If you have a bug lover or if your daycare is having a bug week this is a perfect craft to do. It uses a couple of eggs but depending on the type of bug it can take a few eggs.

Step 1: The particular bug that is the example for this craft is an ant. The first step can possibly be done very easily or a little more trickier. You have the option of cutting out a platform for your bug that can be the shape of the bug's body or simply a rectangle. For the example we have done the shape of the body. Above is the shape of three circles to fit three egg shell pieces, if you want to use more than three egg shell pieces you will want to change the shape. Consider placing the eggs on the paper as you want them and trace around them to make your base.

Step 2: Next you will be cutting out the number of legs that you would like your bug to have and the number, if any, of antennae that you would like your bug to have. Again you can choose any color that you would like. We have done the colors of the eggs used in the craft and plan on alternating the color of the egg and leg. The legs and antennae will be glued to the bug after the egg shell pieces are in place on the bug body or platform.

Step 4: For this step you are simply placing the egg shell pieces that you applied glue to on to the paper. If you used the body shape carefully place each egg shell piece where you wanted. If your child wants to make the bug move a smaller platform is better and placing them in the center will be ideal. In this example we show both, but with the other steps we only show the bug body because all of the other steps will be the same. Using a platform may be more forgiving with cutting.

Step 5: The last step is to glue the legs, antennae, and eyes. Before the glue has dried completely tilt up on the side of an egg shell piece and place the leg so that part of it is inside the piece and the rest is outside of it. Then bend the legs once to give an ant-leg look, crinkle and glue on the antennae and glue on the eyes or draw them.