Butterflies

Butterflies
Year 3 students sketched and designed the patterns they wanted inside their butterfly.
We began with a cardboard cylinder for the body and thin wire for the wings.  The wire needed to be pushed through the cardboard  and taped onto the inside.
The children papier mache the body and wings with layers of newspaper and newsprint. The last layer was newsprint.  The papier mache had to be wrapped around the edges of the wings and connected the body to the wings.
Once these were dry the children began to paint them.  They took a couple of coats for the first colour.   Finally they used PVA black glue to add detail and to make their design stand out.  They were varnished and made a great display on the wall.