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Objective

By the end of this lesson, you will create beautiful butterfly sun catchers to decorate your home!

Materials and Prep

  • Colorful tissue paper
  • Clear contact paper
  • Scissors
  • Marker

No special preparation needed, just make sure to have a clean workspace.

Activities

  • Butterfly Design: Use the marker to draw a butterfly outline on the contact paper.
  • Tissue Paper Fun: Cut small pieces of colorful tissue paper and stick them inside the butterfly outline.
  • Seal the Beauty: Cover the butterfly with another sheet of contact paper to seal the tissue paper pieces inside.
  • Hang It Up: Cut out the butterfly shape and hang it on a window to catch the sunlight!

Talking Points

  • “Butterflies are beautiful insects with colorful wings that help them fly.”
  • “Tissue paper is like painting with paper, we can make our butterfly colorful with it.”
  • “Contact paper will keep our tissue paper in place and make our butterfly sun catcher strong.”
  • “When we hang our butterfly sun catcher on the window, the sunlight will make it sparkle and shine!”

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