DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Bugs and Insects


	Ant Egg Carton Craft

	Bug Leaf Craft

	Buzzing Bugs Paper Plate Craft a variety of flying insects to choose from

	Cricket Egg Carton Craft

	Insect Sticker Backgrounds

	Bottle Firefly Craft

	Love Bug Thumbprint Craft

	Heart Snail Paper Craft

	Worm Cross Stitch Pattern

	Worm Paper Craft Age 4+ (when they begin reading)

	Y2K Bug Toilet Paper Roll Craft (you could call it something different)
Insect Games and Puzzles
	Insect Activities for Kids On-Line Jigsaw Puzzles

Undirected Craft time - make an insect:

I provided Kaitlyn (age 6 at the time) with a range of random materials:

cardboard egg carton cups
markers
pom poms
wiggly eyes
felt and fun foam in various colors

and let her design her own 'bug'. This little guy is what she came up with (having the fun foam leaf as the base made it easier to assemble as she could glue all the pieces to that).

The egg carton cup is actually colored with marker, not painted.

Sometimes, it's fun to give a more 'artistic' craft time that allows them to design their own project instead of providing a directed craft.