Paper Dragonfly Craft

How cute is this paper dragonfly craft? And it’s so easy to make. Little ones might need some assistance from an adult or older child, but this craft is great practice for cutting and gluing skills.

Make them in any color you would like. You can make a whole swarm of dragonflies and hang them from string to make a mobile or add a piece of magnetic tape on the back of them to use them on your fridge.

Paper Dragonfly Craft

Since these are made from very economical materials (you can likely find all you need at your local dollar store), these are great craft projects to make with a group like Brownies, Vacation Bible School, or at a camp.

Supplies needed:

• Colored craft paper
• Pencil
• A pair of scissors
• Craft glue
• Googly eyes
• Markers
• Pattern template

Instructions:

Step 1:

Select colored craft paper and prepare the patterns from the provided template. Trace the template patterns on the selected craft papers and cut them out nicely.

Step 2:

Take the wing cutout and the teardrop cutouts. Glue the teardrop cutouts on the wing cutout.

Step 3:

For the second layer of teardrop shapes, we’re using glittery papers. 

Step 4:

Take the rectangle cutouts and join the open ends of the cutouts to make cylinder shapes.

Step 5:

Take the base cutout and glue the big cylinder shape at an open end of the base strip.

Step 6:

Glue the other (small) paper cylinder shapes on the base cutout.

Step 7:

Glue the smallest paper cylinder shape at the end.

Step 8:

Glue 2 googly eyes on the top side of the big cylinder shape (the head of the paper dragonfly).

Step 9:

Glue the body base of the dragonfly in the middle of the wing pattern to complete the craft.