Kids of all ages will have a blast using ourdragonfly craft templateto make these easy paper dragonfly puppets.
What colors of dragonflies live in your part of the world?
Head outside for some insect observation with children and then come back indoors to make a colorful dragonfly craft.
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Supplies Needed for Dragonfly Craft
Instructions for making paper Dragonfly Puppet
1.
Print and cut out dragonfly pieces
Download and print out thedragonfly craft templates.
Cut out each of the pieces of the template.
Start at the bottom of the body in the square with the circle in the middle of it.
Fold it backward along the dashed line.
Dont worry about the long end hanging off of the body right now.
This is to create the dragonfly head in a later step.
The top of the body will hang off the straw quite a bit.
See the pictures above as a guide.
Glue dragonfly body in the center of wings
Turn your dragonfly body face down.
Flatten the first accordion fold on the body and add glue to the middle of it.
Glue the dragonfly body down in the center of the wings.
Add eyes
Add a googly eye on each side of the face of your dragonfly craft.
Your Dragonfly Craft is Complete!
Now its time for play!
Hold the bottom of the paper straw and have fun flying and fluttering your dragonflies around.
