Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Artsy Origami Butterfly Stick Toys

These artsy origami butterfly stick toys are such a fun spring craft to make with the kiddos.  You get to paint and decorate... and then you get to fold... and then you get to play!

Artsy Origami Butterfly Stick Toys

Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!
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First, we went out to collect some sticks.  Then, we painted our sticks with Kwik Stix since they dry faster than normal tempera paint.

Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!

Then, we grabbed our origami paper and decorated sheets with Sharpies, Kwik Stix paints, and chalk markers.

Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!

Then, we accordion folded the sheets of paper.

Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!

Then, we folded them in half, stapled them together, and cut the ends to resemble butterfly wings.

Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!

Soon we had a whole fluttering colony of butterflies!

How to fold Origami Butterflies

I tied them to a stick so that my son now had a fun toy to play with too.   

(We placed ours in front of a fan and watched our butterflies go crazy!)


Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!


Pretty, aren't they?

Origami Butterfly Stick Toys- Decorate, fold, and play!


I hope you have a fun time making these artsy origami butterfly stick toys.  If you're also a butterfly craft lover, you could also make some Giant Fluttering Butterflies, Hyper-colorful Paper Plate Butterflies, or Adorable Monarch Butterfly Notebooks.


Butterfly Picture Books?

This would definitely be a great craft to go along with any of these great butterfly books!

More Stick Crafts!

By the way, if you've got a ton of sticks or Popsicle sticks lying around, you could also make some other crafts too!  Like this

Happy making, friends!