Fall brings an abundance of one of the most wonderful crafting materials: leaves! Today, we’ll be making painted leaf bug crafts, a fun and creative project the kids will absolutely love making.
You can make this project any time of the year, but fall is best as leaves are already dry and ready to be painted on (or just need some extra preservation).
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Fall is a season where bugs are still around in abundance so this makes for a great project.
How to Make Painted Leaf Bug Crafts
What you need:
- craft paper
- leaves (dried leaves are best, but you can use fresh ones as well)
- craft paints
- paintbrush
- googly eyes
- black marker
Step by Step Tutorial
You can just paint the leaves to look like bugs, but this project will look even better if you work with a background paper or cardstock.
Gather oval-shaped leaves for the best results in creating your leaf bugs and beetles.
Paint the leaf and let the paint dry.
Paint the top of the leaf black to create the bug’s head.
Paint a line along the center of the leaf and, if making a ladybug, add some black dots.
Allow the paint to dry again.
Glue the leaf onto the paper with glue.
Have your kids paint more leaves in different colors and glue them beside the first ladybug.
Use a black marker to draw antennae.
And legs.
Draw those to the remaining bugs and beetles as well.
Glue googly eyes to bring your leaf bugs to life.
All done!
What a fun bunch of goofy bugs.
We bet your kids will want to make even more.
Happy crafting!
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