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rning activities insects pages home holidays themes subjects organization series by age motor skills sensory cooking other welcome this blog is here for you to find fun learning activities to do with your children we share great ideas we find and love on the internet as well as ideas we come up with on our own we also like to share resources we find helpful to find ideas for your child click on the age range blog label or on the theme topic you are looking for on the left side of the page in each post we try to list optimal age ranges for the activity but you must judge for yourself if it is appropriate for your child when you try an activity out please comment and let us and everyone else know how your child liked it showing posts with label insects show all posts showing posts with label insects show all posts wednesday may 9 2012 caterpillar to butterfly supplies coffee filter markers paints or something to color coffee filter clothespin pom pom balls pipe cleaner wiggly eyes scissors glue activity color the coffee filter set aside to dry glue some pom pom balls to a clothes pin three works well that way you can open and close the clothes pin easily glue on wiggly eyes glue on pipe cleaner for antennae you can then take the caterpillar and scrunch up the filter in the clothes pin to make a butterfly this is a great supplement to a caterpillar theme unit kaitlyn made this at preschool last month and it has been one of her favorite projects by far posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art butterfly caterpiller insects wednesday august 31 2011 c is for caterpillar i find it ironic that one of my favorite themes to do is insects when i absolutely positively hate insects maybe i like to make insect crafts because they aren t real i don t know this is a caterpillar with c words draw or print a series of circles on a page then give your child c words to color cut out and paste on the caterpillar s body if you have a younger child toddler or younger you will want to cut out the circles for your child some preschoolers will not be able to cut out a circle either if you have an older child have him draw pictures of c words rather than giving him pictures to color as you do the activity talk about the letter c the sound it makes and say the words of the pictures you are drawing and coloring as you go posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels insects letters monday october 25 2010 paper cup spider this is a simple fun craft to do at halloween while learning about insects or while learning about the eency weency spider nursery rhyme this is something brayden made a year ago at preschool age range older toddler and up skills taught fine motor supplies paper cup pipe cleaner cut into pieces for legs eyes marker for drawing if desired 1 8 elastic if desired for putting around wrist glue prep cut paper cup down to size poke holes in paper cup for legs this will make it easier for your child to get the legs in cut elastic to size cut pipe cleaner to size activity this activity is simple you have your child glue eyes on the spider and draw anything they want on the spider s body you then have your child poke the pipe cleaner into the holes glue or staple the elastic to the bottom of the cup if desired your child can then put the cup on his wrist and walk it around and be a spider posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels fine motor skills halloween insects nursery rhymes spiders wednesday june 2 2010 ladybug strawberry these cute girls in my neighborhood made some little books for my kids one of them was a book about ladybugs and included in it was some instructions on how t o make this strawberry ladybug treat supplies ingredients strawberries blueberries mini chocolate chips toothpicks string licorice instructions wash strawberries and blueberries remove stem and leaves from strawberries push a toothpick into the top of the strawberry leaving about half an inch sticking out press a blueberry onto the toothpick this is the head push the pointed ends of the chocolate chips into the strawberry for spots push six small pieces of licorice into the strawberry for legs now you have some yummy treats to talk about insects posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels insects lady bugs snacks friday april 16 2010 butterfly kits when i taught elementary school we would order butterfly kits so the students could see most of the life cycle of a butterfly up close and personal butterfly kits usually consist of some kind of housing net like feeders sugar eye droppers instructions and either live or a certificate for live caterpillars if you want your caterpillars at a later date go for the certificate it s so much fun for kids to see the caterpillars go from one state to the pupa to the butterfly they get to feed them a perfect temporary pet it s not messy it doesn t take up a lot of space and relatively easy most of the sites guarantee a certain percentage of the caterpillars turning to butterflies can t beat that if the weather outside is 50 degrees or higher you can release the butterflies when ready i ve listed two sites below that have butterfly kits for 20 25 there are more expensive options around but i m opting for one of these http www butterfly gifts