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Fun Bug Games for Kids

Young bug lovers enjoy games that incorporate the wiggly creatures as the main theme. Kids see games as a purely entertaining activity, which encourages them to participate without question. Yet these games offer educational value and physical benefits for the participants. Scientific background about the bugs and improved motor skills rank as the biggest benefits of bug-themed games.

Name That Bug
- Create a list of identifying characteristics about each bug used in the game. For example, the facts for a ladybug might include a length of about 0.4 inch, short legs, bright colors and dome-shaped. Base the facts on the ages of the kids playing the game, using more complex concepts for older kids. Read one clue at a time, allowing the kids a few seconds to think. Continue adding more clues until someone is able to guess the bug that you are describing. Start the process with a new bug. The kids can work individually or in small teams for this game. To avoid the kids yelling the answers, have them write the answer on a small marker board and hold it above their heads to answer. The first person or team to hold up the correct answer earns the point for that bug.
Bug Search
- Make small cutouts of various types of bugs. Another option is to use bug-shaped stickers. Place the bug pictures around the room, leaving some in plain sight and hiding others in more challenging locations. Have the kids go on a bug hunt to find as many of the bug cutouts as possible. For a fun twist, give each child a small butterfly net for collecting his bugs. If you want to add a competitive tone to the game, award a prize to the child who collected the most bugs. Another option is to have the kids only collect a certain type of bug while leaving the other bugs on the walls. This helps them identify different types of bugs in the fun game format.
Fly, Fly, Spider
- Change the name and concept of Duck, Duck, Goose to fit the bug theme by naming it Fly, Fly, Spider. Arrange the kids in a circle with one child being it. He moves around the circle, lightly touching each child as he says "Fly" to each one. When he touches someone and says "Spider," both kids run around the circle, with the spider trying to catch the tagger. If the tagger gets back to the spider's spot without getting caught, he is able to stay in the circle and the spider becomes the new tagger. If he is caught, he must continue the role of tagger.
  
  Other traditional games such as Pin the Tail on the Donkey or Charades easily adapt to fit the bug theme. Change the name and details of these and other traditional kids' games to reflect bugs.

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