the butterfly is a fun craft and Montessori activity kids can do at home to help develop their fine motor skills.

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Butterfly Crafts for Kids a Montessori Activity with Printable Worksheets

Have you ever thought about the incredible transformation that the caterpillar makes to become a beautiful butterfly? It is lovely to see how nature acts in such a perfect and fantastic way.

The butterfly goes through a transformation process known as metamorphosis; it must go through its development stages to become a butterfly. It begins as an egg, caterpillar, chrysalis, and finally a butterfly.

The development processes vary depending on the butterfly species. Some last approximately two weeks as larvae, and others, like the Eribia butterfly, can last up to two years as larvae. Still, in the end, the result is the same, a beautiful butterfly.

The same thing happens with children’s development; they are born with outstanding capacities. Many of their abilities should be stimulated for their timely development, and others, they get through stimuli. Like butterflies, they just need to go through a stimulus process for all their abilities to flourish.

Not all children learn in the same way or at the same time. The important thing is to offer them those experiences to help them develop their skills.

The Montessori learning method allows different activities to be carried out easily with children. They are responsible for developing their own learning. The practical life activities benefit the agility and coordination of their movements.

In the first years of life, children like to do household activities such as picking up clothes, making the bed, cooking, sweeping, bathing, eating alone, etc. With these activities, the children will develop their motor skills. Still, they will also strengthen their self-esteem, autonomy, and self-reliance.

Children will understand the importance of their personal care and keeping their space clean and tidy. All in their time, without feeling under pressure. For children to learn, they must perform the same activity over and over again. It is through practice that learning takes place.

Fun butterfly crafts for kids. The transformation of the butterfly is a super fun Montessori activity to help with a child's fine motor skills.

THEME: BUTTERFLY CRAFTS FOR KIDS

HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY?

Topic: Fine motor skills

Age: 4-6-year-old children

Goal: Through this butterfly crafts for kids activity, kids will strengthen the movements of the hands and fingers, autonomy, self-esteem, and independence.

Difficulty level: Intermediate. This butterfly crafts for kids activity is designed for children to autonomously and independently follow instructions.

Skills:

Eye-hand coordination
Precision in hand and finger movements
Focus
Following instructions
Autonomy
Self-esteem
Self-reliance

MATERIALS:

Colored sequins in different containers (To use this material, children need to be with an adult.)
Glue
A paintbrush in a container
A butterfly drawing

ACTIVITY DEVELOPMENT

Children must always be close to an adult during this butterfly crafts for preschool kids activity. Some of the materials are very small, and children could swallow them and harm themselves.

Step 1:

Use the paintbrush to spread the glue all over the edge of the butterfly and glue the sequins.

Step 2:

Spread the glue over the butterfly’s antennae and glue the sequins. It is better if you use a different color.

Step 3:

Spread the glue in the middle of the wings and paste the sequins.

Step 4:

Spread the glue in the butterfly’s body and glue the sequins.

ACTIVITY RESULT

A colorful butterfly crafts for kids with butterfly full of colorful sequins using the pincer grip technique

Butterfly with colorful sequins. A butterfly crafts for kids.

FREE PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS

Surprise kids with fun worksheets to welcome spring. Click the link below to download our free printable butterfly themed worksheets.

Download the Free Printable Butterfly Worksheets

HOW DO WE DO THIS ACTIVITY WITH CHILDREN OF DIFFERENT AGES?

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 4 YEARS OLD

This butterfly crafts for kids activity can be developed with younger children. To lower this activity’s difficulty level, you will need to change the materials. In this case, children can use Play-Doh to strengthen their pincer grip and hand and finger muscles. They must use their fingers to cut the Play-Doh and press it to the drawing. This way, they will carry out an activity according to their development and skills.

CHANGES FOR CHILDREN OLDER THAN 6

This butterfly crafts for kids activity can be done with older children. To increase the difficulty level, it is unnecessary to change the materials. Children at this age are agile with their hands and fingers movements and can press the Play-Doh or the sequins to the drawing to decorate the butterfly. They can also use glitter to decorate the edge of the butterfly wings. They can do this butterfly crafts for kids activity by themselves, but always with an adult close,caring for them. This way, they will carry out an exercise according to their development and skills.

WATCH THE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS HERE

VIDEO DESCRIPTION – BUTTERFLY CRAFTS FOR KIDS – THE BUTTERFLY’S TRANSFORMATION

In this butterfly crafts for kids video, you will find a detailed description of the “THE BUTTERFLY’S TRANSFORMATION” activity, designed for children from 4 to 6 years old. Here, a butterfly is decorated with different materials, perfecting the pincer grasp technique. For this activity development, the accompaniment of an adult is essential. This butterfly crafts for kids activity will allow children to develop eye-hand coordination, precision in hand and finger movements, focus, following instructions, autonomy, self-esteem, and self-reliance. They will need the following materials to do the activity: colored sequins in different receptacles, glue, a paintbrush in a receptacle, and a butterfly drawing.

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Liliana is a Licensed Montessori teacher known for her passion and dedication to education. She's been a teacher in the United States for many years, and she truly believes that education is the key to making the world a better place because today's students are tomorrow's leaders. Her experience with Toddlers, Beginners, VPK with Montessori methodology approach; Kindergarten, and first grade made her an authority and trusted resource. Liliana's family taught her important qualities like love, a positive attitude, strong motivation, and leadership. These values have guided her on her journey to becoming a professional and expert teacher. Her mission is to help children grow and contribute to a brighter future for the country.