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Footprint Butterflies

Elementary-age students will love creating this Mother's Day craft.

  • Grades: PreK–K, 1–2, 3–5

Students can create this colorful, fun craft project as a personalized gift for mom on Mother's Day.
 

What You Need

  • Paints in rainbow colors (or a rainbow stamp pad)
  • Paintbrush
  • White and black construction paper
  • Brown markers
  • Glue


What You Do

  1. Paint the bottom of your student's right foot and toes with rainbow stripes.
  2. Stamp the foot on white paper, to the left of center. Allow the footprint to dry. 
  3. Repeat with the left foot, stamping this print next to the right so the pinky toes almost touch. 
  4. When the footprints are completely dry, use the brown marker to draw the body of the butterfly between the two footprints.    
  5. Draw antennaes on the butterfly with brown marker.
  6. Dip your student's index finger in paint and use that finger to dot the end of each antenna to complete it.
  7. Using the marker, add dotted lines from the bottom of the butterfly to the bottom of the paper to create the butterfly's path.
  8. Write the child’s name beside the path.
  9. Frame the print by glueing it onto a larger piece of black or colored construction paper.

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