B is for Bugs and Butterflies

Following on from the letter 'a' last week which featured astronomy we bring you the letter 'b' for bugs and butterflies. Little ones love to discover the world around them and many children are fans of exploring creepy crawlies. So here are a few activities reflecting on the critters we share our world with. 

Butterfly Feet

The first activity we looked at was painting our feet to create butterflies. Eldest loved this activity and was happy to have her feet painted up and stand on the paper. Youngest on the other hand was less impressed and in eldest's words 'it is very cold, sister not like it'. After the feet were painted I quickly cleaned them up using wet wipes which were close to hand. I hung up the paintings using pegs and a ribbon but if it's warm and sunny you could always do this activity outdoors and hang the paper to dry in the warm light of the sun.

Fingerprint Bugs

The next activity we had fun doing was fingerprint bugs. Eldest applied ink to her fingers and placed it on to the paper. I then took to drawing little arms and legs on the fingerprints to create little bugs.

You could also try creating these colourful lady bugs too. I'd recommend a paint like DecoArt outdoors paint if you are going to let them free outdoors. As you can see we created them last year during Summer and the paint looks as good as new.

Get Outside

These activities were accompanied by a trip outside into the garden to discover what mini beasts were lurking in the garden. We began our search by looking under a flowerpot. This is what we discovered.

Reading

After these activities why not settle down with a book on butterflies, bugs or other insects. One book that springs to mind straight away is The Hungry Caterpillar but there are many more books on little critters as you can see from my post here.

What activities have you been up to with the children recently? We'd love to read about them.