Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft Activities and Colouring Pages for kids

Kids love butterflies plus they’re a great way to introduce life cycles and metamorphosis in a fun setting.
Learn all about insects and make this popsicle stick butterfly craft with the kids! It’s an easy butterfly craft for kids that comes with a free printable template!

Buttefly On A Stick Craft
popsicle stick butterfly craft image collage with the words popsicle stick butterfly in the middle

How To Make A Popsicle Stick Butterfly
Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft For Kids
Supplies
Popsicle sticks
Paint
Paintbrush
Permanent glue dots
Glue
Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Black marker
Butterfly template

Directions
Download the butterfly template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
hand holding popsicle stick butterfly template
Place 3 popsicle sticks in line vertically. Cut a 4th popsicle stick into thirds and stretch a glue dot on each cut popsicle stick. Use these to glue the 3 popsicle sticks in place, positioning one at the top, middle, and back. hand gluing popsicle stick together
Paint the popsicle sticks in 1-2 thin coats of paint and let dry completely.
hand painting popsicle stick orange
Glue the butterfly body to the middle of the wing paper. We used glue dots to do this, but you
can use liquid glue or a glue stick as well.
hand gluing popsicle stick body to popsicle stick butterfly craft
Glue the eyes to the top of one end of the popsicle sticks, then use the black marker to draw
on a smile below the eyes.
hand gluing eyes to popsicle stick butterfly craft
Assemble the wing decorations all over the wings, then glue them in place.
hand gluing wing decorations to popsicle stick butterfly craft
Finish off the butterfly by cutting 2 small strips of paper in the same color as the body. Glue
these to the back of the butterfly wings, by the head to create the antennae.
hand gluing antennae to the back of popsicle stick butterfly craft
Aren’t these so colorful and fun?! That’s another reason they’re great for springtime!