Paper Plate Collage Apple Craft

Here's a simple apple craft to do with your preschoolers or little ones.

Materials:

• Paper plate
• Red construction paper torn into little pieces
• A little brown and green construction paper
• Scissors
• Pencil or crayon
• Glue

Directions:

1. Beforehand cut a little notch in the paper plate to resemble an apple.
2. Spread glue all over the front of the paper plate and cover in the red paper pieces.
3. Cut a little stem from brown paper and glue to the back.
4. Cut a green leaf and glue on the top.
5. Cut a little worm from green paper and glue on the front and draw a smiley face. You could partially cover the worm with red paper to make it look like he’s coming out of a hole.

Mother's Day Footprint Butterfly Craft

Here's a really cute idea or Mother's Day. I've often seen hand print butterflies, but this is the first time I've seen a footprint one. Simple and easy to make, this is a great preschool craft Mom's will love. Follow the link for more details.

Nifty Mom

Mother's Day Caterpillar Photo Craft

Here's a cute and simple idea for Mother's Day. Cut a few small paper circles with the top one with your kids face. Add a couple pipe cleaner antennae to complete this adorable caterpillar crawling up Mommy's Flower.

Kitten1

Mother's Day Garden Rock Bugs Craft

Do something different for Mom or Grandma this year for Mother's Day. Paint smooth stones to look like ladybugs to put in the garden. Follow the link for the full tutorial on this cute buggy craft.

Oopsey Daisy

Plastic Easter Egg Fireflies Craft

I just love this cute craft idea. Recycle those plastic Easter eggs into adorable little fireflies. Just add pipe cleaner eyes and legs and make paper eyes and wings. After, put a small LED light inside to make the firefly. Follow the link below for more details.

ivillage

Top 20 Preschool Bug Crafts

Kids love bugs, especially in the summer. Here's a round-up of the op 20 preschool bug crafts for kids. Represented here are beetles, bees, caterpillars, butterflies, spiders, and other creepy crawly things. Have fun with these simply buggy crafts.

1. Easy Toilet Paper Japanese Beetle Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

2. Bee Shapes Craft

Think Crafts

3. Easy Toilet Paper Roll Bee Craft

Nature is Calling

4. Bumble Bee Paper Plate Craft

Blissfully Domestic

5. Recycled Egg Carton Caterpillar Craft

You, Me, and the Mindee's

6. Recycled Easter Egg Caterpillars Craft

Child Central Station

7. Heart Caterpillar Preschool Craft

Ready Set Read

8. Grass Caterpillar Craft

Spoonful

9. Spring Butterfly Handprint Craft

Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

10. Butterfly Toilet Paper Roll Rings Craft

Paper Crafts

11. Easy Butterfly Toilet Roll Craft

Easy Kids Crafts

12. Valentine's Day Love Bug Craft

Teacher Time 123

13.  Valentine's Day Ladybug Craft

Pazzles

14. Ladybug Rocks Craft

Live Learn Love Eat

15. Handprint Spider Puppet Craft

with video tutorial

16. Ball Spider Craft

Crafts for all Seasons

17. Spider Pipe Cleaner Craft

She Knows

18. Orb Spider Web Craft

Craftberry Bush

19. Easy Dragonfly Bug Craft

Preschool Crafts for Kids*

20. Paper Plate Snail Craft

Gverek ZAJ

Search this site for even more great animal and bug craft ideas.

Ladybug Rocks Craft

Go to the site below to learn how to turn smooth stones into cute ladybugs for Earth Day. Great idea!

Live Learn Love Eat

Earth Day Ladybug Rocks Craft

Turn small, smooth stones into colorful ladybugs for Earth Day. Rock painting activities can be so fun. The more colorful, the better.Follow the link for more details.

Family Fun Houston

Earth Day Egg Carton Bugs Craft

Recycle egg cartons into cute bugs ad caterpillars for Earth Day. dd pipe cleaner legs and antennae. The kids will be proud to take home their recycled bugs.  This site Make and Takes is one of the best craft sites on the web. Follow the link for the full tutorial.

Makes and Takes

Earth Day Grass Caterpillar Craft

Here's a real green project for Earth day. Use a nylon stocking and potting soil to make this adorable green, hairy, grass caterpillar craft. What a great idea! Go to Spoonful for the full tutorial with pictures.

Spoonful

Recycled Easter Egg Caterpillars Craft

This is an absolutely fabulous idea. Use plastic Easter eggs and recycle them into cute and bendable caterpillar toys. You make holes in them and lace them together with pipe cleaners. This is also a good lacing activity to develop motor skills. Go to this great site Child Central Station for the details on this and lots more great craft ideas.

Child Central Station

Valentine's Day Heart Caterpillar Craft

Use colorful foam hearts to make this cute Valentine's Day caterpillar craft. He'll look cute along your wall or bulletin board. Follow the link for more details.

Catalogs.com

Valentine's Day Bee Craft

This simple Valentine's Day bee craft is so cute. Use hearts and other shapes to create this little bee character. Be sure to include the message, "Bee my Valentine". Follow the link for the complete tutorial.

Think Crafts

Valentine's Day Heart Caterpillar Card Craft

 

Use heart stamps to make a cute caterpillar card for Valentine's Day. This love bug will bring a smile to any one's face. Great for school or home. Follow the link to my new favorite site, spoonful for the full tutorial.

Spoonful

Valentine's Day Heart Caterpillar Preschool Craft

Use hearts to create this cute caterpillar craft for Valentine's Day. This is a perfect preschool craft to do at school or at home. It helps teach children about shapes and patterns. Follow the link to this great site Ready Set Read for the full tutorial.

Ready Set Read

Valentine's Day Ladybug Heart Card Craft

Here's a beautiful Valentine's Day card craft. It's a ladybug made from hearts. Lift the wings to reveal a Valentines message inside. So cute! Visit the sight Pazzles for more information on this and other great craft ideas.

Pazzles

Valentine's Day Heart Love Bugs Craft

Use egg cartons and hearts to make these cute little love bugs for Valentine's Day. They'll bring a smile to anyone's face. Go to Spoonful for the complete details on this craft.

Spoonful

Valentine's Day Heart Love Creatures Craft

Use hearts and sparkly things to let your kids create these cute love bugs/creatures for Valentine's Day. No rules, let their imaginations go. Visit this cool site for the tutorial and more great pictures.

Posh Lil Divas

Valentine's Day "Bee My Valentine" Craft

Here's a cute bee Valentine's Day card. With heart eyes and heart wings, the card opens and says. "Bee my Valentine". Make something different this year with this bug Valentine no one will forget. Follow the link for the tutorial on this cute kids craft.

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Halloween Ball Spider Craft

This fat Halloween spider craft is really easy to make. You need a Styrofoam ball and pipe cleaners. It'll look great on the door or table at your Halloween party. Follow the link for details.

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