These adorable plastic spoon bugs at school are a great school activity or project to do at home with the kids to welcome spring and summer!
Why we love this project
Summer means flowers, animals foraging and bugs galore. These plastic spoon bugs on a branch are a fun Children’s crafts To help teach kids about insects, or just to do something fun and colorful in the afternoon! If you have a group of kids, you can make a whole tree of plastic spoon bugs! Great for classroom display.
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Supplies you will need
AAs always, the complete printable supply list and instructions are at the end of this post.
How to make plastic spoon bugs
- Sand the back of the spoon and handles.
- Paint the handles brown.
- Paint the spoons in the colors of your choice.
- Let them dry and then apply another coat over everything.
- Use the handle end of the paintbrush to add polka dots.
- You can use a toothpick for small dots.
- Use the handle end of a paintbrush to add white for the eyes. Allow the white to dry completely.
- Add black dots to the white eyes using a toothpick.
Tip – You can use googly eyes instead of painting the eyes if you want. - Cut leaves from green felt.
- Draw the leaf veins with a green marker.
- Cut a small hole near the base of each leaf.
- Insert the handle of the spoon into the leaf hole until the leaf protrudes.
- Add a dab of hot glue to secure the bug to the pan.
There, aren’t they adorable?!
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Plastic Spoon Craft: Bugs on a Branch
Make these adorable plastic spoon bugs with kids. A great kid’s craft for summer, a classroom display, or just for fun!
supplies
- 3 Plastic spoons
- 1 The sheet felt green
- Paint: Brown Black and white and other colors of your choice
- Tools: Sandpaper Paintbrush, toothpick, scissors, hot glue gun, green marker
- Leaf pattern in post
Instructions
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Sand the back of the spoon and handles.
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Paint the handles brown.
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Paint the spoons in the colors of your choice.
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Let them dry and then apply another coat over everything.
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Use the handle end of the paintbrush to add polka dots. You can use a toothpick for small dots.
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Use the handle end of a paintbrush to add white for the eyes. Allow the white to dry completely.
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Add black dots to the white eyes using a toothpick.
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Cut leaves from green felt. Draw the leaf veins with a green marker.
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Cut a small hole near the base of each leaf.
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Insert the handle of the spoon into the leaf hole until the leaf protrudes.
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Add a dab of hot glue to secure the bug to the pan.
Expert tips and FAQs
If you want, you can use googly eyes instead of painting the eyes.
This post was originally published on this blog on July 16, 2014.
