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How To Draw a Butterfly (Free Printable + Video)


Need an exercise that may make your classroom aflutter with creativity? Elementary faculty is the right time to nurture the internal artist that lives in each baby. What higher means than to encourage them to study to attract one thing lovely like a butterfly? Our free printable has step-by-step directions for educating children how to attract a butterfly. Make it a enjoyable Friday group exercise or preserve it readily available to your quick finishers.  

There’s a video tutorial and pictures with step-by-step directions. Plus, you should definitely click on the button beneath to obtain the free printable directions so children can simply comply with alongside.

How To Draw a Butterfly Video

There are 5 easy-to-follow steps beneath for educating children how to attract a butterfly. They need to simplify the method for youths of all ages and skills.

How To Draw a Butterfly Step-by-Step

Jen Kalis for We Are Academics

Step 1

Start with a white piece of paper and a black everlasting marker. Draw a small black dot within the middle of the paper that would be the butterfly’s head. Subsequent draw two small circle shapes coming off of the top to kind the higher a part of the physique. Then, draw a small oval form to finish the physique. Lastly, add two black antennae off of the top with little black dots on the ends.

A black body with an oval and three black circles is shown with two long antennae coming off of it. Two wings each consisting of a larger heart shape and  smaller heart shape are shown coming off of the body in this second step of how to draw a butterfly. It is black marker on a white background.
Jen Kalis for We Are Academics

Step 2

Now we’re going to provide our butterfly wings! Every wing will consist of a bigger coronary heart form on the highest and a smaller coronary heart form on the underside. The highest portion of every wing ought to start on the prime of the butterfly’s physique and finish about midway down the physique. Start the second portion of the wing coming off of the highest wing.

A black body with an oval and three black circles is shown with two long antennae coming off of it. Two wings have detailed designs inside of them in this third step of how to draw a butterfly. It is black marker on a white background.
Jen Kalis for We Are Academics

Step 3

Now we’re going so as to add some element inside the wings. To start out, add an elongated loop that mirrors the primary part of the highest portion of every wing. Then, coming off of that loop, create one other sectioned space inside the prime portion of every wing. Subsequent, part off the underside wing into completely different formed smaller areas. Be at liberty to make use of some inventive expression in the way you select to execute this step!

A black body with an oval and three black circles is shown with two long antennae coming off of it. Two wings have detailed designs inside of them in this fourth step of how to draw a butterfly. It is black marker on a white background.
Jen Kalis for We Are Academics

Step 4

Within the open white areas on the perimeters of the wings, we’re going so as to add a number of small circles. Add about six within the higher wings and 4 within the decrease wings.

A black body with an oval and three black circles is shown with two long antennae coming off of it. Two wings have detailed designs inside of them in this fifth step of how to draw a butterfly. In this version the outer edges of the wings are shaded black. It is black marker on a white background.
Jen Kalis for We Are Academics

Step 5

On this closing step, we’re going to shade within the outer edges of the wings across the circles you drew. Now get a pleasant body or present your lovely butterfly to somebody you’re keen on!

Get your free How To Draw a Butterfly printable with step-by-step directions

Get your free How To Draw a Butterfly printable with step-by-step instructions

Are you prepared to avoid wasting and print your free butterfly-drawing printable? All it’s good to do is click on the button beneath to fill out the shape on the prime of this web page.

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Plus, take a look at extra of our favourite Directed Drawing Activities for Kids.

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