Watch your kids turn into butterflies with this fun and easy photo butterfly craft—just snap a picture, decorate the wings, and let their creativity take flight!
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Photo Butterfly Craft
Looking for a fun and engaging craft that works year-round? This photo butterfly craft is perfect for springtime, rainy days, summer boredom busters, or even as a creative activity during birthday parties and classroom art sessions.
It’s an incredibly flexible project that lets kids take full creative control as they design their own butterfly wings in any style they dream up—bold color blocks, eye-catching mosaics, playful polka dots, vibrant stripes, or perfectly symmetrical patterns. There are no rules here—the only limit is their imagination!
Whether your child wants to keep it simple or go all-out with intricate details, this craft encourages creativity, self-expression, and lots of imaginative fun.
Supplies You’ll Need for the Photo Butterfly Craft
- Butterfly wing template – you can download the free pdf file at the bottom of this post.
- A printed photo of your child – full body works best
- White cardstock – our go to for these types of projects is Neenah White
- Scissors
- Glue stick or liquid glue
- Markers, crayons, or colored pencils
- Stickers, sequins, tissue paper or other embellishments (optional)
How to Make a Photo Butterfly Craft
Follow these simple steps to create a fun and colorful butterfly featuring your child as the star!
Step 1: Print the Butterfly Wings
Start by printing our butterfly wing template on a sheet of white cardstock.
Step 2: Decorate the Wings
Let your child decorate the butterfly wings using whatever art materials you have on hand—crayons, markers, colored pencils, watercolors, or even paint. Encourage bold, colorful designs! Kids can create stripes, dots, mosaic-style patterns, or symmetrical designs for a truly personalized look.
Step 3: Cut Out a Photo of Your Child
Choose a printed photo of your child (full body works best), and carefully cut around their figure. This will become the body of the butterfly.
Step 4: Glue the Photo to the Wings
Glue your child’s cut-out photo to the center of the decorated butterfly wings. Position it so that the head is at the top and the body aligns vertically with the center of the wings.
Step 5: Add Antennae
Cut two small strips of scrap cardstock to create simple rectangular antennae. Glue them to the back of the child’s head on the photo so they peek out from the top.
And that’s it! You’ve created a fun, colorful butterfly that features your child front and center. Hang it on the wall, add it to a bulletin board, or gift it to someone special!
Download Instructions
Getting your hands on this fun and free printable template to make a photo butterfly craft is really easy! Just fill out the quick form at the bottom of this post and hit that “send me the printable” button.
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I’d love to see how your photo butterfly craft turns out!
Whether you’re making them in the classroom, at home, or during a summer camp activity, be sure to snap a photo and share it.
Tag me on social media (Facebook or Pinterest) or leave a comment below—I’m always so thrilled to see these crafts in action and celebrate your kids’ creativity!
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