Last month we started a series of craft projects that start with the letters in the English alphabet. The month of May had six different projects featuring the letter ‘A’. Now this month, in June, we are working on arts and craft projects that begin with the letter ‘B’.

We currently have have over twenty projects with the letter ‘B’ on our website. We even have two ‘B’ categories: Books and Bugs. Today we are featuring only three. We will be working on a butterfly, a brontosaurus, and a beard.

This is one of our favorite butterfly projects. We find ourselves making these a couple of times a year.

Butterfly Coffee Filter Craft Project

Supplies:

1. Coffee filter
2. Markers (markers only; no crayons)
3. Spray bottle
4. Water
5. Newspaper
6. Peg clothespin
7. Tape
8. Pipe cleaner

Directions:

1. Tape coffee filter to table. This helps it from sliding while your artist draws.
2. Color coffee filter.
3. Place the colorful coffee filter onto paper and mist with water.
4. Allow to dry completely.
5. Have the child slide the coffee filter into the peg clothespin.
6. Twist pipe cleaner onto peg to form antenna.

We love learning and making projects about our dinosaurs; especially this ‘B’ dinosaur, the Brontosaurus.

Brontosaurus Craft Project

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Supplies:

1. Copy of dinosaur
2. Green bingo dauber
3. Scissors

Directions:

1. Print out brontosaurus and cut out.
2. Place cutout Dino on paper.
3. Use the bingo dauber to paint around cutout brontosaurus.
4. Lift the cutout to reveal Dino.

This next project is sure to have your little ones laughing. They can make and wear their own beards. To have even more fun, match the colored paper to each child’s hair color.

Beard

Supplies:

1. Copy of beard
2. Scissors
3. Pencil
4. Glue stick
5. 12″ of yarn
6. Hole punch
7. Construction paper (match child’s hair color)

Directions:

1. Print and cut out beard.
2. Punch holes on each side.
3. Trace and cut out hand prints.
4. Glue hand prints onto beard.
5. Cut yarn into two 6” pieces. Tie onto each side.
6. Wear when dry.

You’re so creative!

Helpful Hint:

1. Trace hand print onto piece of paper.
2. Fold the paper into an accordion fold.
3. Cut out several hand prints at one time.

We hope you had fun with projects beginning with the letter ‘B’ today. I know you will be telling your little artist, “You’re so creative!”