Giant Bugs

Check out these giant bugs. They look perfect stuck in a plant pot or vase—and they won't sting or fly away.

Buggy Buddies 

Photo: © Walter P. Calahan 
  1. Fold a foam crafting sheet in half. Draw a bug shape on the sheet. Be sure the top of your creature lies along the fold. Then, with the sheet still folded over, cut out your bug. Don’t cut along the fold.  
  2. Slip the end of a wooden dowel inside the fold of your bug. Wrap a pipe cleaner around the body of the bug and then twist the ends around the dowel. (For the ladybug, use just a dab of white craft glue to attach it to the end of the dowel.) 
  3. Add pipe-cleaner wings, antennae, and stinger (for the bee). Wrap pipe cleaners around the dowel for the legs, and then glue them in place. Glue on google eyes.
Now stick your bug in a plant or vase and enjoy the smiles as people walk by!
 
Craft by Robin Walker
Photo by Walter P. Calahan

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