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Bug HeadbandYou will need:

• White paper

• Coloured paper

• Black paper

• Scissors

• Glue

• Pipe cleaners

• Large pom poms

What to do:

1) Cut 2 strips out of the coloured paper and stick together to make a band that fits your head.

2) Draw 2 big oval shapes on the white paper and 2 smaller circles on the black paper.

3) Cut the ovals and circles out carefully.

4) Stick the black circles near the middle of the white ovals.

5) Stick the white ovals onto the front of the headband.

6) Stick a pom pom onto the end of each pipe cleaner.

7) Stick the other end of the pipe cleaners onto the back of the eyes.

8) Wear your bug headband and have fun.

Spider HeadbandYou will need:

• Black card

• Googly eyes

• Glue

• Scissors

What to do:1) Cut 2 long/wide strips of black card to fit your head when joined as a band. Stick the 2

pieces together but don’t join it as a band yet.2) Cut 8 long/narrow strips for the legs.3) Fold each leg so that it is pleated.4) Lay the head band flat and stick the legs on leaving a gap at the front so that you will be

able to see.5) Fold the headband in half and stick. This keeps the legs stuck and makes the

head band stronger.6) Stick a few different sized googly eyes on the front of the head band.7) Join the head band by sticking or stapling.8) Wear your head band with the eyes at the front and the legs coming out of the top and

have fun.

Handprint Butterflies

What to do:1. Choose 2 colours of card and draw round you hand twice on each piece.2. Cut them out carefully.3. On a different coloured piece of card draw a circle for the butterfly’s head and a long oval shape

for the body. (Make sure it is long enough for the wings to fit on).4. Cut them out carefully. 5. Stick the head onto the body.6. Overlap one hand of each colour slightly and stick. 7. Repeat with the other two hands.8. Lay them so they are symmetrical and stick the body and head to them.9. Cut out 2 antennae and stick on. (You can use small pieces of pipe cleaner).

10. Stick on the googly eyes and draw a mouth.11. Decorate your butterfly with circles, dots, stickers or small gems. (Big gems might be too heavy).

(Remember to keep your butterfly wings symmetrical when you decorate them)

You will need:• Card (3 colours)• 2 Googly eyes• Black marker• Scissors • Glue stick• Pencil• Stickers/gems

Crawling Spider You will need:

• Black card

• 2 pipe cleaners per spider

• Hair band

• Single hole punch

• Stapler

• Scissors

• Glue

• Googly eyes

• Stickers or sticky gems

What to do:

1) Cut 2 circles out of the black card – 4 cm and 8 cm diameters.

2) Stick the head (smaller circle) onto the body (larger circle).

3) Punch 4 holes down each side of the body.

4) Cut 2 pipe cleaners in half and in half again, so you have eight pieces.

5) Thread a piece of pipe cleaner into a hole and fold over one end to secure in place.

6) Repeat with all legs.

7) Turn the spider over and staple the hairband to the middle of the body.

8) Turn the spider over. Add googly eyes and decorate with stickers and gems.

9) Slide your hand through the hairband and make your spider crawl.

10) You can make more crawling spiders out of different coloured card to make a whole family of spiders.

Snail on a leaf You will need:

• Green paper/card

• Thick paper your choice of colour

• Glue sticks

• Scissors

• Markers or coloured pencils

What to do:

1) Cut a strip from the long side of the coloured paper.

2) Cut one end so make the head and antennae.

3) Draw on a mouth.

4) Starting at the opposite end to the head roll up the snail so that the mouth is on the outside.

5) Draw a leaf shape on the green paper/card and cut out carefully.

6) Decorate the leaf with markers or coloured pencils.

7) Glue the snail onto the leaf.

8) Make another one with a different coloured snail. How big can you make your snail family?

Move like a Bug You will need:

• A set of bug movement cards.

What to do:

1) Follow the instructions on the cards:

Worms in Dirt You will need:

• 1 packet of Chocolate sandwich/oreo biscuits

• Milk

• 1 packet Chocolate instant whip/Angel delight

• 24 Gummy worms

What to do:

1) Put the chocolate sandwich/oreo biscuits in a zipper bag and use a rolling pin to crush them into small piece

2) Use the milk to make up the chocolate instant whip/Angel delight. Whisk until it is smooth.

3) Leave it to stand for about 5 minutes until it has set.

4) Mix in some of the dirt crumbs.

5) Put some dirt crumbs in the bottom of your serving dish, add some of the chocolate mixture and then add more dirt crumbs.

6) Add worms. You can add some in the middle of your pudding as well as at the top.

7) Eat your pudding and enjoy the slimy worms.

Healthy Fruit Bugs

You will need:• Orange slices• Black grapes• Chocolate

sprinkles for the eyes

What to do:

1. Use the pictures above as a guide to create your own healthy bug snacks.

2. You can use the ingredients suggested or choose your own.

Orange slice butterflies

Bumble BeeCaterpillar kebabs

Strawberry ladybirds

You will need:• Strawberries• Blueberries• Melted chocolate• White icing

(optional)

You will need:• 1 yellow plum• A handful of black

grapes• 2 apple slices• 1 baby carrot• 2 black currants• 2 Honey-Nut Cheerios• A handful of cereal

balls e.g. golden nuggets

You will need:• Grapes• Long wooden

skewers• Mini Chocolate chips• White icing

Strawberry Ladybirds.What to do:

1. Remove the tops of the strawberries by cutting a small V-shape (this will leave a nice little pocket to attach their “heads”).

