Bottle Cap Bugs

 

 

Bottle caps are covered in scrapbooking paper and glued together to make a bug face and body.  Fave crafts then adds foam eyes and nose.

 

Good for ages 4 and up.

 

Get the instructions here:



http://www.favecrafts.com/Green-Crafting/Bottle-Cap-Bugs/ct/1

Wooden Spoon Lightening Bugs

Wooden spoons are painted and glued together to make lightening bugs.  Next, cupcake liner wings are added along with googly eyes and paper antennae. 

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.iheartcraftythings.com/2014/10/leo-lightning-bug-craft.html

Plastic Spoon Dragonflies

Plastic spoons make the body of these cute dragonflies from artzy creations.  She adds on transparent wings colored in with markers and googly eyes to create a face.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://artzycreations.com/garden-dragonflies/

Dragonfly Wire Earrings

Green jewelry wire is wrapped into the shape of a dragonfly and hooked onto earring hooks with panda hall.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://lc.pandahall.com/articles/2300-how-to-wire-wrap-green-dragonfly-earrings-with-hot-pink-acrylic-beads.html

Puzzle Piece Bugs

Puzzle pieces are painted and twisted into wire to make fun little bugs with cindy derosier.  She adds on googly eyes to give them a face.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.cindyderosier.com/2015/01/twisteezwire-critters.html

Love Bugs

Styrofoam is painted to look like cute bugs  with pipe cleaner antennae and paper wings and a tiny pompom nose.  All kids network shares the details.

Good for ages 10 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.allkidsnetwork.com/crafts/bugs/styrofoam-lovebug.asp

Plastic Egg Insects

Plastic eggs and pipe cleaners are turned into bugs with free kids crafts.  Free kids crafts share the details.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.freekidscrafts.com/recycled-plastic-egg-bugs/

The experimental home makes bumble bees as part of a wreath.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.theexperimentalhome.com/bee-spring-wreath/

Buggy Bird Feeders

Tin cans turn into bird feeders with the craft team at lowes.  They add a face and cut out a mouth in the top, paint the sides to look like an insect bee or ladybug and add screen material to give it wings.

Good for ages 7 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.lowes.com/creative-ideas/lawn-and-garden/build-a-fun-bug-shaped-birdfeeder/project

Lady Bug Jar

Kids can repurpose a glass jar with some paint, googly eye and pipe cleaner to collect ladybugs as they fly by.

Good for ages 8 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.creativegreenliving.com/2013/04/how-to-make-recycled-ladybug-bug-jar.html

Ladybug Valentines

Paper hearts turn into ladybugs for Valentine's day with accordion folded legs and polka dots from craft jr.

Good for ages 4 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.craftjr.com/heart-shaped-ladybug-craft/

Ladybug Rocks

The baikal viktoria forum has a cute entry on how to make ladybugs out of smooth round stones using just red, black and white paint. 

Good for ages 6 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://baikal-viktoria.ucoz.ru/forum/51-704-3#59835

 

Oopsey daisy blog paints her rocks all red and then paints all of the bug's features, eyes, mouth, and dots black.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.oopseydaisyblog.com/2010/04/garden-rocks-for-grandma.html 

A moms take makes a whole family using different size stones.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.amomstake.com/2013/07/ladybug-rocks-for-your-garden/

Fireflies and mudpies adds black pipe cleaner antennae and googly eyes.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.firefliesandmudpies.com/2015/05/17/ladybug-stones-a-happy-nature-craft-for-kids/

Button Yo Yos

Trudy d had a cute idea for a mini yoyo using two buttons, thread and a safety pin.  Site is no longer available. 

Good for ages 8 and up.

Plastic Bottle Bug Catcher

 

Kedublock cuts the top off of a plastic bottle, puts in a tree wood disk as a stopper, and embellishes with a pretty piece of twine to make a bug observatory.  She burns in tiny plastic oxygen holes for air.

Good for ages 11 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://kedublock.blogspot.com/2012/09/insect-observatory.html

Busy bee kids crafts uses the whole bottle adding sand and plants.

Get the instructions here:
http://www.busybeekidscrafts.com/the-bug-jug.html

Nature Bugs

Disney's family fun site has the cutest idea for how to make bugs out of leaves, twigs, pebbles, and glue to hold them together.  They have several ideas of bugs you can make.

Good for ages 5 and up.

Get the instructions here:
http://familyfun.go.com/crafts/rock-bugs-674280/