Popsicle Stick Dragonfly Craft with Buttons Tutorial

Looking for a craft for the letter “D”? This Popsicle Stick Dragonfly Craft with Buttons is a fun one!

Here is the 4th in our series of crafts for each letter of the alphabet, Popsicle stick dragonflies. You can use this fun and frugal craft to talk about the letter “D” sound while decorating dragonflies. This craft is great for kids 3+, because not only do they get to design their own dragonflies, but then they can play with them. You can also use them as decorations or they could easily be made into magnets. Younger children will need help attaching the wings made from pipe cleaners, but would be able to make the rest of the dragonfly on their own. This is a very frugal craft, made with pipe cleaners, Popsicle sticks, and buttons, and comes together quickly.

Popsicle Stick Dragonfly Craft with Buttons

Supplies:

Popsicle sticks
Markers
Pipe cleaners
Various colors and sizes of buttons
Tacky glue

Directions:

1. Color the popsicle sticks with markers.

2. Select two colored pipe cleaners for the wings. To create the top wing, fold it in half and wrap the center around the craft stick, tightly. Twist it once around the top. Fold the ends upwards and tuck under the twisted piece in the center of the popsicle stick.

Popsicle Stick Dragonfly Craft with Buttons - fold pipe cleaner once to make first wing

3. Repeat with the second wing, but twist it twice in the center and tuck the wings downward or from the bottom up, and into the twisted area on the popsicle stick. Form wings as desired.