com live butterfly kits html 25 http www swallowtailfarms com pages educationalproducts_brk html 21 25 posted by raegan at 5 46 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels insects tried and true thursday march 4 2010 egg carton caterpillar ages 18 months materials styrofoam or cardboard egg carton finger paints paint brush newspaper roll of paper for drop cloth pipe cleaners sharpie art apron preparation cut egg carton in half top and bottom prep child with art apron smock we love this one from ikea it s 2 99 which honestly can t be beat and it covers all the way down the arms warning does not keep curious toddlers from putting paint in their mouths see below picture for example lay out newspaper or a roll of plain paper as a drop cloth we have this from ikea which comes on this holder perfect for table top cabinets normally i like to make due with stuff already at home but these art supplies were a worthwhile investment and make a great inexpensive gift set activity squeeze paint out onto paper i chose to limit us to 2 colors one of which was our color for this week yellow for moms who value pretty projects this is a simple way to keep an art project from turning into a brown and black mess of colors help your child paint the egg carton to be the caterpillar body with the paintbrushes have fun stop when your child loses interest or begins eating the paint whichever comes first set egg carton aside to dry carry child with arms out away from your body to the nearest bathtub and run water rinse and repeat for ease of clean up i rinsed the art smock in the bathtub with tobias and hung it over the shower head when he was back to his normal color his clothes were still clean because of the smock hooray after a nap or the next day cut the egg carton in half long wise and take a sharpie to draw eyes and a mouth for the caterpillar poke small holes in each division for legs on either side of the body cut pipe cleaners in half and thread each one through the body so there is a little leg sticking out on both ends repeat this for the antennae on the head allow your child to choose the color or ask them to find a particular color for you this is a good way to informally test your child s color knowledge and later when we were all cleaned up and the caterpillar was ready for some legs and antennae notice that look of concentration he s such a firstborn posted by amanda at 6 00 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art colors elementary insects letters preschooler toddler monday october 26 2009 yarn spider this activity is not one that a child can do much of but the kids love to play with it age range all kids can have fun playing with it but only an older child can create it i would say probably 4 and up some 3 year olds might be able to do it skills taught science if you talk about spiders fine motor for the child who helps supplies yarn square piece of cardboard scissors pipe cleaner activity cut out a small square of cardboard wrap yarn around it tie a piece of yarn around it horizontally don t knot it because you will tighten it when you remove the cardboard use the scissors to cut the yarn wrapped around the cardboard remove the cardboard tighten the horizontal piece of yarn cut one side of the horizontal piece of yarn to be as long as the rest of the yard for the spider leave the other one long insert pipe cleaner add eyes if desired photos here are some photos of the process we did grey because we are learning about the color grey this week the kids have had fun playing with them but it really wasn t something my two year old could do at all credit i got this idea from preschooler s busy book posted by valerie plowman at 11 01 am 0 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels halloween insects preschooler spiders egg carton spiders this is a fun little activity to do with your child around halloween age range i got this idea from preschooler s busy book the book is written for ages 3 6 i did this with my 4 year old and 2 5 year old so i know it can be done with a 2 5 year old i would say if your child enjoys painting or coloring she will enjoy this activity skills developed science if you talk about spiders art fine motor skills supplies cardboard egg carton scissors pipe cleaners paint markers or crayons construction paper for eyes or a marker glue if you used construction paper thread or yarn optional prep cut out the cup sections of the egg carton get out supplies if you are painting and you are like me prep the area art smock t shirt down to underwear and a vinyl tablecloth activity have your child color paint the egg cup after the egg cup dries insert pipe cleaner into the cup to be legs i poked holes in the cup so the kids could insert it themselves and work on their fine motor skills bend the pipe cleaner so it looks like legs draw eyes or attach eyes out of construction paper optional attach string to the top so you can hang it somewhere photos this is kind of cheesy and they don t look a lot like spiders but it is a fun thing to do posted by valerie plowman at 1 00 am 1 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest labels art halloween holidays insects preschooler spiders toddler older posts home subscribe to posts atom linkwithin followers 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