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Butterfly Feeder Craft for Kids

June 7, 2019 by Glitter On A Dime

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Butterfly Feeder Craft for Kids

The fun continues with our butterfly theme for DIY Summer Camp! We have been busy crafting, coloring, baking and playing. Having lots of simple activities planned has been a wonderful start to summer break. This Butterfly Feeder Craft is another easy idea to keep the kids entertained. It is fun and simple to create.

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Learning About Butterflies

Not only are we having a lot of fun with butterfly week, we are also learning a lot about these beautiful little insects. A couple of weeks ago, I ordered us our very own Butterfly Garden. It came with live caterpillars so we can watch the butterfly metamorphosis up close.

Butterfly Habitat - Grow your own butterflies!

Right now our butterflies are chrysalides and won’t be actual butterflies until sometime next week. We are already reading the instructions and finding out what we will need to feed them. It turns out they enjoy overripe fruit or nectar.

Butterfly Feeder Craft

After learning about what butterflies eat, we decided to make our own feeder to have in the backyard. This idea is from the book 100 Backyard Activities That Are the Dirtiest, Coolest, Creepy-Crawliest Ever. It is an easy way for kids to create a butterfly feeder plus I love when we can use recycled materials in our craft projects.

Crafting supplies for butterfly feeder craft

To create the butterfly feeder craft, you will need the following supplies:

  • Plastic Lids (We used lids from yogurt containers.)
  • Ribbon or String
  • Beads
  • Hole Punch

Once you have your supplies, punch four holes in the yogurt container. The holes should be evenly spaced apart.

Yogurt Lid Craft

Then tie four pieces of string or ribbon through each hole. Once that is ready, the kids can start putting beads through the string. This part is so great for fine motor skills!

Butterfly Feeder Craft

We have a variety of beads that we use for bracelets and other crafts. I just brought them all out and let them put the beads on however they wanted. Once they finish putting on the beads, bring all the ends to the top and tie them together.

Butterfly Feeder Craft for Kids

We already had some overripe strawberries on hand so we put those in our feeder. They also really enjoy oranges. I hung it on a branch out by our fairy garden. Now we just have to wait and see if we get any visitors!

My only concern is that the squirrels will get into the feeder before the butterflies. I’m not sure if they like fruit, but they really enjoy our Cardboard Tube Bird Feeders. That is another great craft to do with the kids this summer.

Butterfly Feeder Craft for Kids - easy activity for kids this summer.

Now, let’s see what else we can add to our Summer Activities list!  New ideas are added every day this week so Pin this post and check back every day.

Monday

Summer Fun Activities

21 Summer Fun Activites to Enjoy with the Grandkids – An Alli Event

Swing Painting Process Art – Glitter On A Dime

Kids Make Dinner – That Fit Fam

Tuesday

Summer Fun Activities

Water Tarp Games – Intelligent Domestications

Butterfly Craft with Washi Tape – Cookies, Coffee and Crafts

Easy Outdoor Flying Disc Game – DIY Adulation

Wednesday

Summer Fun Activities

Summer Boredom Box for Kids – DIY Adulation

Cousin Carnival – Polka Dot Poplars

Thursday

Summer Fun Activities

Kids Activities for Summer – Creative Ramblings

Outdoor Bubble Station – Cookies, Coffee and Crafts

Pool Noodle Sprinkler Fun – Our Good Life

Friday

Summer Fun Activities for Kids

Butterfly Feeder Craft – Glitter On A Dime

DIY Tic Tac Toe Game – My Family Thyme

 

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Comments

  1. Jenny says

    June 7, 2019 at 6:21 am

    Adorable and what q great idea! My kids would love this. Beads are so much fun to string. I really like passing on the love of nature to my kids.

  2. Shirley Wood says

    June 7, 2019 at 7:44 am

    Oh how fun! My granddaughter will enjoy making one of these for their front yard! That box of beads would attract me to make things too!

  3. Marie | DIY Adulation says

    June 7, 2019 at 8:37 am

    This is totally adorable! What a great project to get crafty with the kiddos and do something nice for nature at the same time. Love all your butterfly activities!

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My name is Heather and I am a thrifty mom who loves sharing ideas on preschool activities, kids’ crafts, meal planning, scrapbooking and dollar store DIY. I like to keep things simple and love to create, cook, and make things special for my family.

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