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Insect Craft Projects & Activities Fingerprint Insects Just about any insect can be made out of a thumb or fingerprint as we did on our Mothers Day flower pots. Thumbprint bees and honeycomb We learned about bees and honeycomb (Hexagons)and then made our own honeycomb out of cereal and painted the bees with our thumbs. Oval Ants Cut 3 ovals in 3 sizes, glue together, add 2 antenae,and six legs. We used these at circle time and sang along with the song "The Ants go Marching", and "The Wiggles" "Little Brown Ant". Circle Caterpillars Since we are learning shapes right now, we made Caterpillars out of circles and triangles Caterpillar Names Have children cut several circles out of construction paper. On each circle, write one letter of the child's name. Mix up the circles and let the children practice spelling their names. Glue in place onto construction paper to create a caterpillar. More Bees Use a 3 inch strip of construction paper. Add a few black stripes and eyes. Cut wings from grey or white. Staple into a circle with wings and a string on top. "Bb" is for Butterfly We made these handprint butterflies on construction paper, cut them out and glued to a craft stick to make a puppet. Blotter Butterfly Fold a piece of construction paper in half. Open and drip paint drops on one side. Children can use a spoon or drip strait from the bottle. Use at least 3 colors. Fold paper back over and rub all over to spread out the paint. Open and let dry. Add butterfly features. Paper Plate Ladybug Paint a paper plate red. When dry fingerpaint black spots. For the older kids I stapled a black sheet of construction paper with added head and legs. I drew on a head with a black marker for the little ones who are still in the ripping up projects stage as you can see in the picture. Fingerprint Ladybugs Ladybug Hats Give children a red oval to cut out. Add head shape, dots, and wiggle eyes. Glue or staple onto a hat band. Group Time Activity Ladybug Felt Board Countdown Ladybug Felt Board Countdown Email Sheril! Return to Ceres Childcare & Preschool