Make Your Monday: Brighten up with Butterflies

Make Your Monday is a hands-on making session suitable for families. In this weeks session, we will be inspired by the butterflies in our Notice Nature Feel Joy gallery to make our own brightly coloured creations. Put your butterflies into pot plants, on a mobile, make a mask – anywhere that needs brightening up!

Scroll down to see the materials you will need. You can also download the activity sheet to accompany the film here.

Suitable for children aged 5+ with their grown-ups.

This online session is free of charge, however, if you are able to consider making a donation, this will help us to continue to conserve our heritage and re-open our doors for future generations. All of your generous donations will be matched pound for pound by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. Donate here.

View the activity film below, subtitles are available.

Materials List

For this session, you will need:

• Blank paper

• Drawing materials – paint, pens, pencils, brushes etc.

• Scissors

• Glue or tape

• Straws, craft/ice lolly sticks or pipe cleaners

• Decorative items – such as beads, tissue paper, sequins (optional)

You can decorate your butterflies with any craft supplies you have at home!

Some suggested materials for the activity

Click the image to download the activity sheet