I love how this  cheerful butterfly suncatcher craft brightens up my home’s windows.

It’s fun and easy for kids of any age to make at home, school, or camp. This craft would also be great to add to your letter b learning activities for preschool and kindergarten to help your child learn their alphabet as well.

Aren’t the butterfly suncatchers colorful and pretty?

Butterfly Suncatcher Craft

The black painted craft stick contrasts perfectly with the vibrant rainbow colored tissue paper. Make several of these butterflies and cluster them together varying the colors of each butterfly.

They will bring a smile to your face and brightens up your entire room even if the sun isn’t shining.  This craft is inspired by my rainbow heart craft suncatcher that is one of my favorite kids craft ideas.

To Make a Butterfly Suncatcher, You Will Need:

• Black twine
• Black paint
• Bubble wrap
• Wide craft sticks
• Tissue paper of various colors, cut into 1 inch squares
• Mod Podge
• Paint Brush
• Hot Glue and hot glue gun

How to Make a Butterfly Tissue Paper Suncatcher

Step 1

After gathering supplies, instruct kids to decoupage the tissue paper onto the bubble wrap with Mod Podge and a brush, like this:

Kids get a kick out of decoupaging bubble wrap and probably won’t be able to resist popping a small bit!

Step 2

While the bubble wrap is drying, invite your child to paint their craft sticks black.

Step 3

When the bubble wrap is dry, cut it into the shape of a butterfly’s wings, then put a small fold in it and secure with hot glue.

Glue the colorful bubble wrap wings to the back of the craft stick.

Step 4

Using hot glue (or other type of glue) add black twine or yarn  antennae to the back of the craft stick.

Hang the butterfly suncatchers in your window and enjoy!

Yield: 3 rainbow butterflies

Make a Butterfly Suncatcher

Print

Transform tissue paper, bubble wrap and a craft stick into these colorful and lovely Rainbow Butterfly Suncatchers

Active Time 5 minutes

Additional Time 10 minutes

Total Time 15 minutes

Difficulty easy

Estimated Cost under $5

Materials

• Black twine
• Black paint
• Bubble wrap
• Wide craft sticks
• Tissue paper, cut into 1 inch squares
• Glue

Tools

• Scissors
• Mod Podge
• Paint Brush
• Hot Glue Gun

Instructions

1. Gather supplies together.
2. Give kids the tissue paper squares and a sheet of bubble wrap.
3. Have them paint the mod podge on the bubble wrap and then lay the colorful squares on top creating a colorful rainbow collage.
4. Set aside to dry.
5. Paint the craft stick black.
6. Once dried, cut the tissue paper bubble wrap into wings and glue to the back of the craft stick folding the winds slightly at the body.
7. Add black twine antennae to the butterfly.
8. Hang in the window!

More Butterfly Crafts & Fun for Kids

Love butterflies? Then you will want to check out these great butterfly crafts and activities for kids:

• Make your own butterfly feeder to hang in your backyard and attract real butterflies with the homemade butterfly food.
• Download and print this rainbow butterfly coloring page, this set of butterfly coloring pages, this cool butterfly on flower drawing to color or a large butterfly coloring page good for kids of any age.
• Make this paper mache butterfly perfect for kids of any ages to create!
• Butterfly sandwich bag craft is a no-mess painted butterfly for even the youngest butterfly fans.
• Make these homemade butterfly snack bags which are yummy springtime treats!
• This DIY butterfly glass art is a stained glass look without the mess of stained glass creation.
• Make this cute felt butterfly craft for kids.
• And spending time outside collecting nature items to make this butterfly collage is just a really fun day!
• Check out this Coffee Filter Butterfly Craft

Did your kids have fun making this tissue paper Butterfly suncatcher?