Fluttery Butterfly in a Flower Garden Kindergarten Project

I give the kinders a 9" x 9" piece of blue construction paper and step by step we make 3 big flowers in the garden with crayons. 

 

Stems first, then leaves ,then brightly colored flowers.  Next the kids trace a butterfly shape onto a 4" x 4" piece of white paper and we look at butterfly pictures.  We figure out that a butterfly has symmetrical wings.  The students draw a body in the middle and then color with crayons, making both wings the same.  They can make imaginary butterflies with ideas like rainbow wings or heart shaped spots but some kinders choose to make a real butterfly from one of the pictures on the board.

 

This great little artist made a monarch type butterfly for her flower garden.

 

We cut out the butterflies, fold their wings up gently and glue them into the garden.  Final touch is taping a bent pipe cleaner under the head for antenna.