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How to make Paper Dragonfly Crafts For School

Published on

June 29, 2023

Learn how to make fun and easy paper dragonfly crafts with your kids for school projects. Step-by-step instructions and supplies needed for each craft will be provided. Perfect for kids of all ages and adults who want to join in the fun.

You see a dragonfly every once in a while during summers in your house or in the garden outside! They have long stick-like bodies with big fairy wings attached to them! With things as simple as a sheet of paper and an ice cream stick, you can make this beautiful craft. This dragonfly will be colorful unlike the original one, a beautiful liberty that you can take only through art! So, get ready with all the material required, and let’s make this unique dragonfly craft!

DIY Dragonfly Paper Craft Project For School

Materials Required

Colorful Sheets (Red, White, And Black)
Pencil
Scissors
Glue
Popsicle Stick
Black Marker

Procedure

Step 1: Creasing A Red Paper Strip

From a red-colored sheet cut out a long and wide rectangular strip using scissors. Fold it in half from the longer side and make a crease.

Step 2: Folding The Strip

Fold the strip along the crease.

Step 3: Outlining Fingers On Strip

Take a pencil and place your index and middle finger on the sheet. Now, with the pencil, outline the shape of your fingers on the red sheet from the folded side.

Step 4: Cutting Out The Outline

Using scissors cut out the outlined shape.

Step 5: Unfolding The Finger Shape

Open up the folded side of your finger shape to form wings.

Step 6: Pasting A Popsicle Stick

Using glue, paste a popsicle stick in the mid of the wings. Make sure to paste it from the top by leaving some space.

Step 7: Making Eyes

Make the eyes from a white and black sheet of paper. Paste them onto the popsicle stick top to make the eyes of the dragonfly.

Step 8: Making Details Of Dragon Fly

Using a black sketch pen make a small smile below the eyes. Make curved horizontal lines on the stick starting from the ending of wings to the bottom of the stick.

Your Popsicle Dragonfly Is Ready!

Congratulations! This completes the tutorial for making this amazing dragonfly craft! You also learned some good cutting and pasting skills. It was extremely simple to make, therefore, it is beginner friendly! Take more such baby steps to further the journey of your art and craft. Use both, your own unique imagination and the techniques you learn in these tutorials to create a more real and authentic craft. Keep experimenting and keep working hard to achieve your goals in both art and life. See you in many more tutorials to come!

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