Creative idea
Model a butterfly's life cycle with Silk Clay
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Create a model version of a butterfly's life cycle yourself. At the same time, learn how a butterfly starts out as a small egg then grows into a caterpillar that wraps itself in a chrysalis and eventually becomes a beautiful butterfly.
This idea teaches children about UN Sustainable Development Goal 15, which aims to protect, restore and support the sustainable use of animal and plant life. To preserve life on land, we must promote sustainable forestry and take care of plants and animals.
This idea teaches children about UN Sustainable Development Goal 15, which aims to protect, restore and support the sustainable use of animal and plant life. To preserve life on land, we must promote sustainable forestry and take care of plants and animals.
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How to do it
1 Model lots of small balls from Silk Clay in different colours as shown in the photo.
2 Assemble the small balls to eggs and caterpillars. Finish with self-adhesive googly eyes.
3 Wrap this caterpillar in a 11 x 16 cm tissue paper once it is dry. Twist the tissue paper at both ends to make a chrysalis.
4 Attach this caterpillar to a clothes peg. If the Silk Clay is still damp, you can push it onto the wooden clothes peg without glue as Silk Clay sticks to wood. Double over an 11 x 16 cm piece of tissue paper and insert it into the clothes peg for the butterfly's wings.
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