Colorful DIY paper butterflies

Cheerful colors, fluttering wings, and creative crafting fun – perfect for DIY butterflies made from rolled paper! Children love designing their own colorful butterflies and decorating them with stickers, flowers, and fluttering ribbons. Summer is here – the days are getting brighter, flowers are blooming, and there is a buzz and a flutter everywhere. This is the perfect time for a colorful craft idea: homemade butterflies made from rolled design paper!

This craft idea is ideal for cozy afternoons at home, in kindergarten, or at school. Children can choose colors, design wings, and decorate their butterflies individually. This turns the craft table into a colorful spring meadow full of imagination in no time at all.

The finished butterflies can be used in many ways: They can be stuck to the window, where they bring color and joy into the room. They can also be attached to a wooden stick and placed in a flower pot – making every plant a real eye-catcher. Even when attached directly to a flower pot, they provide a cheerful and playful decoration.

Whether pastel spring colors, vibrant rainbow tones, or glittery patterns – here children can let their creativity run wild.

Form colored paper into a roll and glue it shut

Cut out wings and glue them on

Shape pipe cleaners into antennae

Attach antennae with a hot glue gun

Decorate the butterfly with stickers

Cut paper strips and glue them in