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[Childcare] Decorate in April! Butterfly Wall Display Ideas

20 years of experience as a nursery teacher / kindergarten teacherhiyoko sensei
I’m Hiyoko-sensei, a former nursery school teacher from Hyogo Prefecture. Ever since I was five, my dream was to become a childcare worker, and before I knew it, 20 years had passed since I achieved that dream. Through singing and playing with the children, I kept working with the spirit of someone in their twenties, even as I increasingly felt my physical limits year by year (haha). From here on, I’d like to share helpful information carefully and thoughtfully, drawing on my on-site experience.
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Editor-in-chief of RAG MUSIC. JFC-certified fact-checker. After working in a music studio and handling wedding sound, joined the RAG MUSIC editorial team in 2016. Experienced with a variety of instruments: marching band in elementary school, clarinet in junior high school wind ensemble, and drums in a band from high school onward. Drawing on my own musical activities and the experience gained through my work, I produce daily articles, including various song introductions, features on music festivals around the country, and live reports. In music, I enjoy not only rock from Japan and abroad but, lately, a wide range of J-pop as well.

In this article, I’ll introduce wall decoration ideas that are perfect for April.

This time, we’re focusing especially on butterflies and have selected a variety of ideas.

In addition to classic ideas that involve cutting and pasting construction paper, we’ll also share plenty of fun new ideas to display—so please use them for inspiration.

These are craft ideas that children can enjoy making, so teachers, be sure to have fun creating butterflies together with your students.

Now, let’s dive right in and take a look at butterfly wall decoration ideas that are perfect for April!

[Childcare] Decorate in April! Butterfly Wall Display Ideas (31–40)

Tissue-paper butterfly

Kimie Gangi’s spring wall display: super-easy tissue-paper “butterfly” with template included

Tissue-paper butterfly

Why not try making fluffy butterflies using soft tissue paper? If you use a template, you can easily make them in bulk.

Start by creating a butterfly template with dark-colored tissue paper.

Divide the tissue paper into six equal parts and cut out the template with scissors.

Once cut, stick it onto copier paper and make copies.

Stack several sheets of butterfly tissue paper on top of the copied paper, staple around the edges, and then cut them out along with the template.

After cutting, twist a chenille stem (pipe cleaner) around the center of the butterfly paper to finish.

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Butterflies made with tissue paper

Kimie Gangi spring wall decoration: super easy 'tissue paper butterfly' with templates #butterfly #easy #howto #seniors #DIY

Butterflies made with tissue paper

Let me share a gentle-feeling wall decor idea using tissue paper.

First, make a butterfly template, place it on the tissue paper, and cut out butterfly shapes.

Next, wrap a piece of craft chenille stem around the center of the tissue paper and twist it, using the extra ends to create the antennae.

It’s very easy to make, so try making lots of butterflies and let them flutter over a flower field.

If you use white, they’ll look like cabbage whites; if you use yellow, they’ll resemble clouded yellows.

For the flowers, white clover, dandelions, and clover would be nice choices.

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Butterfly hanging ornament

Dandelion flowers and butterflies made with yarn and paper (with audio commentary)

Butterfly hanging ornament

Hanging decorations look really cute even when you use them on part of a wall! For this idea, cut several identical butterfly shapes out of construction paper and glue two pieces together to make one butterfly.

Be sure to place a thread between them before gluing.

If you only glue the pieces together at the center and then, after it dries, spread the wings outward, the butterfly will look three-dimensional from any angle.

When decorating a wall, create a flower field on the wall and hang the butterflies from the ceiling a little away from the wall.

From the side they’ll look like hanging decorations, but from the front it will seem as if the butterflies are playing in the flower field—so you can enjoy it in two different ways.

Give it a try!

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Colorful construction paper collage butterfly

Simple and cute ✨ [Butterflies with colored construction paper collage 🦋] #craft

Colorful construction paper collage butterfly

Let’s make cute butterflies by collaging construction paper! Prepare several colors of construction paper and cut out as many butterflies as you want.

Try to make butterflies in as many different colors as you can.

After you’ve cut them out, cut the leftover paper into teardrop shapes and use those to create patterns on the butterfly wings.

You can collage them however you like—paste teardrops of your preferred colors and sizes.

Finally, attach the butterfly bodies with faces drawn on them, and you’re done! It’s an idea that will make your wall display look wonderfully vibrant!

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Butterflies and horsetails

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Choose your favorite technique and give it a try! Here are ideas for butterflies and field horsetails.

Seeing butterfly and horsetail motifs can bring a feeling of spring indoors, right? This time, let’s use stamping and decalcomania techniques to create cute butterflies and horsetails.

For stamping, prepare drawing paper, water balloons, a fork, and paint.

For decalcomania, prepare drawing paper, cut cardboard, and paint.

Each technique has a lovely feel, so choose based on your child’s age and interests.

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