PAPER WEAVING

Make a colorful paper weaving heart butterfly craft to spark kids' imaginations. This is a great craft idea for spring, sumer and Valentine's day.

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It comes with a printable paper weaving butterfly template that kids can use. They will love to weave the paper hearts with colorful paper strips.

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This butterfly craft will teach your kids the basic weaving skills while building up their fine motor skills.

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With just a few simple supplies, you can get your children started on this amazing activity and watch them create something truly beautiful!

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Supplies you need: 1. Paper weaving heart butterfly template 2. Colored A4 cardstock 3. Construction papers 5. Scissors 6. Glue 7. Craft knife (To be used by grown-ups only) 8. Paper roll

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Visit www.craftsbyria.com and search 'paper weaving butterfly craft' for step by step tutorial and to download a copy of the heart butterfly printable template.

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