Spring Art: Butterflies, Butterflies, Butterflies...

This art project was inspired by the beautiful colors of the spring. We love using recycled materials for our art projects. So for this project, we used painted paper that we had salvaged from another art project.

Materials Needed: 

• Paper painted in a variety of bright colors (you can paint over recycled paper with bright watercolor paints; allow time for the papers to dry before proceeding with this project)
• Paper Punch (we used a butterfly one; you can use other spring shapes like a flower, bird, etc.)
• Glue stick
• Plain/white art paper
• Scissors

What to do: 

1. Prepare for this project in advance by painting papers using a variety of watercolor paints. We used a large bristle paint brush to paint each of the papers with a yellow, red, orange, and green color. Allow time for the paper to dry.

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2. Next, you need a paper punch for producing various colored shapes. Tip: Remember to keep your colors separate for creating a striped (horizontal or vertical) affect.

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3. We started the project by applying glue on the plain/white paper. Then, we carefully stuck each butterfly/shape on the glued space.  

Tip: When the glue is applied on the paper it may dry out really fast, so it`s important to only apply glue when you are ready. We used a small plate to separate each colored shape; to work efficiently and with ease.

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4. After the red butterflies, we added orange, green and yellow ones. We applied the shapes in a horizontal pattern. At the end, we cut off small strips from the leftover paper to form a border. Then, we glued the paper strips to add a border to the art project. 

Here you have it...Paper Punched Butterflies! Aren't they cute?

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We love the beautiful colors of spring..how about you?

Annie