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    Home » Recipes » Desserts

    Easy Butterfly Cupcakes for Kids to Make

    February 21, 2017 By Brandy 5 Comments

    Making your own beautiful butterfly cupcakes is as easy as 1-2-3! Frost, add a gummy worm, then add two gummy candies for wings! A fun springtime activity to make with kids. This could also be a fun "Lifecycle of a Butterfly" activity and snack for a preschool or kindergarten class!

    butterfly cupcake

    My girls love being able to have some independence in the kitchen and decorating cupcakes is such a great way to give that to them. They both adore butterflies so we decided to come up with our own version based on some ingredients that we found at our local grocery store. If you can't find the exact candies that we used, get creative and find ones that will work! Gummy citrus slices, pretzels, or even strawberry slices would work too!

    Easy Butterfly Cupcakes

    frosting gummy worms candy

    Ingredients:

    1 box of cake mix

    1 tub of frosting

    sprinkles

    gummy worms

    gummy candies

    butterfly cupcake

    Instructions:

    Bake the cupcakes according to the instructions on the box. Cool completely.

    Decorating these little butterfly cupcakes is as easy as  1-2-3!

    1: Frost each cupcake with frosting.

    2: Add 1 gummy worm to the center of each cupcake.

    3: Add 2 gummy candies for wings!

    holding cupcake

    These would be great for a spring party or as a special preschool treat. My boys both studied the lifecycle of a butterfly in preschool and got to raise a little caterpillar and watch it transform into a butterfly at home. It was so neat!

    Here's another darling butterfly cupcake that you might like from Thrifty Jinxy using pretzels and M&Ms. If you're feeling really adventurous I have an entire post dedicated to cakes for kids to make! From a giant hamburger to a bowl of Macaroni and Cheese, these cakes are colorful, unique, and fun for kids to make!

    You might also like these other baking ideas for kids!

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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Miz Helen says

      February 28, 2017 at 7:02 am

      Thanks so much for sharing your awesome Springtime Cupcakes collection with us at Full Plate Thursday!
      Hope you come back to see us soon!
      Miz Helen

      Reply
    2. Mary-The Boondocks Blog says

      February 23, 2017 at 12:11 pm

      These are so perfect for spring and the decorations are just so cheery!

      Reply
    3. Sandra Garth says

      February 22, 2017 at 11:47 am

      These are so festive and guaranteed to be a big hit!

      Reply
    4. Leanna says

      February 19, 2017 at 7:31 am

      These cupcakes are sweetly adorable. I also really love the photographs having your child hold them is a really sweet touch!

      Reply
    5. Desiree @THE36THAVENUE says

      February 17, 2017 at 4:06 pm

      Cuteness!
      Pinning again! 🙂

      Reply

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