Colouring NestButterfly Template
- Ages 3+
- Easy
- 3 pages
- Template
- PDF: Letter & A4
Tip: tap a color, then tap any shape to fill it (or use the arrow keys and Enter). Your coloring is saved on this device automatically. To color on paper, download the Letter or A4 PDF and print it at 100%.
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A plain butterfly outline (wings and body) to cut out, trace or colour in. Printed at 100%, the large one is 17 cm wide on A4 and 6½ in wide on US Letter; the PDF also has a sheet of mixed sizes and a sheet of twelve small ones. Ideas: fold along the body, paint one wing and press for a mirror-print butterfly, or hang them on string for a spring mobile.
Butterfly template sizes
Sizes when the PDF is printed at 100% (actual size). Choose the A4 PDF in the UK, Australia and New Zealand, and the Letter PDF in the US and Canada.
| Sheet | What is on it | On A4 | On US Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheet 1 | One large butterfly | 17 cm wide | 6½ in wide |
| Sheet 2 | One large butterfly | 9.5 cm wide | 3½ in wide |
| Sheet 2 | Two medium | 6 cm wide | 2¼ in wide |
| Sheet 2 | Four small | 4 cm wide | 1½ in wide |
| Sheet 2 | Five extra small | 3 cm wide | 1 in wide |
| Sheet 3 | Twelve small butterflys | 5.5 cm wide | 2 in wide |
Ways to use the butterfly template
- Fold along the body, paint one wing and press for a mirror-print butterfly.
- Hang them on string for a spring mobile.
- Trace it onto card to make a reusable stencil, or onto felt and fabric for sewing.
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Printing tips
- Print at 100% (actual size) so the shapes match the sizes listed.
- Thin card (160–200 gsm) makes sturdy stencils and decorations.
- Fold the paper and cut two layers at once for matching pairs.
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