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Fuzzy Butterfly Canvas

Use poms and fuzzy sticks to create colorful butterflies that you can place into a 3D scene!

 

Did you know… Butterflies taste with their feet!

Materials



Ultimate Fuzzy Kit Neon
Paint
Canvas
Paint Brushes
Wiggly Eyes

Instructions



Step  1.

Gather your materials. You will need a canvas and paint, fuzzy sticks, poms, and wiggly eyes.

Step  1.

Gather your materials. You will need a canvas and paint, fuzzy sticks, poms, and wiggly eyes.

Step  2.

Bend a fuzzy stick into a teardrop shape, and secure it to itself. Then bend about halfway through and pinch together.

Step  2.

Bend a fuzzy stick into a teardrop shape, and secure it to itself. Then bend about halfway through and pinch together.

Step  3.

Glue together several poms, then add a wiggly eye. This will become the body of your butterfly. Did you know butterflies’ bodies are split into 3 parts: the abdomen, the thorax, and the head?

Step  3.

Glue together several poms, then add a wiggly eye. This will become the body of your butterfly. Did you know butterflies’ bodies are split into 3 parts: the abdomen, the thorax, and the head?

Step  4.

Glue the fuzzy stick to the pom body.

Step  4.

Glue the fuzzy stick to the pom body.

Step  5.

Twist a small section of a fuzzy stick around a pencil.

Step  5.

Twist a small section of a fuzzy stick around a pencil.

Step  6.

Cut in half to form the antenna. Glue these to the top of your butterfly’s head.

Step  6.

Cut in half to form the antenna. Glue these to the top of your butterfly’s head.

Step  7.

Paint a canvas any color you choose.

Step  7.

Paint a canvas any color you choose.

Step  8.

Glue your butterfly to the canvas by its body, so its wing is not attached but elevated a bit to make it look 3-Dimensional!

Step  8.

Glue your butterfly to the canvas by its body, so its wing is not attached but elevated a bit to make it look 3-Dimensional!

Step  9.

Repeat these steps to create more butterflies of different colors and sizes!

Step  9.

Repeat these steps to create more butterflies of different colors and sizes!

Step  10.

Decorate your scene! Use a sponge brush to dab white puffy clouds above your butterflies.

Step  10.

Decorate your scene! Use a sponge brush to dab white puffy clouds above your butterflies.

Step  11.

We also added a sun, and some dotted lines to show movement of the butterflies. Your butterfly canvas is complete!

Step  11.

We also added a sun, and some dotted lines to show movement of the butterflies. Your butterfly canvas is complete!