Printable Insect Activities for Kids

July 22, 2023 by Sarah White Leave a Comment

It might be too hot and buggy where you live to go outside and observe real insects, but these printable insect activities are lots of fun for those kids who are really into bugs.

This little printable insect book from Hey Kelly Marie is a 12 page book kids can color and use to learn the names of some basic bugs like dragonflies, moths and praying mantises.

For older kids, Playdough to Plato has a printable bug book where kids can do research about different insects and record their findings.

Simply Everyday Mom has cute printable bug flashcards for kids to learn the basic names, while Stay at Home Educator has good printable fact cards to extend the learning.

Color some more bugs with these color by number printables from Homemade Heather. These include a grasshopper, fly, ant, butterfly and other cuties, and will help with color and number recognition as well. 123 Homeschool 4 Me also has some bug coloring pages, and these include writing practice with the names of the bugs included.

Or grab the insect I spy printable from Kindergarten Worksheets and Games, which can be colored as kids find the insects, or you can print it in color and just use it for counting. Easy Peasy Learners has dot marker printables for insects, too, that you can print in color or black and white if you want to add more coloring to the activity.

Even if it’s too hot to go outside, you can still get some movement in with these printable bug movement cards from Homeschool Share. Get your kiddos to wriggle like a worm, tiptoe like a spider, creep like a slug, twirl like a ladybug and more.

Picklebums has a cute catch a bug printable game that’s low prep. You just need to print the game pieces and cut out the bugs, and make a little die with the colors to use for the game.

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Get Kids Moving with a Themed Obstacle Course

I feel like I’ve been writing a lot (and thinking a lot) about things that you can do inside when it’s too hot to consider going outside to play, but when you get those nice days (or if you’re already planning things to do when it’s a little cooler out) you need to be ready to take advantage.

Having a piece of chalk and a sidewalk is all the preparation you need for a basic movement obstacle course. Think of it as a much more intricate game of hopscotch with other movements like twirling, balancing, jumping and throwing.

The original idea behind this post was the pirate themed chalk obstacle course from Chick Link. This super cute (and long!) course includes things like jumping over a crocodile, balancing on the plank, catching a fish by throwing a hula hoop, spinning in a storm, rowing a boat and more, high-fiving the pirate and finally getting to the treasure (which is also just drawn, or you could have little fake jewels) at the end.

This theme is super cute but it occurs to me you could do something similar with whatever your kid is into. Make the course based on characters they like with activities from shows or movies they enjoy. Think about how you can incorporate easy movement like jumping, stomping, balancing, twisting, stretching or throwing into an activity.

Maybe a Curious George course where you pretend to climb a tree, “swing” through the vines by jumping, toss the yellow hat on the man, etc.

And while this one is totally done on sidewalks, if you don’t have access to that much sidewalk you could do it with signs marked in the grass or even just calling out actions to kids while they run around the playground.

Or do it inside with tape and signs, if it’s still too hot to think about going outside but you want to get those kids moving today.

[Photo: Chick Link]

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