50 Bug Activities

It’s that time of year again, time for bug theme at preschool. These bug activities include bug crafts, bug sensory play, even bug theme gross motor activities! The other thing they all include is fun. Don’t miss the book list linked at the end of the post. And if you want a whole bug thematic unit we have one you will LOVE, check it and our other thematic units here! 

Bug Activities for Kids

 

1. Color Matching Butterflies 
2. Monster Stew
3. Butterfly Suncatchers
4. Classic Egg Carton Caterpillar
5. Monarch Butterfly Craft

6. Paper Plate Ladybug
7. Playdough Bugs
8. Sticky Wing Dragonfly
9. Cursive Name Bugs
10. Doily Dragonfly

11. Butterfly Scissor Practice Printables 
12. Ants on A Log Math Tray 
13. Hand Print Butterflies
14. Letter B Bee
15. Paint Stick Caterpillar 

16.Letter C Caterpillar
17.Lady Bug Song
18.Fill In The Blank Life Cycles 
19.Letter S Spider
20.Size sorting Caterpillar

21.Plastic Egg Bugs
22.Paper Plate Butterflies 
23.Plastic Egg Carton Caterpillar
24.Band-aid Butterflies
25. Butterfly Sensory Tub

26. Fly Swatter Painting
27. Tissue Paper Snail
28. 3D Pasta Butterfly Collage
29. Name Caterpillars
30. Paper Plate Spider

31. Play Dough Bug Fossils
32. Dirt and Worm Treats
33. Indoor Bug Hunt
34. Spider Cookies
35. Butterfly Snack Necklaces

36. Hands-On Reading Tray for The Very Hungry Caterpillar 
37. Toddler Butterfly Craft
38. Egg Carton Ant
39. Very Hungry Caterpillar Craft
40. Painting With Bugs

41. Bandage Lightning Bugs
42. Worm Painting
43. Ladybug Math
44. Coffee Filter Butterflies 
45. Rock Bugs

46. Cork Love Bugs 
47. Butterfly Observation Printables for Butterfly Garden. 
48. Butterfly matching circle time 
49. Wings or no wings sorting
50.  Gross Motor Spider Web Game

If you have scrolled through this whole list let me get you one more to check out! 19 books about bugs! 

 

And don’t forget about our Backyard Bugs thematic unit! 

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