Bug Party

Invitations:  (some ideas from readers)
Graphics of bugs or bug stickers.
Words on front: 
Bug Out with (child's name) on his (year) Birthday!
Inside:
Bee There:  Date
Fly on over to:  Location
Infestation Time: time
Buzzzzz ME:  RSVP
if siblings are welcome use:  Pupae Welcome"

Decorations:
Child's favorite colors.  Draw, color and cut out bug pictures.   Tape to string and suspend from ceiling around the birthday party room.

Goodie bags:
Bug jars (either make or purchase) fill with /attach net, magnifier, notepad and pencil, gummy worms.  Possible to purchase "bug kits" for less than $2.50.

Cake:
Caterpillar- Use cupcakes in the amount of children.  Turn them upside-down (use no liners).  Frost bottoms and sides.  Set them side by side to form a wiggly caterpillar.  Use gumballs for eyes, cut lengths of licorice or use the sour type whips kids like for the legs and antenna.

Dirt Cake-Chocolate fudge cake with chocolate fudge icing.  Cover with crushed oreos. Add gummy worms and gummy spiders (octopus).

Activities and Games:
Make a Bug Jar: 
Need oatmeal containers or other cardboard containers with lids.  Screen mesh.
Wrap each in white butcher paper and glue down.
Cut out an assortment of windows.  Add mesh to inside and hot glue.
Let children decorate outsides with markers.
(for younger children, have these already made, but let them decorate them),

Bug Hunt:
Need:  lots of plastic bugs.
Hide the bugs around the house or outside.
Let the children find them.  One with the most wins.  Let them keep the bugs.
Variation of the Bug Hunt: (idea from a reader)
Fill a wallpaper trough with rice (you can dye it any color).  Put in plastic bugs and let the kids tweeze them out within a timed limit.

Spider Crawl:
Individual Race or Team Relay
Have the children get into the spider crawl position.  Have them race through a course or a set area.

Buggy Safari:
Have the kids use their new bug jars and go on a Bug Scavenger Hunt or just to see how many different bugs they can find.  Have a bug guide book around to identify them.  Let the bugs go afterwards.

Craft:
Need:  Egg cartons, cut down the middle.  Pipe cleaners, paint or markers.   Wiggly eyes and glue.
Let the children make caterpillars from the egg cartons.  Use the pipe cleaners for antenna and legs.  Let the kids decorate them with paint or markers.

Bugs Inside:  (idea from a reader)
Need:  box, styrofoam peanuts, shredded paper, candies, gummy worms/bugs, misc. bug toys.
Take box and fill with all the goodies.  Mix in toys, candies etc.
Cut hand size hole in one side.
Let kids reach in and feel around...they can pick one item to pull out and keep!   Hopefully something good.

Pinata: (idea from a reader)
Find a bug pinata or make one to look like a bug with wings.
For the stick, make it look like a large flyswatter.  Fill with toy bugs, bug tatoos and candies.

Read Buggy Stories:  (idea from a reader)
"The Very Hungry Caterpillar"
"The Very Quiet Cricket"
others

Please e-mail me with additional ideas
boardlr@coupeville.net
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