Kids Books and Crafts: Tissue Paper Butterflies

Tissue Paper Butterflies
"Behold all things are made new in Me." II Corinthians 5:17

Craft Project: Tissue Paper Butterflies

Children's Book: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle

Snack: Bug shaped graham crackers (caterpillar, butterfly, ladybug, etc. Keebler)

We are all works in progress. As we learn and grow we change. Some changes are subtle, we hardly notice them. Other changes are dramatic. Take a caterpillar. It begins looking like a worm but eventually becomes a beautiful butterfly! Are we working towards bringing out the most beautiful version of ourselves? Let's strive to nurture our inward beauty so that it beams on the outside: graciousness, kindness, love, joyfulness, purity of heart, helpfulness, patience, faithfulness, and self-control. Richard Bach once said, "What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the master calls a butterfly." Be patient with yourself. We are all works in progress.

Supplies:

8x10 construction paper
construction paper butterfly mask
small squares of tissue paper in various coordinating colors
contact paper- double sided stick

How To:

Stick contact paper to solid construction paper. Remove top film to expose top sticky side. Contact paper should cover the entire area that will show through mask. Students place overlapping squares of tissue paper onto contact paper. Be sure to completely cover area. Place mask on top and hang in a window!