Digital Butterfly Art Project
My no prep, digital art project for elementary kids to build a butterfly on Google Slides™ is an easy and engaging spring activity. Students will practice technology skills using my digital butterfly resource and step by step art lesson. Then, pick a spring writing prompt to draft a creative story about their butterfly project.
Need fun, fast finisher activities for elementary? Digital art projects are paperless, take up no space, and don’t use art materials. Simply assign the butterfly activity using your LMS, and stop worrying about early finishers!
Digital Spring Butterfly Templates
- This Google Slides fall activity includes tech tips and step by step directions with pictures for independent learning. And, kids can build a gnome using either copy & paste or drag & drop.
How to Build a Butterfly Craft
First, your students will pick a background. Then, they’ll add top and bottom wings. Next, they’ll design one half of the wings with various shapes. To complete the butterfly, they’ll copy, paste, and flip the shapes to the opposite side to show symmetry. Lastly they’ll add leaves, clouds, wind, flowers, and a sun behind the butterfly.
Technology Skills
- Copy & paste
- Drag & drop
- Rotating
- Ordering
- Resizing
- Grouping
What’s Included
- 16 Student Direction Slides, with step by step tutorial so kids can create their digital butterfly project independently
- Digital Moveable Pieces, so kids can either copy and paste or drag and drop to create their butterfly from the templates
- 7 Background Slides, where students will paste or drag their project pieces onto
- 2 Spring Writing Prompts, for kids to complete after making their butterfly
- 4 Teacher Examples, fully completed, which you can use to demonstrate
You Will Receive
- 1 Non-Editable PDF (with access link & teacher directions)
- 1 Google Slides Doc (Digital Butterfly Craft & Writing Prompts)
Why You’ll Love My Butterfly Art Project on Google Slides
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LOVED this activity! Students thoroughly enjoyed designing their own butterfly!
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I provided this an an art option on my Google Classroom for those who didn’t have paint supplies to create their symmetrical butterfly. The students LOVED it.
We talked about using growth mindset as they learned the keyboard commands and they were very successful! The butterflies were beautiful. Almost every student created at least one. And I was easily able to create a Butterfly Gallery of the finished products to show on on Classroom. Amazing resource!!
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Thank you for this! The kids loved it, and I look forward to using it again!
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Erika Beury (verified owner) –
Well done. Kids enjoy it
Amie Bentley (store manager) –
So happy the project worked out for you!
Dawn M. –
The students loved this resource! My students were engaged the whole time.
Jennfer M. –
My students loved this activity! Thank you so much!
Michele P. –
My students loved this activity.
Amber Crotts –
LOVED this activity! Students thoroughly enjoyed designing their own butterfly!
Terilyn V. –
My students loved creating this!
Kathryn Illuminati –
I used it to teach my students computer skills like copy paste and resizing. They loved it.
Helen S. –
Great resource!
Kyle B. –
My students loved this lesson. Worked out great!
Kimberly D. –
I provided this an an art option on my Google Classroom for those who didn’t have paint supplies to create their symmetrical butterfly. The students LOVED it. We talked about using growth mindset as they learned the keyboard commands and they were very successful! The butterflies were beautiful. Almost every student created at least one. And I was easily able to create a Butterfly Gallery of the finished products to show on on Classroom. Amazing resource!!
Samantha W. –
Great resource for my students during in person and distance learning!
Melissa K. –
I used this as an extension activity for remote library push in with 1st and 2nd grade. We read The Very Impatient Caterpillar and discussed topics in relation to the book as well as symmetry. I have used many of your lessons. The students are always engaged especially in regard to remotes learning. Thank you!
Melissa F. –
This was so cute. The original was a little overwhelming for my kiddos, so I just modified it and omitted a few slides.
Ann F. –
Great resource to use with fully remote students. Engaging!
joann F. –
This is amazing!! My kiddos loved it !!
Anissa U. –
Perfect for an activity that I am working on. Thank you for beautiful artwork.