Bug Crafts for Kids
Check out this fun glow in the dark firefly craft! Kids are sure to love the end result of this one and they will love the process of making it too. When you are done, take it into a dark room and watch it glow just like a real firefly.
This little bug makes the perfect toddler or preschool craft. Transform three paper plates into a ladybug in a few simple steps. Our daughter loved making this ladybug craft (especially making the spots!) and we hope your child will too!
Turn a styrofoam ball into your very own itsy bitsy spider with our fun styrofoam spider craft! This bug craft uses fun materials and lots of paint so it's sure to catch your child's interest. In addition to making a fantastic kids bug craft, it would also make a great halloween craft!
This fuzzy caterpillar craft is a perfect toddler or preschool craft. Made from pom-poms and popsicle sticks, it's easy to make a whole family of these caterpillar crafts. They are also a great teaching tool to work on the concepts of big and small, color, and patterns. Our daughter loved this great bug craft!
If you are looking for a great preschool bug craft, our paper inchworm craft is the answer! All you need are a few paper strips, some scotch tape, googly eyes and pipe cleaners to make this very fun, simple kids craft. This is one of our favorite simple kids bug crafts.
This handprint butterfly craft is a great craft to record your child's handprints so you can remember how small they once were long after they grow up. We love handprint crafts and do as many as we can come up with in our house. This bug craft would be great as a decoration or as a kids spring craft. This is a simple craft that can be adapted to many age ranges and abilities. Enjoy!
Who says all bug crafts have to look like real bugs! Our styrofoam lovebug craft is a great craft to let your children's imagination take off. Help them create their own insects using our bug craft as a guide. If you stick with our design, this lovebug is a great Valentine's Day craft as well!
Our paper plate spider web craft is a twist on the typical bug craft for kids. Help your children spin their own spider web made from yarn and a paper plate, and then draw on some spiders as well. This bug craft makes a great preschool craft, as well as a fun way to incorporate a fun nature lesson into your crafting!
To make our folding paper butterfly craft, print and cut out our butterfly template, fold it in half and have your child paint a design - the goopier the better! Then just fold the unpainted side over the painted side and press together to create a perfectly symmetrical butterfly and a great kids bug craft! Our daughter loved this one!
Our heart butterfly is a great preschool craft. Turn hearts of various sizes into a smiling butterfly. We've found that it's almost impossible to make just one of these heart butterfly crafts - our daughter is a huge fan of paper crafts and we ended up making a whole little family of butterflies. This bug craft also makes a great Valentine's Day craft.
This tissue paper butterfly craft is an incredibly simple bug craft for kids to make, so we suggest making many of them in a lot of different colors to decorate your home!
Check out our collection of free printable bug worksheets for kids. We've created a whole set of kids bug worksheets to go along with this collection of kids bug crafts. This set of printables includes worksheets designed to work on early spelling skills, math skills and more!
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