Bug Dress-Up Play

Create simple, no-sew bug costumes with your child! Read facts about the bugs and complete a simple worksheet using this PDF to continue learning about bugs. Learn and play!

Bug Facts

Dragonfly

Dragonflies are beautiful insects that come in many bright colors. They have two big eyes. They eat small insects like mosquitoes. That is good for us because too many biting mosquitoes is a bother! Dragonflies are excellent fliers. They can fly up and down. They can even hover like a helicopter!

Honey Bee

Honey bees harvest nectar and pollen from flowers. This is good for flowers because it helps grow more flowers! It is also good for us because they use that nectar to make honey! Making honey is good for the bees as well! Honey bees will eat the honey in the winter. Luckily for us, honey bees make more honey than they can eat!

Ladybug

Ladybugs are wonderful for farmers because they eat insects that are bad for crops. They do not harm humans. Most people love having ladybugs around! Some ladybugs have spots, some have stripes, and others have no markings. They are all brightly colored to warn prey to not eat them.

Lightning Bug

Lightning bugs are also called fireflies. They are called lightning bugs and fireflies because the back end of the bug lights up in patterns at night. Scientists believe they do this to communicate with each other. Some lightning bugs light up in unison. This means that a group of lightning bugs would all light at the same time.

Bugs come in many different colors. Dragonflies can be blue, green, red, yellow, orange, purple, brown, black, white, gray, and pink. Honey bees have different shades of yellow and brown or black bands. Ladybugs can be red, orange, black, yellow, pink, and white. Lightning bugs can glow yellow, yellowish-orange, green, and yellowish-green.