Our Contribution to the Holocaust Museum Butterfly Project

Here is the butterfly were are submitting to the Holocaust Museum. I am so happy with how it came out. This is really a group effort and we all left our mark on the butterfly. The girls prepared the papers, I cut them out and arranged them and then Lu and I decorated them together. We used Lu & Em's hand to make this butterfly. See this post for more details. We have done this type of project before (see here) although this time I had the girls mod podge tissue to sheet of card stock.

1. Cut up tissue into squares
2. For kids it is easier to use a foam brush.
3. We also use small yogurt containers filled with some mod podge (or glue slightly watered down would work.)
4. Have child try to cover as much of the paper as they can -- overlapping the tissue as they go. For this project you will need 2 8x10 pieces of collaged paper in one color scheme and one 8x10 piece of collaged paper in a complementary color scheme. You may need to do this over several craft sessions. If you have an older child they can complete this section fairly quickly.
   
5. Lu wanted to use paint too so I mixed a bit of red paint into the mod podge.
6. We also added in sequins between the layers for some depth and interest and because we love sequins.
7. Let dry.
8. When dry trace hands of child on the back of the 2 pieces with the similar color scheme. 2 of the left hand closed, 2 of the right hand closed, 1 each of left and right hand with thumb sticking out 90 degrees. Save the complementary color scheme piece for later.
   
9. Cut out.
10. Arrange butterfly and glue onto a piece of card stock.
11. Cut out circles and shapes to decorate your butterfly with the complementary color scheme piece. Glue down.
12. Final coat of mod podge to finish.
13. We also glued down a few sparkles.
14. I ended up cutting it out from white backing to send to the museum for easier display.