Midweek Creations - Butterfly Hands

This week's creation is a fun and simply piece of art that will be fun for your child to explore with. As with many art projects I post on here, there are lots of opportunities for variation. Enjoy!

Here's what you'll need:
Popsicle stick
construction paper
crayons and/or paint
stickers (0ptional)
tape
scissors

Let your child decorate his piece of construction paper with the crayons and/or paint. After the child is done and the paper is dry fold it in half and trace one of your child's hands with the palm right next to the folded edge of the paper. Cut out the tracing being sure not to cut through the folded edge near the palm. Open the cutout to reveal a butterfly and let your child decorate it a little more with stickers. Once done, tape the center fold of the butterfly onto one end of a popsicle stick and show your child how to move the popsicle stick up and down to make the butterfly fly.