Printable Insect Activities for Kids

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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Fun Printable Insect Activities

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Whenever you go to the beach with kids, you’re sure to come home with some seashells and more than a little sand. Let’s use some of those treasures to make fun crafts.

This handprint craft is made with a sand-infused salt dough and some little shells from the beach. It’s a cute way to remember how little your kids were on that beach trip. Find the instructions at From Under a Palm Tree.

Here’s another take on sand dough that was used to make little ornaments and sculptures. Get the details from Pink Stripey Socks.

Moms and Crafters used air dry clay and seashells to make these cute necklaces. She used the storebought clay but you can also make your own air dry clay if you’d rather.

Crafts on Sea used a shell to make a whale, but I’m sure you could take this idea and make lots of different creatures. I love the idea of sea creatures made with shells like fish or a jellyfish or an octopus using the same method. They also have a seashell decoration made with salt dough that’s really cute and would be fun for kids to paint. Poke a hole before it dries for hanging if you want.

Or take a bunch of little shells and decorate a frame like these from Rhythms of Play. They used a handprint instead of a picture but you could also put in a picture from the beach trip.

This is probably one for the mamas to make because it uses epoxy, but I also wanted to share these cute and easy shell hair pins from Thrifty Mama Ramblings, which kids are sure to want for their mermaid pretend play.

Or how about some sensory play straight from the beach? Use store bought sand if you don’t have a beach nearby to make this beach sand slime from The Mama Notes. Thrown in some shells and kids will love playing with this one.

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