Art and Craft Idea for Boys and Girls - Idea 1

Cut and Paste Beetle

Materials:
1. Glue
2. Colour paper
3. Scissors
4. Colour pencils or crayon

Method:
1. Draw the shape of circle (body), semi circle (head), square (eyes), triangle (tail), L-shape (legs) and Antennae.
Head (Semi circle) - draw a circle - fold into half and cut across the fold to make semi circle.
Tail (triangle) - draw a square - make a diagonal fold to form 2 triangles. Cut along the fold.
Legs (L-shape) - draw a square, cut out the square. Then, mark 2 L-shape inside the square and cut out the L-shape.
Antennae - draw a circle - draw another smaller circle inside the big circle. cut through the two circles and then cut around the inside and teh outside of the circles to make a ring. fold into half and cut along the fold.

2. Stick the different shapes into a beetle as shown in the photo.
3. Colour the beetle as how your kids like it.






Work by a 5.5 year-old (left) and 3 year old (right).