Grasshopper Craft for Kids [Free Printable Template]

Spring is the season for hands-on fun, and this grasshopper craft is a great way for kids ages 5–7 to hop right in.

This simple paper grasshopper takes about 15–20 minutes, so it’s a great choice for getting creative at home or in the classroom. Children will use our printable template and basic supplies to create an insect friend, strengthening their fine motor skills and practicing careful cutting to improve their scissor skills.

If you’re planning a unit on insects or just adding fresh ideas to your list of fun spring activities, this insect craft for kids is a wonderful place to start. After you make this little hopper, be sure to find even more spring crafts to keep your kiddos engaged all season long.

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Benefits Of This Paper Insect Activity

This DIY grasshopper project has kids transform simple materials into a bright green insect. The finished paper insect is fun to display and even more fun to use in pretend play. It also encourages creativity and supports important developmental growth. 

Cutting out the pieces strengthens scissor skills, and gluing them in place builds fine motor skills. Teachers can easily pair this insect-themed craft with lessons about grasshoppers, insects, and life cycles.

Prep is easy since you’ll just print out our grasshopper template and gather some colored paper, scissors, glue, and markers. Follow the step-by-step instructions below, and soon your table will be filled with smiling paper insects ready to leap into spring learning fun.

Supplies

• Colored cardstock or construction paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Marker
• Ruler
• Grasshopper Template (click the “click here to get your freebies” image at the end of the post)

Directions

Start by printing the template, then gather the materials for this fun activity. Get those scissors ready, and let’s help the kids bring this grasshopper to life!

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Look for the eye pieces and glue them onto the head, above the smile.

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Grab the two antennae pieces. Put a small dot of glue on one end of each strip. Slide the glued end behind the grasshopper’s head so the antennae stick up above it.

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Place the abdomen on a sheet of paper. Using a green marker draw thick stripes on the grasshopper’s abdomen.

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Glue the thorax onto the top left side of the abdomen. This is the smaller, rounded piece that will sit between the head and the body.

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Next, glue the grasshopper’s head onto the top of the thorax. Line it up and press gently.

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Glue the bent back leg in the middle of the abdomen, slightly beside the thorax. Angle it upward so the bent part points up and the bottom foot rests near the lower edge of the abdomen.

Then glue the straight back leg behind the abdomen, placing it slightly to the left of the curved leg so both feet show at the bottom.

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Let’s add the front legs. Glue one leg behind the bottom left of the thorax. Then glue the second leg to the bottom center of the thorax, slightly to the right of the first.

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Now your cute little bug is complete and ready to hop into spring fun! For more insect ideas to fill out your lesson plans, check out our related activities below.

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Insect Books for Children

The Very Quiet Cricket– Everyone loves Eric Carle and this book is just as good as all his others! In it, a cricket is trying to discover how to make a sound, but when he rubs his legs together nothing happens. Follow him on his journey to find his very own sound! Kids love the ending where he and your child can hear the chirping!

Bugs A to Z is a great introductory insect book for kids. It’s great for kids to browse through and look at pictures and to find a short snippet about each bug.

Ten Little Ladybugs – This cute book is not only fun to read, but also fun to touch! Kids will want to read this book day after day and it helps them learn to count.

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Cute Insect Crafts Kids Can Make

Ladybug Tissue Paper Craft – The sweetest little ladybug comes to life when kids crumple and press the tissue paper in place. This hands-on project gives tiny fingers a fun workout to improve dexterity and fine motor strength. Our free template makes it easy to place each tissue paper piece and spot for an adorable result.

Bee Name Craft – This buzzing bee buddy spells out kids’ names in honeycomb letters. This personalized project builds letter recognition, scissor skills, and fine motor coordination as they cut and assemble their bee. The template is editable, so you can enter your child’s name before printing.

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Butterfly Shape Craft – Little ones will be all aflutter when their butterfly comes together using basic shapes like circles, ovals, and rectangles. They can mix and match their favorite colors to design a one of a kind creation. Children will strengthen their shape recognition skills and practice following directions as they piece it all together.

3D Dragonfly Craft – Your little artists will paint a beautiful sunset sky, then add a 3D dragonfly that looks like it’s ready to zip through the air. This project combines painting, rolling, cutting, and gluing for hands-on fun. The finished artwork pops off the page and gives little artists a chance to explore texture and dimension.

Printable Spring Activities for Kids

These frog cutting practice worksheets will have kids leap into learning fun. They will snip along curvy lines, match silly frogs, and count their froggy friends on these pages. All that careful cutting builds up their hand-eye coordination, grip strength, and fine motor skills. Seeing their focus grow as they reach the frog at the end of each path is toad-ally exciting.

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Our spring tracing worksheets make simple pencil practice a fun activity. Kids will trace uppercase and lowercase ‘Bb’s to build grip strength stroke by stroke.

They will follow dashed paths to connect birdhouses, snails, and flowers to sharpen their focus. Then trace a cute gnome to strengthen hand-eye coordination before adding their own colorful flair to finish the picture.

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These bee color by numbers turn coloring time into a buzzing little challenge kids will love. As they match the numbers and colors together, the friendly bees will appear.

This four-page set keeps kids happily busy while they practice number recognition, follow directions, and build confidence, all in a calm, creative springtime activity.

Springtime fun comes to your table with these spring activities for preschoolers filled with bees, flowers, and busy little bugs. Just print, grab crayons, and let the learning begin at home or in the classroom.

Kids will count, match, trace, color, and spot patterns to improve fine motor skills and visual discrimination. The sweet spring theme keeps them excited to practice important early skills through hands-on play.

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Free Grasshopper Template

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