Easy Butterfly Paper Heart Craft for Kids

Kids of all ages are going to have so much fun making this Butterfly Paper Heart Craft. It’s an easy craft that is perfect for either a Valentine’s Day card or a Spring unit. So break out your craft supplies and learn how to make easy paper butterflies from big hearts.

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More Simple Butterfly Craft Ideas to Try

There are so many fun ways to make a beautiful butterfly. Kids of all ages will love any of these easy butterfly craft ideas. Which one will be your favorite?

For more easy ways to get crative, look at these 45 Butterfly Crafts for Kids for some inspiration.

Materials Needed

2 pieces of red construction paper
Light blue paper
Pencil
Scissors
Glue stick
Black Marker
White and yellow paint (Optional)

How to Make a Butterfly Paper Heart Craft

1. Draw a large circle on the red paper

This is the first step to make the butterfly’s wings. I traced around a paper plate to make my circle. But you can always use a compass drawing tool or draw a circle freehand instead.

2. Cut out the circle

Use a pair of scissors to cut out your circle.

3. Fold the circle into a concertina pattern

You’ll probably remember the concertina pattern from when you made paper fans as a kid. You’re going to fold a section of the paper forwards and then backwards on itself. This is a lot easier to understand if you watch the video and can see it in action.

4. Gather the paper in the middle and fold it in half

Once you’ve folded your entire circle, gather all of it in the middle. It will look a little like a number eight, with a circle on top, a circle on the bottom with your fingers in the middle.

Fold the paper in the middle, so that your two circles are now next to each other instead of one above and one below.

5. Use glue to attach the two sides of the circle together

I used double sided adhesive tape to glue the two sides together. I love using double sided tape or glue dots because I don’t have to wait for it to dry.If you are going to use a dab of glue instead, you’ll need to peg the two sides together using a clothes peg until the glue is dry.

6. Spread out the folds until it’s in a heart shape

Gently spread out the paper, without ripping your paper hearts. You’ll see how the red heart now looks just like butterfly wings.

7. Repeat with another red circle of the same size

Repeat steps 1 – 6 with another piece of red paper, you’re going to need two red hearts for this paper heart butterfly craft.

8. Glue the two hearts onto a sheet of paper

I used a light blue paper for the background of my butterfly craft, but you can use various colors if you prefer. Let your kids choose which color they would like, it’s a great way to let them be creative and make their butterflies unique.

9. Use a black marker to draw some antennae

Another alternative to try, would be to make the antennae out of a pipe cleaner instead. You can also use pipe cleaners to make the body of the butterfly. Although I didn’t try that for this art project, I think it would be easy enough to make a butterfly body and glue in between the two colorful wings.