Craft a Nature Dragonfly

To gather the supplies you need, take a nature walk with your child. While you look for a twig, two small stones, and “wings,” keep your eyes peeled for other interesting plants and critters.

Pour a small amount of paint onto a paper plate.

Paint the small twig. This will be the dragonfly’s body. Set it aside to dry completely.

Paint the maple seeds with glitter glue. These will be the dragonfly’s wings! Let them dry.

Once the paint on your twig is dry, use tacky glue (or a hot glue gun) to glue small black beads or stones onto the end of the twig. These represent the dragonfly’s eyes.

Once your glitter glue is dry, glue the maple seed wings onto your dragonfly. Try making more in different colors and hanging them around the house!