How to Customize a Mantis Bug Template
If you want to teach your children about the life cycle, habits, habitat and features of a praying mantis, then lead them in a paper craft in which they use a praying mantis template to craft their own personal insect. You can use a free, printable praying mantis graphic from a website. See Resources for links to examples of such sites. Allow your children to be creative with their praying mantises.
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Things You'll Need
- Printer
- Card stock (8.5 by 11 inches)
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Computer paper or craft paper (8.5 by 11 inches)
- Markers
- Glitter glue pens
- Googly doll eyes
Instructions
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Print a free praying mantis graphic from a website such as The Color, Paper Shine and ABC Teach. You want to print the graphic on a piece of card stock so that it forms a sturdy template for tracing.
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Cut out your graphic. Lay it on top of a piece of computer paper or craft paper.
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Trace the card stock shape on your paper with a pencil.
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Cut out your praying mantis tracing.
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Embellish the praying mantis. Color it green with markers. Add googly doll eyes to the praying mantis face with white craft glue. Outline the antennas with a glitter glue pen. Be creative. Use the different designs as inspiration or as models for what children can do with the praying mantis template for future craft projects.
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References
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