Recycled Bugs #2 

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Cut out your bug’s mouth and glue it to your bug. 

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If your styrofoam is black, use a dull pencil to gently trace the shape into the foam. 

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Layer different coloured yarn, ribbon, or string around the body, catching the yarn in the notches.  

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Glue or tape the wings to your bug’s body.  Your bug is complete! 

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Let’s make a bug!  Draw an oval on a piece of cardboard.  This shape will be your body. 

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On plain or coloured paper, draw a mouth for your bug. 

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Find paper, cardboard, or clear plastic packaging to make your bug wings.  I like to collect the bag mesh that fruit comes in form the grocery store.  I will use a piece for my bug wings too. 

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1.  Choose the piece of paper you would like for your bug’s head.

2.  Line up the neckline on your bug with the edge of the paper. 

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Use a marker to draw your wings.  Add interesting details to your wings.  Cut out your wings and place them around your bug.  

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Cut out your bug’s eyes.  Play around with eye placement until you get the buggy-look you like. 

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Using a pipe cleaner, twist tie, wire or paper, make antennae for your bug. 

Glue or tape the antennae to the back of your bug’s head. 

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Using the notches in your bug body, wind yarn, ribbon, or string around the body, catching the yarn in the notches.  

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On plain or coloured paper, draw some eyes for your bug.

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1.  Draw a line on your shape to separate the bug’s head from the body.

2.  Cut short notches into your body shape. 

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Cut out your cardboard shape with scissors.  If you are using a styrofoam tray, trace your shape onto the tray with a marker or pencil.

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