Free Butterfly Finger Puppet Craft Template
Printable Info
Grade: PreK-2
Ages: 4–7
Use In: home, classroom, calm corner, counseling office
Subject: Mindful Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
Topic: self-regulation, emotional awareness, body awareness, co-regulation
Pairs With: Myla Learns Wings Over My Heart Story Book
Format: printable cut-and-craft activity
Cut and Craft Work Sheet
A Fun Somatic Calm Down Exercise
Printable Social Emotional Learning Activities for Kids Ages 4–7
The Butterfly Finger Puppet Craft Template
There is something you can try when you are feeling blue, Aditha can't wait to show it to you! Read the story Myla Learns Wings Over My Heart before using this printable with the little ones in your care! This printable Butterfly Finger Puppet Craft helps children practice the same calming technique from the book in a playful, hands-on way.
Story Summary: In Myla Learns Wings Over My Heart, Myla wakes up with a tummy ache and does not want to go to school. With Aditha’s help, she learns Wings Over My Heart, a gentle calming exercise inspired by butterfly taps that helps her slow down and settle her body and begin to learn to listen to the messages her feelings are trying to tell her.
Why this activity is so great!
Children create their own butterfly finger puppet and practice gentle butterfly taps — a widely used somatic technique that helps calm the nervous system and bring awareness back to the body.
This printable Social Emotional Learning activity supports children in understanding big feelings while building fine motor skills through cutting, tracing, and assembling.
Rooted in our guiding principle The Parallel Journey™, this craft encourages grown-ups and children to practice calming tools together, turning a simple printable into a shared regulation experience.
This printable includes a step by step calm down
self-regulation technique!
Download it for free today!
Key features:
- Printable Butterfly Finger Puppet Craft Template
- Step-by-step cut and assemble instructions
- Guided Butterfly Tap somatic regulation practice
- Supports emotional awareness and body connection
- Fine motor skill development (cutting + tracing)
- Designed for children ages 4–7
- Inspired by Wings Over My Heart calming method
Who is this for?
- Parents of children ages 4–7
- Kindergarten and early elementary teachers
- Homeschool families
- Caregivers supporting emotional development
- Grown-ups looking for calm-down tools that actually work
Benefits:
- Turns craft time into meaningful emotional skill-building
- Helps children calm their body during big feelings
- Teaches a simple, repeatable self-soothing technique
- Builds emotional awareness in a playful way
- Encourages co-regulation between adult and child
- Reinforces the tools introduced in Myla Learns Wings Over My Heart