Let students get creative and express themselves with these butterfly art activities for preschoolers. Be sure to create a section for them on your list of butterfly activities for preschoolers.
The butterfly art is perfect for spring. But lots of little kids have a special interest in butterflies. So, depending on your group of students, butterfly art activities could be a hit any time of year!
You’ll find multiple art techniques using a variety of supplies listed in the art ideas below. Children will explore colors and textures as they create unique butterfly art. One of my favorite things about each of these art projects is that they’re highly adaptable. You can make a few simple adjustments to fit the needs of your class.
Related: Art Projects for Kids
This post includes a collection of butterfly art ideas. You can find the ideas in links of blue, underlined text below. Take a look through the art projects to find a few that pique your interest. Then click on the links to get details for each project.
Why Should I Make Butterfly Art with Kids?
There are so many benefits of incorporating art into preschool and kindergarten lesson plans. It is a great way for kids to explore new educational material, experiment with new supplies, and express themselves. And those are just a few of the many reasons why it’s important to give kids ample opportunities to create art.
Planning art activities around butterflies is especially beneficial! On top of all the many benefits of creating art, butterfly art gives kids the chance to explore even more early childhood skills and concepts.
Here are a few things the kids can learn and practice with butterfly art activities for preschoolers:
- Symmetry
- Color identification
- Color mixing
- Parts of a butterfly
- Lifecycle of a butterfly
- Creative expression
- Fine motor skills
This list just covers the basics of what kids can learn through butterfly art. The benefits are endless. And it’s so easy to alter the activities to work on certain concepts and skills.
Materials for the Butterfly Art Ideas
The key to any successful preschool activity is proper preparation! For me, that starts by making a list and gathering all of the necessary materials.
The details for the butterfly art activities for preschoolers listed below are outlined within each link. But I wanted to make a list of items that would come in handy for a spur-of-the-moment butterfly art project. They’ll also work well for general spring art projects.
Here are my recommendations (I may get commissions for purchases made through links in this post):
As always, check your supply closet for supplies first. You can get inspiration from the things you already have. Or stock up on these art supplies to be set for spring.
Butterfly Art Activities for Preschoolers
Below is a list of butterfly art activities perfect for preschool and kindergarten. Take a look and pick out a few favorites!
Children will mix colors and experiment with watercolors as they create this painted butterfly art!
Grab a salad spinner from the cupboard to create a spin-painted butterfly! The kids will have tons of fun experimenting with this new painting technique.
Kids will put a familiar object to use in a novel way as they design the wings on their sponge painted butterfly craft.
Teach kids about the painted lady species of butterfly. Show them pictures and set out models as inspiration as the kids create their own unique painted lady butterfly art.
Children will explore a variety of painting techniques before putting together this marble-painted monarch.
In this activity, students of all ages can learn how to paint butterflies using an ink blot symmetry technique.
The galaxy butterfly art project for kids makes an out-of-this-world display for the classroom!
It won’t take long to prep this butterfly stamping process art activity for kids. A super simple activity that packs a huge punch!
More Butterfly Art Activities for Preschoolers
The fun with butterfly art doesn’t end there! Here are a few more butterfly art activities for preschoolers and kindergarten kids:
The glitter and sequins really take the butterfly squish art to a new level. In this process art activity, kids will put their creativity to work as they learn about colors, symmetry, and butterflies!
This super easy butterfly craft allows students to get creative as they stamp out colorful wings.
The collaborative spring process art gives students the opportunity to work together to create giant butterfly wall art!
Children will learn about symmetry as they design the toddler butterfly art. Then hang them on a bulletin board or the classroom door for a beautiful spring display.
Let the kids get creative making a unique fluttering butterfly craft. Then watch as they put their functional art to use during play!
This colorful preschool butterfly art is such a fun process art activity. First, kids will use marbles to paint the wings. Then they’ll slide them into the body, made of painted doll-peg clothes pins.
Students will learn how wax repels water (and paint) as they use a resistive painting technique to create butterfly mobiles.
Hang these unique butterfly silhouette art projects to make the most beautiful spring art display!
Now that you’ve seen all of the butterfly art activities for preschoolers, which one are you going to try first? Save this post for later – a Butterfly Activities Pinterest board is a great place to start.
Other Butterfly Activities for Kids
There are so many fun butterfly art ideas listed above! Add to the fluttering fun with some other butterfly activities. Here are some of my favorites:
- Butterfly Life Cycle for Kids
- Parts of a Butterfly Play Dough Mat
- Butterfly Books for Preschool
- Caterpillar to Butterfly Science Activity with Balloons
- Butterfly Sensory Activities
- Printable Butterfly Number Sense Activities
- Butterfly Name Activities
- Butterfly Blends
Do you have any favorites to share with us in the comments?
Butterfly Lesson Plans
Teaching is one of the most rewarding careers. And the little ones in preschool are so much fun to teach! But there’s also a lot of time and hard work that goes into planning meaningful lesson plans week after week. That’s where my sister site, Preschool Teacher 101, comes in to save you time! We have hundreds of done-for-you lesson plans, activity packs, and teaching resources.
Take a look at our Butterfly Lesson Plans. Students will learn all about the lifecycle of a butterfly through math, reading, science, and more! Click on the image below for more information.
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