Children's Crafts: Paper Butterfly Sun Catchers

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Butterflies are beautiful creatures that can teach many lessons about the processes of nature. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video series.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Adult Supervision
These are best hung in a window, so that the sun can shine from behind and light up your house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Attaching Antennas
Use a stapler to attach the butterfly antennas. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Attaching Body
Because you have a layer of glue and some stickiness on the backside of the butterfly, make sure that you can continuously pick it up off the surface and that it's not creating a bond with your table or the table cloth. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Choosing Paper
You can use odds and ends and maybe even streamers that you might have around the house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Choosing Shape
Take the construction paper and do a couple different designs just to get a feel for it. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Displaying
You've worked really hard on these sun catchers, and they look beautiful, so they need the appropriate place to be displayed. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Drying
Leave the butterfly in a place where it's untouched, maybe a high shelf. Make sure the surface is flat and level. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Embellishment
Add a little bit more creativity to your butterfly, a little bit more glitter, sequins, or whatever you have around the house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Making Antennas
You can use a regular pipe cleaner for the antennas, which gives you pretty much the same effect; you're just going to bend it and curl it out. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Making Body
Before you make the pipe cleaner body look at your butterfly to see if you have any pieces that are coming unfolded or that you might have missed in the process. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Materials
For this project we need quite a few materials, but most of them can probably be found around your house. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Placing & Overlapping Paper
The more you overlap and layer the tissue paper, the more you see the combination of colors happening. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Preparing for Paper
Open the butterfly up all the way and lay it flat. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Setup
Use black construction paper for the setup process. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Template or Freehand
You could use a template if you want to in order to create lines that you're comfortable with, or you can do it freehand. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Butterfly Sun Catchers: Troubleshooting
A couple of things that might go wrong with your butterfly, and are easily fixed. Learn how to make paper butterfly sun catchers from a professional art instructor in this free crafts video.

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Summary: One of the easiest ways to introduce your child to the world of artistic exploration is to allow them the freedom to initiate and participate in their very own arts and crafts projects. One very simple but truly fun project for children and adults is the creation of paper butterfly sun catchers using a variety of art supplies and, naturally, creative vision! Parents who are drawn to such timeless and innovative hobbies as scrap-booking and homemade frame-making will delight in the project featured in this series. Your kids will love creating their own designs and watching their mind's eye create something for friends and family, and you will open your creative spirit wide as you help your child discover their artistic potential.

This free crafts video series will take you from choosing supplies to adding finishing touches to your paper butterfly sun catchers. Learn how to gather supplies, paint, measure, construct and decorate your creation. Get started watching these videos and you’ll have fun paper butterfly sun catchers before you know it.

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Expert: Kira Morrell, Owner of Create Art Studio located in Easthampton, MA has been teaching children and adults for nine years. She earned her degree in Fine Arts and Art Management from Lesley University in Cambridge, MA. Create Art Studio has a variety of programs for ages 18 months to 18 years. Classes range from painting, drawing, sculpture, mixed media as well as specialty programs for young children.