2. Cut strawberries in half lengthwise.3. Melt the chocolate and using a wooden skewer

decorate the back of the ladybird with dots and a line as in the picture.

4. Use chocolate to stick the blueberry to the V-shape for the head.

5. Put it on a plate and draw chocolate legs and antennae or use icing and chocolate to make eyes.

Celery snails and caterpillars

You will need:• Celery stalks• Peanut butter or cream cheese (at

room temperature)• Sliced apple• Sliced orange• Sliced kiwi• Sliced cucumber• Sliced tomato• Grapes• Blueberries• Baby tomatoes• Celery or radish matchsticks• Sweets or icing for the eyes

What to do:

1) Cut the celery into short pieces.

2) Fill the hollow side of the celery with the peanut butter or cream cheese.

3) Use the other ingredients to turn the celery into snails and caterpillars.

4) Use icing or sweets to make eyes.

5) Can you make any other bugs?

Ladybird

You will need:• 1 filter paper circle• 1 black paper semi circle• 2 Googly eyes• Water and something to spray it with

What to do:

1. Colour the filter paper circle with red felt pen.

2. Spray with water. (Watch what happens)

3. When dry stick the semi circle on for the head.

4. Stick the googly eyes on the head.

5. Decorate the body with spots

A Bug Hotel for your garden

You will need a selection of the following:• Dead wood• Tree bark• Pinecones• Small stones• Twigs• Cardboard tubes• Egg cartons• Hay• Bits of old tiles• Toilet roll inners

• 6 Recycled tin cans (washed) or other containers.

• Silicone or super glue

What to do:1. Make sure the cans/containers are clean, open at one end and closed at the other.2. When the cans are dry stick them together. (You can choose your own

design)3. Leave the cans until the glue is completely dry.4. Fill each of the cans with a different material that you have collected.5. You can tie your bug hotel on a balcony or put the it in your garden. If you put it on the

ground make sure that it’s level and that it won’t fall over or be blown over by the wind. Make sure it’s protected from things like flying footballs and pets. It is best if it is surrounded by flowers. (Keep it away from any vegetables that you are growing).

Bugs love dark spaces, wood, dead leaves and little holes that they can safely hide in so if you build a bug hotel, you need to recreate the bug’s natural habitat.

Windsock bugs

What to do:

1. Cut out a large red circle from red card and cut in half.

2. Cut 6 X 30cm strips out of red crepe paper.

3. Stick these equally along one long side of a sheet of black card.

4. Curl 2 black pipe cleaners and stick to the top of the black card for antennae.

5. Turn the card over and stick googly eyes on the top.

6. Bend the card round to make a tube and join.

7. Overlap the red semi-circles at the top and stick.

8. Stick black spots on the red wings.

9. Stick the wings to the body under the googly eyes.

10. Cut a strip of black card and stick it to the top of the body as a handle.

11. Hang your windsock up and see it blowing in the wind.

NB: You could paint or colour a toilet/kitchen roll inner instead of using a sheet of coloured card.

CHALLENGE! Using the picture and the ladybird instructions see if you can make a butterfly and bee windsock and hang them all up. Take a photograph of your windsock bugs blowing in the breeze.

You will need:• Card• crepe paper• googly eyes• pipe cleaners• tape• scissors• glue• markersLadybird

Dragonfly

What to do:

1. Paint the lolly sticks if you haven’t got coloured ones and leave to dry.

2. Bend a pipe cleaner to make a double wing. Repeat to make a second double wing. Wrap the end round and cut off any extra.

3. When the paint is dry stick a pom pom on the top to make a head.

4. Stick the wings on about 2cms below the head using a strong glue or glue gun.

5. Stick buttons on the lolly stick including one on the wings.

6. Stick googly eyes on the head and you have finished your dragonfly.

Can you make a ‘Rainbow’ family of dragonflies.

You will need:• Coloured lolly sticks• Paint – (optional if you are

painting the lolly sticks yourself) • Bright coloured pipe cleaners• Buttons• Pom poms• Googly eyes• Scissors• Glue

Paper plate caterpillars

What to do:

1. Cut the paper plate in half.

2. Cut the bordered edge off for the caterpillar bodies.

3. Draw a circle for the head on the other part of the plate and cut out carefully.

4. Colour the caterpillar bodies in any way you like.

5. Colour the head and draw a face on it. (You can use googly eyes).

6. Bend 2 pieces of pipe cleaners to make antennae and stick to the back of the head.

7. Stick the head to one end of the caterpillar.

8. You can use glitter, stickers, sequins etc to decorate your caterpillars if you like.

Challenge:

Can you draw a beautiful picture of what your caterpillar will turn into?

You will need:• Paper Plate(unwaxed) - one plate

makes two caterpillars• Felt pens• Pipe Cleaners• Glue• Optional – googly eyes, glitter,

sequins, stickers, gems etc.

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