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Butterfly Life Cycle Craft

Create a hands-on depiction of a butterfly’s life cycle, from egg to adult. This craft lets kids piece together each stage, making it an interactive way to explore nature's transformation and beauty!
Course Biology for Kids
Author Monique B

Equipment

  • Paper Plates
  • Construction Paper
  • Play Dough

Ingredients

  • Paper plate
  • Construction paper green, orange, black
  • Play dough various colors
  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Gluestick

Instructions

  • Divide the paper plate into four sections.
  • Roll small balls of play dough to represent eggs and glue them onto a green construction paper leaf.
  • Cut strips of construction paper and roll them into a caterpillar shape. Glue them in the second section.
  • Shape a piece of play dough into a cocoon or chrysalis and attach it to the third section.
  • Create butterfly wings and body shapes made of play dough. Place this in the fourth section.
  • Write the names of each stage on small pieces of paper and glue them in the corresponding sections.
  • Let everything dry.