Creepy crawly games for kids

Color as desired and glue a Popsicle stick where the body would be. Directions: Make a butterfly by pinching opposite edges of tissue paper in the middle and inserting it in the clasp of the clothespin. Wind a piece of pipe cleaner around the top of the clothespin for antennae. Draw a face on the clothespin with a marker. You can add a magnet to the back too. Glue on pipe cleaners for legs, wiggly eyes, pom poms for noses, and feathers on back.

Or decorate as desired. Makes cute finger puppets. Directions: Cut out a large white butterfly. Glue a black strip of paper in the center on butterfly. Directions: Have children take off shoes, dip feet into shallow pan of pastel paint. Step onto a piece of paper so feet are going outward from the heels together.

When dry, add antennae with markers. Directions: Use a paper towel tube and have children decorate a piece of paper yellow that fits around the tube. Then tape it. Trace hands 2 and tape one to either side of the tube near the top. Add eyes — large oval shaped — flat on bottom , so that they are sticking up above the top of the tube. Directions: Cut out circles of colored construction paper.

Glue circles together side by side slightly overlapping. Add legs and feelers from pipe cleaners. Draw on face. Directions: Glue three middle size pom poms together. Glue on eyes and feelers.

For fun you can put magnetic tape on back for magnet. Directions: Shave crayons and place between a sheet of wax paper on newspaper. Cover with another piece of wax paper. Press iron for a few seconds, cut into butterfly shape. Paper Plate Lady Bugs Paint a paper plate red. Cut out back wings a circle then cut it in half. Punch holes in connecting corners of wings.

Now paint or color some black spots on the ladybugs and then use brads to fasten the wings onto the ladybug. Egg Carton Butterflies Take egg cartons and cut them apart so that there are three bump sections. Cut a slit in each side of the middle section. On the front section draw a face; add a pipe cleaner for antennae. Cut heart shapes for wings. Let the children decorate the wings as they wish. Stick the point of the hearts into the slits to attach the wings.

Add a string through the carton above the wings and hang. Preparation: Cut an 8 inch square piece of cardboard for each child. Cut slits 1 inch deep around the sides, about inches apart.

Tape the end of a piece of yarn on the back of each card and pull it through one of the slits. Activity Let the children cross the yarn back and forth over the fronts of their cardboard squares, attaching it through the slits. Slits can be used more than once.

Have them continue until the yarn resembles a spider web. Spider Hats Use dark tag board strips to form a crown like hat. Kids attach 8 wiggle folded paper strips for legs, and wiggle eyes. Make Your Own Ant Farm Take a large peanut butter jar empty and cleaned and place a baby food jar upside down inside it. Fill the peanut butter jar with sand. Make some holes in the top of the jar with a nail or screw. If you have an inspiring entomologist in your family, a bug-themed birthday party might be right up their alley.

While some guests might think bugs are icky and gross, this party may change their minds—or even spark an interest in insects. Ideally, insect-style games get the kids outside to celebrate the wonders of the outdoors, but if there's inclement weather, you can play insect-inspired games inside, too.

Either way, rain or shine, a bug-themed party shows just how fun and interesting creepy crawly critters can be. A winding caterpillar race is as much fun for the parents as it is for the kids. To prep, create two side-by-side winding paths in your yard by outlining them with balloons tied to golf tees or lawn stakes—the balloons lining the paths will also look like long, winding caterpillars. Set a timer for short intervals of play, and switch out the players until everyone has had a turn to be the exterminator.

For this game a favorite of little kids , you will need a flower pot and three homemade bees. This game starts like any other game of tag, but it has an insect-themed twist. Be prepared for a sugar high after this game and make sure other parents allow their kids to eat candy, too.

Prepare for this fun ladybug party game by blowing up several red balloons and then decorating them with black dots to look like ladybugs. Fill a large bag with a variety of fake bugs. You can use toy bugs, make your bug crafts, or draw and cut bugs out of construction paper. The idea is to have a lot of bugs for the kids to catch.

You can also hide the fake bugs around the yard and send kids on a bug hunt with their nets. The player who returns with the most insects wins. Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data.