YARN WRAPPING
My infatuation with yarn crafts began with our colorful yarn wrapped rainbow.
Since then we have added several more yarn wrapping crafts as they are a great way to work on fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination!
Today we are sharing this fun butterfly craft for kids using our stash of.... YARN!
We get to see butterflies in our garden every once and a great while. It always amazes me that these simple creatures will make everyone drop what they are doing to watch them flitter flutter through the air!
With yarn, create your own unique and colorful butterfly! Our yarn wrapping butterfly craft for kids is the PERFECT craft for spring! And it might just make your little one's curious enough to want to learn more about these amazing little creatures!
BUTTERFLY CRAFT FOR KIDS
- Yarn
- Cardboard
- Scissors
- Black Pipecleaner
- Hot Glue Gun
- Foam Stick
- Gems
(optional)
Yarn Wrapping Butterfly Craft for Kids
Begin prepping your Yarn Wrapped Butterfly by cutting a butterfly shape from a cardboard box--You may also find it necessary to make little snips around the butterfly to hold the yarn.
Lay your stash out on the table and invite your child over to select one or more colors of yarn
Select a color to use first and begin wrapping the yarn around the cardboard butterfly.
The movement involved in the wrist, arm, and fingers make this a great way to strengthen those fine motor muscles! Holding the yarn works on pincer grasp-- not to mention all the hand-eye coordination involved in this task. Your little one will be hard at "work!" Though we may steer clear because of the mess, crafts also have many fine motor benefits! And with little ones, crafts are a great way to naturally talk about colors, shapes, count, etc.
Once the child is finished wrapping the butterfly in yarn, cut a black pipe cleaner in half and thread it through the yarn near the top of the butterfly.
Next, you'll need to use a hot glue gun (be watchful of little fingers! adult supervision advised!) to make the foam stick adhere to the yarn.
Find a place to display your lovely and unique yarn wrapped butterfly! Well, in our case... butterflies : )
We can't just make one of everything around here with four kids!
