9 Bug Crafts for Toddlers Ideas

If you’re looking for bug crafts for toddlers, you’ll love this list of 10 ideas for creating insects with your little one.

Whether you’re looking for a fun activity to do with your toddler or you’re working on a bug unit, these crafts are perfect for kids ages 1-3.

Bug Crafts for Toddlers

If you’re looking for some fun bug crafts for toddlers, you’ve come to the right place! We’ve got 10 fun ideas for you today.

These are perfect for a bug theme, spring, or summer. You could even do them in the winter to remind you of warmer weather!

We love doing crafts in our toddler classroom. It’s a great way to build fine motor skills and creativity.

These are all simple enough that even the youngest toddlers can do them with help.

1. Paper Plate Ladybug

Paper plate crafts are some of the easiest, and this one is no exception. Cut a paper plate in half and paint it red.

Once it’s dry, paint the edges black and let dry again.

Then, have your toddler add black dots to the red part of the plate. After that, cut out a black head and add two googly eyes.

That’s it! You can add a ribbon to the back to hang it on the wall or add a popsicle stick to the bottom to make it a puppet.

2. Pom Pom Caterpillars

For this craft, you’ll need some small pom poms and some googly eyes to make a little caterpillar friend! You can use glue or tape to attach the eyes to one of the pom poms.

Then, to add more pom poms to make the caterpillar’s body, you can either glue them together or use pipe cleaners to string them together.

We used pipe cleaners to make the caterpillar’s body and then glued the head to the body.

3. Egg Carton Bugs

My friend, Mary, at Raising Da Vinci, has a whole collection of egg carton crafts for kids, and her bugs are so cute! You can use any egg carton for this craft, but I love the look of the styrofoam cartons.

You can paint the cartons or use markers. Then, add pipe cleaner legs and google eyes.

We made a similar version with a clothespin, and I love the way the wings flutter!

4. Pom Pom Bugs

Pom poms are a great way to make a variety of bugs. Use different colors and sizes of pom poms to make ladybugs, caterpillars, and bumblebees.

To make these bugs, all you need are pom poms, googly eyes, and pipe cleaners.

5. Footprint Butterflies

This is a fun and easy bug craft for toddlers to do. You’ll need a piece of paper, paint, and a paintbrush.

I painted my daughter’s foot with paint and then pressed it down on the paper. After it dried, I used a paintbrush to add the body and antennae.

If you have older kids, they can make the body and antennae themselves.

6. Ladybug Rocks

These ladybug rocks are so cute! You can paint them in any color combinations you like and use them to decorate your home.

You can also add a magnet to the back and use them to decorate your refrigerator.

These are so simple to make and the kids will have a blast creating their own ladybugs.

You can use a variety of different colors and let the kids personalize their ladybugs.

7. Paper Plate Snails

This craft is perfect for the littlest of hands! It’s so simple and easy to make, and you can use it as an opportunity to teach your child about the letter “s” and the sound it makes.

This craft is a great way to practice fine-motor skills, too. All you need to do is have your child glue the googly eyes onto the snail’s head!

Get the tutorial from Simple Everyday Mom.

8. Paper Plate Bees

I love paper plate crafts for toddlers.

They are a great way to make a 3D craft without a lot of cutting and gluing.

These paper plate bees are adorable and a fun way to teach your toddler about the letter B.

9. Butterfly Sun Catchers

This craft is perfect for a sunny day! Your little one will love seeing their butterfly sun catcher hanging in the window.

This is a great craft for practicing fine motor skills.

You could also use the same concept to create other bugs like bees, ladybugs, or dragonflies.

More Bug Crafts for Toddlers

I don’t know about you, but I am always looking for new crafts to do with my toddler.

Here are a few more that I found that are just too cute not to share.

This cupcake liner ladybug craft is a quick and easy craft that is perfect for any age.

I love that this ladybug craft uses a paper plate as the base.

This is a great way to use up any leftover paper plates you might have from a party.

Conclusion

I hope you enjoyed this post with all these fun bug crafts for toddlers. I know my kids will have a lot of fun creating these crafts.

Bugs are such fun creatures to learn about, and there are so many fun bug crafts for toddlers to make.

I hope you enjoyed this list of bug crafts for toddlers. I would love to hear which one is your favorite!