Download the Free Ant Craft Template and make this Easy Ant Craft for Preschoolers. Find step-by-step instructions and Easy Paper Crafts on CraftingJeannie.com!
Check out this awesome Ant craft. This paper ant activity is an easy insect craft for preschool, elementary kids, classroom parties, scouts and more.
Get the Free Ant Craft Template below and you will be able to make enough supplies for a group of 20 kids (or more!) with about 10 minutes of cutting.
Did you know that there are over 22,000 species of ants?! Check out Wikipedia for more ant facts.
Improving Fine Motor Skills
We all know that crafting is super fun, but it’s also great for improving fine motor skills. As your little cut-out shapes, and draw on faces, not only will they get to express their creativity, but they will also get some fine motor practice.
Watch the Preschool Ant Craft Video to do this Bug Craft for Preschoolers.
Here’s What You Need for this Easy Ant Craft
Here’s your easy ant craft supply list (This post contains affiliate links to the products mentioned. Read my disclosure policy for more information):
- Free ant Craft Template <— Get it Here!
- colored copy paper, colored cardstock, or construction paper
- scissors
- stapler
- glue sticks (click here to see my favorite kind)
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Step 1: Download and Print the Free Ant Craft Template
Download the Free Printable Ant Template. The PDF file contains everything you need to make enough ants to fill an ant farm.
Step 2: Cut Out the Ant Craft Shapes
Print the Free Ant Template. You will be stapling it to colored paper and cutting out as many shapes as you need.
If you want to make this craft with a group of kids, you can staple the template to up to 10 sheets of copy paper, 5 sheets of cardstock or 5-8 sheets of construction paper.
So, did you know, you can staple together 10 pieces of copy paper and cut out 10 shapes at a time?! That’s my SECRET to fast & easy crafting.
Stapling the paper is very important because it makes sure it doesn’t move as you cut. The more staples the better. Cardstock is the thickest so you may only be able to cut 5 sheets at a time.
Tip: While you’re cutting, if you cut off all parts of the pages that have staples, make sure to re-staple the sheets that are left.
Whenever you’re cutting multiple sheets at a time, make sure they are always stapled together!
Step 3: How to Assemble this Ant Paper Craft
The kids will just need to glue it all together and make it their own!
- Make the body of the ant. Glue the two black ovals together to make the abdomen and then glue on the circle head.
- Glue the eyes onto the head of the ant. If you don’t want to cut out eyes, you can always use googly eyes.
- Glue the red smile onto the ant’s face.
- Glue the antenna onto the head of the ant.
- Glue on the 6 legs. Did you know that all insects have 6 legs? Don’t forget to write your name on the back.
Step 1: Make the body of the Ant. Glue the two black ovals together and then glue on the circle head.
Step 2: Glue the eyes onto the head of the ant.
Step 3: Glue the red smile onto the ant’s face.
Step 4: Glue the antenna onto the head of the ant.
Step 5: Glue on the 6 legs. Did you know that all insects have 6 legs? Don’t forget to write your name on the back.
And you’re finished!
This is such a fun and easy Pre-K ant craft. You can make this Paper ant craft for Kindergarteners and as a Letter A craft. This craft is super easy for preschoolers, Kindergarteners, Daycare, or just a fun craft at home idea.
More Bug Crafts & Insect Craft Ideas for Kids
If you liked this craft, check out some of my other Preschool Insect Crafts:
As always, I try to make my crafts fast, easy & inexpensive. Enjoy!
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I signed up to get the free ant download template but for some reason haven’t received it.Can you help me with this?
Hi, I just sent you an email with the templates – check your inbox 🙂 ~Jeannie
i would like to receive the free printable offer but when i put in my email it is saying invalid. not sure whats the problem. thank you for your assistance given
Hi, Sometimes the template gets blocked because it’s sent automatically, you can always send me an email at [email protected] and I’ll send you a direct link to the template. Just remember to tell me which one you want 🙂 have a great day ~Jeannie
Cany you share the community helper craft?