Do you and your kids love to sit and observe insects outside during the summer?

Another one of my favorites to observe is dragonflies.

They are absolutely gorgeous dont you think?

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If you are big fans of them like me you are going to love thissparkly clothespin dragonfly craft.

It makes a fabulous insect craft for kids and summer kids craft.

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Paint wooden clothespins

Begin by painting your wooden clothespins with your turquoise or red paint.

Set them aside to dry.

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Then shake glitter on top of the glue.

Let the glue dry completely.

NOTE: I know some are not big fans of loose glitter.

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If this is the case,Glitter Glueis an awesome alternative!

Glue dragonfly eyes

Heat up your hot glue gun.

Glue your two small black pony beads onto the sides of the clothespin for dragonfly eyes.

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Create dragonfly wings

Cut a piece of your glitter tulle off of the role about 6 1/2-inches long.

Fold the tulle in half and then in half again.

Scrunch the middle of the tulle piece together a bit.

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Now you could display kids artwork, your to-do list, or important papers in style on your fridge.

This fun space shuttle paper craft is a great summer craft for kids or for school to accompany a solar system unit. The space shuttle wing popping off the page gives this paper craft a fun 3D effect to it. The space shuttle craft would look great up on display on a classroom bulletin board with a blasting off theme.

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This painted newspaper sunflower craft is perfect for a summer kids craft. Watercolor painted newspaper brings great texture and vibrant colors to crafts. Great kids craft made from recyclables, flower craft for kids, and paper plate kids craft.

This gorgeous black glue kite art project is a perfect compliment to a family afternoon of flying kites at the park on a windy day. It is also a fun art project to make this summer when you are indoors and want to avoid the afternoon heat. Pretty kite craft and summer art project.

Coffe Filter Sun Art

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