DIY Nature Craft: Annicke and Jeremy's Butterfly Mobile

07-11-18 |

Crafts

Hazel Village animal Jeremy Owl with a mobile made of sticks and cut-out and colored in pictures of butterflies.

Remember when Annicke Mouse and Jeremy Owl looked for butterflies and did field sketches of the different butterflies they saw? Jeremy said he was going to cut the paintings out and make them into a butterfly mobile for his friend Zoe Rabbit. And now he has done it! You can do the same. Here’s how to do it.

Supplies Needed:

Butterfly printable
Water color paints
Paint brush
Two twigs
Twine or String
Scissors
Clear Tape or Glue

How-to:

1. Print the butterfly printable from our Butterfly Scavenger Hunt. Or draw your own favorite butterflies, real or imaginary.
2. Use a paintbrush and watercolor paints to paint your favorite butterflies.
3. Cut the butterflies out. If you like, decorate the backs of the butterflies too.
4. Take two twigs of equal length and cross them to make an X shape.

Hazel Village animal Phoebe Fawn pictured with 2 sticks tied together in an X shape, a pair of scissors, and string.

5. To secure the the X in place use a piece of twine, about eight inches long, and wrap around the center of the X. Be sure to criss cross the twine between the twigs as you wrap, pulling tightly so the X keeps its shape. Tie a knot to secure in place.

Hazel Village animal Phoebe Fawn pictured a roll of string, 4 pieces of cut string, a cut-out and colored picture of a butterfly, and scissors.

6. Cut one additional piece of twine for each butterfly. Tie one end to the twigs, then attach a butterfly to the opposite end using tape or glue. If necessary, move the butterflies around on the twigs until the mobile is well-balanced.