Paper Plate Butterfly Puppet Everyday Preschool Craft

Short on time for preschool crafts? This quick and easy Paper Plate Butterfly Puppet takes no time to make and when you’re done, your preschooler will have a great little puppet to include in their imaginative play. This everyday preschool craft makes it easy to include a little bit of craft time in your preschooler’s schedule.

What You Need

2 Paper Plates
Scissors
Stapler
Paint Dotters or Markers
Chenille Stems

How To Make It

Step One:
Draw a butterfly on the backside of one of the paper plates. Let your preschooler color it any way they choose.

Step Two:
Fold the butterfly in half, decorated side in.

Step Three:
Cut the other paper plate in half, then trim off about an inch from each cut end.

Step Four:
Staple the cut plate to the butterfly plate leaving a gap for your preschooler to insert his/her hand. Add the Chenille Stems for antennae and you have yourself a butterfly puppet!

Variations

Use the same technique to create other flying creatures or turn it sideways and you have a mouth that will open and close so you can create non-flying puppets.

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