Applique "Butterfly"

Images of butterflies and flowers of babies are very popular with children. This association with the summer, and a wide space for flight fantasy. We offer several different ways how to make a butterfly application. Such wonderful butterflies can join your collection of butterflies from paper .

Application of butterfly from colored paper

For the application of a butterfly from paper, we will need glue, colored paper and a sheet of cardboard. This option is quite possible to try to do with a child of three or four years.

1. We cut several strips of different colors. The width of the strips is approximately 1.5 cm. It is necessary to cut three large strips, four medium lengths and five small ones.
2. All the blanks are glued into rings.
3. From one large and one middle ring one wing of a moth will be obtained. The third large blank is necessary for the trunk.
4. We connect the trunk and two wings.
5. Then from the remaining two middle blanks we make patterns on the wings.
6. Small pieces will be needed for small patterns on the winglet.
7. Now we give it a shape and fix it with glue.
8. Here is such a wonderful application of a butterfly from colored paper turned out.

Butterfly - volumetric application

You can make a more interesting hand-crafted article in another technique. To do this, fancy scrap paper or just a small cut of old wallpaper, as well as a sheet of cardboard, will do.

1. We lay out a sheet of cardboard or dense watercolor paper, and sheets with drawings. For work it is necessary to take two types of drawing: one for the wings, and the second for the leaves.
2. From paper with a pattern in green tones, we cut out sheets of large and medium sizes.
3. Bend them in half and cover with glue only half of the workpiece.
4. We fix all the blanks to the base.
5. Now cut out a butterfly made of paper for application. One large and a few small.
6. Glue the points and fix the workpiece to the substrate.
7. Such application of the butterfly can be safely hung on the wall, before inserting into the frame.

Postcard with butterfly application

From color paper you can make a very colorful postcard. Prepare a solid foundation from a sheet of cardboard, several sheets of colored paper and glue with scissors.

1. We cut out several blanks of different size and shape.
2. From green paper, we cut out a strip and make denticles - this will be a grass for the composition.
3. Now fasten the workpieces to the base. All bend in half and apply glue only to the center.
4. In the end, we decorate the background with colored pencils and the postcard is ready.

Applique from geometric butterfly shapes

Such a butterfly application is very useful to offer to children from three years old so that they learn to develop creative thinking and imagination. To do this, it is enough to cut a lot of geometric shapes and offer the kid to fold the puzzle himself. Such a butterfly application can be made from tissue. Suitable felt or other dense material. We offer you a sketch of this puzzle and an odd thing that turned out in the end.