"B" Based Activitiy - Buttterfly

I used clothes peg and self-adhesive plastic sheet to make Sophie a butterfly. It turned out much better than I had expected. It was really funny when she tried to find the right word to describe the "poor butterfly" when she accidentally sat on it.

P/S: Extra Information

A friend asked how the butterfly wings were made, but I am too lazy to make another. So, I will just include some instructions.

Materials

1. self-adhesive book covering film (from Popular bookstore)

2. clothespin (from Art Friend)

3. colourful paper scraps (tissue paper, plastic bags, any semi-transparent paper)

4. glitter glue

5. pipe cleaners

6. markers (for drawing eyes or anything else)

Steps

For wings

1. cut a square piece of the self-adhesive book covering film (about 15 to 20 cm each side, depending on the size of your clothspin) but do not peel off yet.

2. fold it into half (do not peel off yet).

3. peel off half and place paper scraps on it (do not peel off the backing on the other half yet until you are done).

4. add glitter glue or anything else you like (overlapping is ok).

5. peel off the backing of the other half and stick it onto the half with the paper scraps and glitter glue.

6. fold it (rectangular) into a fan with v thin folds and stuff it through the gap of the clothespin.

7. adjust until you get a a pair of wings (open and spread out) for your butterfly.

For body

8. coil pipe cleaner around the clothespin to secure the wings, using any colours you like.

9. make feelers (is that what you call it?) using pipe cleaners and something like a strap for carrying.

10. draw in eyes, touch up and you get a butterfly.

Some people use pipe cleaners (if you do not want to buy a packet of clothespins to make ONE butterfly) for the body (just tie the wings in the middle) and feelers (coil the two leftover ends).