Life cycles are so fun to explore with young, curious learners! It feels like a grand reveal when you show them a butterfly emerging from a chrysalis! This multi-sensory stages of a butterfly life cycle craft really brings the process to life and helps kids remember it. I love that it requires simple materials that you probably already having lying around. And I love that you can adapt the life cycle of a butterfly for kids craft into ANY life cycle you might be studying! Imagine all the comparing and contrasting possibilities.

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Life Cycle of a Butterfly Craft Supplies:

  • Paper Plate
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Marker
  • Pasta: Shell, Rotini, Farfalle
  • Rice
  • Ruler