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April 9, 2015 By Chelsey 3 Comments

30 Bug Crafts and Activities for Kids

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With the kids natural curiosity of insects growing during this time of year, I thought it was the perfect time to gather together some bug crafts and learning activities to try with the kids.

Here are some of my favorites I found online from some wonderful kid bloggers. I think you’ll find all kinds of bug inspiration in this collection of 30 insect and bug crafts and activities for kids!

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30 Bug Crafts and Activities for Kids

 

Insect and Bug Crafts

insect crafts for kids

Ladybug Paper Plate Craft from Buggy and Buddy

Rainbow Butterfly Cork Crafts from Red Ted Art

Sticky Ladybug Craft from Kids Play Box

Lightning Bug Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

Simple Ladybug Craft for Preschoolers from Teaching 2 & 3 Year Olds

 

bug crafts for kids

Yarn Wrapped Bee Craft from Housing a Forest

Butterfly Suncatchers from Twodaloo

Tissue Paper Bee Craft from I Heart Crafty Things

Melting Insect Sensory Painting from Crayon Box Chronicles

Pebble Bugs Pet Rocks from The Craft Train

 

insect crafts for kids

Bee Craft for Kids from Buggy and Buddy

Easy Bug Headband from Happy Hooligans

Recycled CD Ladybugs from Crafts by Amanda

Tissue Paper Ladybug Craft from I Heart Arts and Crafts

Helicopter Seed Dragonfly Craft from Housing a Forest

 

Bug and Insect Activities

insect activities for kids

Preschool Picture Books about Bugs from Pre-K Pages

Learning about Insect Body Parts from Gift of Curiosity

Simple Bug Hotel for Kids from Red Ted Art

Butterfly Life Cycle Paper Plate Craft from Buggy and Buddy

Playdough Bug Fossils from No Time for Flashcards

 

bug activities for kids

Insect Hotel from Babble Dabble Do

Beautiful Bugs Playdough Mats from Picklebums

Insect Small World from Twodaloo

Printable Insect Classification Activity from Pre-K Pages

Insects and Flowers in the Science Center from Fun-A-Day!

 

bug sensory activities for kids

Insect Small World from Fun at Home with Kids

Butterfly Life Cycle Craft Necklace from Fun-A-Day!

Butterfly World from Fun at Home with Kids

Insect Sensory Bin from Learn Play Imagine

Catch a Bug Free Printable Game from Picklebums

 


 

Filed Under: Crafts for Kids, Spring Tagged With: bugs, insects, spring

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Comments

  1. Literate For Life (Pamela Hall) says

    April 11, 2015 at 9:40 am

    Very cute activities. It would be fun to pair them with books that go with each bug such as The Honey Bee by Eric Carle and The Grouchy Lady Bug by Eric Carle. ๐Ÿ™‚
    I came via Saturday Crafty Moms Share.
    Have a wonderful weekend.
    Pamela – Literate For Life

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  2. Jennifer Altman says

    April 17, 2015 at 11:50 am

    Lots of great ideas! Thanks for linking up to Share it Saturday! I’m featuring you this week!

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  3. Jill says

    April 19, 2015 at 8:28 pm

    These craft ideas are fantastic. I am getting all buggy over them ๐Ÿ™‚

    Thank you for stopping by the Thoughtful Spot Weekly Blog Hop this week. We hope to see you drop by our neck of the woods next week!

    Reply

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