Butterflies everywhere!

Since the littlest of the family has learned the word "butterfly" we have been finding that there are butterflies everywhere. That could be because she calls every kind of bug a butterfly now but I like to chalk it up to something else, namely our inspired creativity.

We got busy making another butterfly craft yesterday and it turned out super cute. Basically, you just give the kids a piece of craft paper, tell them to draw on it then you fold it in half and cut out a butterfly. Cut the outline of the butterfly out from that and put the outline on a piece of contact paper. Then I cut up some ribbons from spools that only had a little length left anyway and let them go hog wild designing their butterfly's wings (but you could use any fabric, tissue paper or other scraps on hand too).

I love how their little personalities shine through their art and the art making experience. Gi's is the top one in this picture and she was very concerned about getting straight lines and filling in as much space as possible even adding to her artwork long after she said she was done just because we were waiting for Noa to finish and it was giving her time to revisit her design. If that's not the hallmark of an high achiever, type A I don't know what is! But that's not a bad a thing either. I love her pensive perfectionist ways. She's going to go far in life applying herself with such dedication. Noa, on the other hand, didn't strictly adhere to the idea of putting the ribbons inside the butterfly design but that's the beauty of this age. I love that there is only one ribbon "off the canvas" too, quite the little thumb in the face of rules. She loves to test the boundaries right now. If I say don't touch something she goes right up next to it and puts her chubby little hand as close as she can to it without actually touching it. Stinker! I like to think she's going to be a great teacher for Gi about how to be a little wild and free-spirited, bending the rules every once in awhile.

 Noa pointing out which one is hers.