• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Fantastic Fun & Learning

Fun learning activities and things to do with kids

  • About
    • Contact
    • Privacy Policy and Disclosure
  • Themes
  • Holidays
  • Printables
  • Concepts
    • Alphabet
      • Letter A
      • Letter B
      • Letter C
      • Letter D
      • Letter F
      • Letter G
      • Letter I
      • Letter J
      • Letter K
      • Letter M
      • Letter N
      • Letter O
      • Letter P
      • Letter Q
      • Letter R
      • Letter S
      • Letter T
      • Letter U
      • Letter W
      • Letter Z
    • Art
    • Crafts
    • Fine Motor
    • Gross Motor
    • Phonemic Awareness
    • Phonics
    • Math
    • Outdoor Play
    • Science
    • Sensory
  • By Age
    • Baby
    • Toddler
    • Preschool
    • Kindergarten
  • By Month
  • Books
    • Books and Activities
      • Book Lists
      • Book Related Activities
  • Shop
You are here: Home / Themes / Insects / Big Bug Art for Creative Kids

Big Bug Art for Creative Kids

By Shaunna Evans Leave a Comment · This content may contain affiliate links.

Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on PinterestShare on Email

We had so much fun with the art techniques we used creating ladybug art that I wanted to include a similar art invitation in our bug theme preschool lesson plans (available in variations for the home and classroom). Here we use some of our favorite stamping methods and a few added details to create a BIG bug art collage. This is terrific to do as a collaborative activity with multiple kids. Everyone can add their own unique touch to the final artwork.

big bug collaborative art invitation. spring art activity for kids

Gather Your Materials for the Bug Art Invitation

Affiliate links included

For this activity we used:

  • Clothespins and assorted sizes of pom poms (read more about painting with pom poms here)
  • Cardboard tubes trimmed to easy sizes for little hands. Leave some round and crease others slightly.
  • Black permanent markers (or black washable markers if you prefer)
  • Large paper
  • Tempera paint
  • Optional: Additional embelishments like googly eyes, sequins, and material for feathers to make it more of a multi-media collage

Bug Art Materials

Create Your Insect Art 

Before doing this activity we discussed what we know about the parts of an insect. During our bug theme the kids were also looking at diagrams of insects and learning about different characteristics of specific bugs, so this activity built on that prior knowledge.

We started by stamping with the cardboard tubes and pom poms. The kids outlined different insect bodies and added wings to some of them.

Stamping Insect Art for Preschool

Then we carefully added details with the permanent markers. (You could let the paint dry first if you think your kids will have trouble drawing without touching the paint)

Adding details to bug art with permanent marker

Finally the kids asked for some googly eyes and extra embelishments to add more detials to their bugs.

Adding details to bug art collage

Some of their bugs were realistic. Others were their own creations. Welcome the variation and creativity!

Insect Art Activity

Get a Full Week of Insect Theme Learning and Play

Save time and get right to the playful learning with our printable lesson plan sets. Each set includes over 30 playful learning activities related to the theme, and we’ve provided different versions for home preschool families and classroom teachers so all activities are geared directly toward your needs.

 This set includes active hands-on learning ideas and the following printables:

1) Editable Name Bug Activity
2) Counting Insect Parts Diagram and Math Activity
3) Here is the Insect Emergent Reader (3 Variations)
4) Uppercase and Lowercase Alphabet and Hand Lens Letter Cards
5) Insect Life Cycle Recording Sheet
6) Insect Counting Puzzles (3 Variations)
7) Insect Patterning Cards
8) Insect Roll and Graph Games (2 Versions)
9) Insect Build A Word Mats
10) Lightning Bug Numbers Counting Activity
11) Insect Size Sorting Activity
12) Insect or Not an Insect Sorting Activity

Get Your Lesson Plans

Home Preschool Insect Theme Lesson Plans

Preschool Classroom Insect Theme Lesson Plans

 

Share on X (Twitter)Share on FacebookShare on PinterestShare on Email

Filed Under: Art, Insects, Kindergarten, Letter B, Letter I, Preschool, Quick and Easy, Spring Tagged With: paint

Previous Post: « 10 Great Rainbow Videos and Songs for Kids
Next Post: Rolling Rainbow Painting Action Art for Kids »

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Search

Join in the fun!

Facebooktwitterpinterestinstagram

Subscribe via Email

Hi, I’m Shaunna!

Welcome to Fantastic Fun and Learning. Here you'll find plenty of great ideas for fun learning activities and things to do with kids.

Popular Right Now

Preschool Name Activities

Free Printable Scavenger Hunts for Kids

Make Germs Scatter Hand Washing Science Demonstration

Our Recent Posts

  • Spring Syllable Sort
  • Spring Color by Syllable
  • St. Patrick’s Day Color by Syllable

Copyright © 2025 | Privacy Policy · Web Hosting Servously.com