DLTK's Holiday Crafts for Kids
Lollipop Butterfly Paper Craft

This is a simple butterfly paper craft that uses a lollipop as the head and body.

You can use cardstock or a heavier paper to make the petals (just trace the template) but, in my opinion, construction paper works best for children.  I find cardstock is too difficult for young kids to cut out and scrapbooking paper is expensive.

Materials:

• paper (construction paper is my favourite for this project)
• scissors
• scotch tape and glue
• printer
• lollipop (we used tootsie roll brand)

Directions - three dimensional craft:

• Print out the template of choice or cut these out freehand (they're very easy -- if you can cut out construction paper hearts, you don't need a template).
• Cut out 2 similarly sized hearts from red paper and 4 decorative smaller hearts from white paper
  OR
• You can use the template pieces.
• Glue or tape the two big hearts together (overlapping) to make the butterfly wings.
• Add some decorative hearts to the wings, doing your best to make both sides look the same.
• Tape the wings to the lollipop or cut two slits in the center of the wings and thread the lollipop stick through.

Craft Templates:

• Close template window when done printing to return to this screen.
• Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).

Candy Butterfly Template            (color)   or    (B&W)

Printable version of these instructions