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Butterfly with Foam Balls

Butterfly with Foam Balls

In this tutorial, we will show you how to make beautiful colorful butterflies with foam balls and pipe cleaners!

 

A super easy creative activity that kids will love!

How to complete this tutorial step by step?

Etape par étape

Materials

To make a butterfly, you will need:

- 1 polystyrene ball Ø 5 cm

- 3 polystyrene balls Ø 3 cm

- a wooden stick

- acrylic paint and a brush

- matched color chenille stems (30 cm)

- 2 googly eyes Ø 1.8 cm

- gel adhesive dots

- a pair of scissors

- a white marker

Step 1

Step 1 -

Step that can be done by an adult.

 

 

To form the body of the butterfly, insert 3 polystyrene balls Ø 3 cm and one ball Ø 5 cm onto a wooden skewer.

Step 2

Step 2 -

Paint the body of the butterfly with acrylic paint and let it dry for about 30 minutes.

Step 3

Step 3 -

Place caterpillars in the second polystyrene ball (Ø 3 cm) to create the butterfly wings.

 

To create the "inside" of the wings, use caterpillars that you have previously shortened.

Step 4

Step 4 -

Create the second part of the wings using the same technique.

Step 5

Step 5 -

Cut two small pieces of chenille and stick them onto the large polystyrene ball to create the butterfly's antennas.

 

You can also curl the ends for a nice finish.

Étape 6

Étape 6 -

Coller 2 yeux mobiles Ø 1,8 cm avec des pastilles adhésives.

Step 7

Step 7 -

Draw a pretty smile using a marker.

The products used:

Les produits utilisés :

2,39€ (either 0,24 € / pc)

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1,49€ (either 0,15 € / pc)

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2,59€

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12,90€

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2,99€

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2,99€

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26,94€ (either 4,49 € / pot)

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2,99€ (either 1,00 € / pc)

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1,29€

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2,99€

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