Here's what you need: ~ twigs
~ beads for the eyes
~ maple keys
~ glue gun
~ glitter
~ beads for the eyes
~ maple keys
~ glue gun
~ glitter
First~ kids choose their sticks, maple keys, glitter and bead (eye) colors ~ I then glue gunned on the wings and beads...
The girls took the glue and either edged the wings, gooped it on or painted it on...then shook on that sparkle!
What started out as a quick craft soon became a world of creating entire families of dragonflies ~ complete with names and personalities. I love how children throw themselves completely into creation and imagination.
These rainbow dragonflies were ready to take flight in the garden...
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Those are so cute! My kids would have a blast collecting the supply list too.
ReplyDeleteI think we'll give it a try today. Thanks!
My kids would love to make these. How fun!!
ReplyDeletea lot of kid crafts are ho-hum, but this is GREAT!!
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeletevery cute idea.
ReplyDeleteLeslie
Great idea. They look wonderful. Hugs, Marty
ReplyDeleteBeautiful dragonflies!!! Thank you, this is ANOTHER great idea for Sunday school =)
ReplyDeleteWe are making all our own Christmas Decorations this year. I have made twig stars, and twig dragonflies would go perfectly with them. Now I just have to find the maple keys... I am not sure if they are around here in central Florida
ReplyDeleteWe're working on the letter "D" today, so I think this dragonfly project will be a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic idea! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteSuch a fantastic idea! I never even thought about being able to use those seeds for anything other than making them fly into the sky! Can't wait to try it.
ReplyDeleteso cute and i LOVE glitter! :)
ReplyDeleteThat would be a fun craft for our at home preschool!
ReplyDeleteThese are so cute!
ReplyDeleteI love what a little glitter can do!
ReplyDeleteAdorable!
ReplyDeleteAdorable-- we love anything with glitter!
ReplyDeleteThose are darling! I know my little sister would love them.
ReplyDeleteVery cute and so simple! Love it!
ReplyDeletethis is really kewl, luv luv dragonflies.
ReplyDeleteMaggie
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The glitter is so much fun and the photographs are gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project:)
Those are so pretty! I like to hang stuff from my ceiling like paper cranes, dragons and such. These would go so perfectly. This must be a great project to do with kids.
ReplyDeleteWhat a gorgeous project!!
ReplyDeleteWhat fun with glitter ! Thanks for the tutorial.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness, how cute! I never would have thought of this, but what a clever idea for those maple keys you see everywhere on the ground!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project for my girls to do. It is hard to find something that littler kids can do and still have it be cute!
ReplyDeletePerfect craft to do with my daughter!
ReplyDeletethese are sooo cute! my mom loves dragonflies! now i will have a project to do with my neice & nephew next time i watch them! thanks!
ReplyDeleteI love dragonflies! I should make a ton of this and put them on my balcony containers...
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun, cute project! Love them!
ReplyDeleteThat is really cool! I'll have to do that with my daughter.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter will love making these.
ReplyDeleteDoes anything besides maple keys work if you can't find those? Regular leaves would crumble and look all wrong wouldn't they? These would be so fun to make and hang somewhere!
ReplyDeleteOooh how I love these! so fabulous! I could see these as a lovely mobile or fabulous magnets
ReplyDeleteThose are adorable!
ReplyDeleteMy cousin LOVES dragonflies! This would be great to add to a gift for her birthday!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea to make a mobile out of these! Now if only I could figure out how to teach my kids how to glitter without getting it on every surface possible!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter will love this idea.
ReplyDeleteSuch cute dragonflys! this would be a great project for kids!
ReplyDeleteSo glad I looked at your follower list- I have you on my google reader for awhile but somehow was not a follower!! Dear me! Well now I am!
You've inspired me, and I'm not even a kid :)
ReplyDeleteI'm going to try this idea but stick the wings on a bobby pin...then I can wear them.
How creative is that?! wow!
ReplyDeletehow fun! my kids love to make things out of "nature"!
ReplyDeleteO.M.G. Thank you so much for this!! My daughters room is an "Enchanted Garden" theme and these will be a perfect addition!
ReplyDeleteThose are so fun! What a great idea to use it on a Christmas tree. You could add it to a fairy costume too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! These are bugs I can handle.
ReplyDeleteand to think I could have made my own dragonflies for my wedding bouquet
ReplyDeleteprobably the cutest thing i have evr seen!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun idea. I am going to try this with my preschool kids.
ReplyDeleteSo easy! And we collect those all the time. I'm going to send the kids out to find them. Love this project!
ReplyDeleteThis will be a great one to try! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteawesome my son would love making these
ReplyDeleteCute!
ReplyDeleteHow fun! I'll have to try some with my grandkids!
ReplyDeleteMy girls would have so much fun with the glitter!! Very cute idea!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter would love these!
ReplyDelete{Rebekah}
I'm totally doing these this weekend. I love the glitter!
ReplyDeletei love dragon flies. this is a must!
ReplyDeleteSo cute! My daughter would have so much fun making these!
ReplyDeleteVery cute!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter is a "girly girl" and would love these!
ReplyDeleteI will have to file this idea away for a cute kid's craft!
ReplyDeleteHow fun!!
ReplyDeletesooo cute
ReplyDeleteMy kids are gonna love this! Thank you!!!
ReplyDeleteMy weakness is glitter!
ReplyDeleteThese are beautiful! I, too, love how kids throw themselves and their imaginations into such projects!
ReplyDeleteNEVER would have thought to make these from these every day objects! SUPER CREATIVE!
ReplyDelete:-) Jeanette
So cute, my daughter now wants to make some.
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun project for kids!
ReplyDeleteGreat craft for kids.
ReplyDeleteThey turned out so pretty! I especially love quick homemade decor that is inexpensive to replace if they fall into the wrong little hands!
ReplyDeleteMy sister's bathroom is dragonflies...guess what I'm making her?
ReplyDeleteMy sister's bathroom is dragonflies...guess what I'm making her?
ReplyDeleteThese are amazing. I want to use them to decorate gifts!
ReplyDeleteLOVE these!
ReplyDeleteBeyond cute!
ReplyDeleteOh my gosh, these really is my all-time favorite kid-craft discovered on a blog! I'm making these with my three year old today!
ReplyDeleteso cool! im going to make so of these
ReplyDeleteThose are gorgeous! My SIL is due in November and her theme is dragonflies & butterflies. A mobile would be great. Not sure where I'll get maple keys. Might have to sneak into the neighbors yard as I do not have any Maples in mine.
ReplyDeleteMy daughter and I finally tried these and we are so pleased with the results. Thank you for sharing this idea and showing us how to create these glittery litte bugs!
ReplyDeleteWhat an unbelievably wonderful creative way to use nature. I ADORE this craft! I'm going to snag it to use on my wedding... and will forward a link to this blog on my wedding blog! <3 Thank you for the great idea
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