Spring has arrived and with the warmer temperatures, bugs! Engage in mini-beasts topic with this creative collection of 3D Bug Coloring Pages for Kids to color and make.
This collection of 10 insect coloring pages features bugs of all shapes and sizes, including a stag beetle, a firefly, a ladybug, a spider, a grasshopper, ants, blue-bottle flies, buzzy bees, moths and gorgeous dragonflies!
Hand-drawn and designed for children of all ages, there’s a bug coloring page for everyone.
The added 3D effects transform an ordinary coloring page into something kids will be proud to complete and show off – they’ll look amazing on display at home or within the classroom!
Cute 3D Bug Coloring Pages for Kids to Color and Make
Materials:
- A Favorite Coloring Medium
- Paper or Cardstock for Printing
- Glue Stick
- Scissors
How to Download the Coloring Pages from the Arty Crafty Kids Club:
This collection of 3D Bug Coloring Pages are available
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Assembling the 3D elements:
Each design consists of two pages; a base coloring page and another featuring the 3D elements.
The base coloring page will depict a unique buggy scene, with gray shaded areas to indicate where the 3D elements should be placed.
Where the elements page features more than one 3D component, they will be roughly in position and in order to make it easier for Arty Crafty Kids to work out where they go ( this will account for some of the excess white space on the second pages).
Alternatively, they can simply measure the flaps on component to the shaded areas on the base coloring page to see where they should be placed.
3D Dragonfly Coloring Page
Dragonflies combined with flowers makes for a beautifully colorful and elegant illustration. These dragonflies feature intricate wings that invite Arty Crafty Kids to get creative with color.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the dragonflies:
Step 1: Gently fold the wings as shown above.
Step 2: Apply a spread of glue to the small middle section of the wings.
Step 3: Affix the wings to the dragonflies body.
3D Stag Beetle Coloring Page
Beetles, particularly stag-beetles, are fascinating creatures of peculiar shapes and extraordinary colors with their armor featuring shiny hues of green, blue and red.
This makes our stag beetle really fun to color. He takes center stage on the coloring page, embedded within a natural looking scene.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the Stag Beetle:
Step 1: Turn the leafy element over and fold the long rectangular flap.
Step 2: Apply a spread of glue to the flap and affix the leafy area to the bottom of the tree stump, just below the stag beetle.
Step 3: Fold the flaps of the antlers ( they’re actually over-sized mandibles) and affix to the stag beetles head to complete the stag beetle.
3D Blue-Bottle Fly Coloring Page
Check out these adorable blue-bottle flies buzzing around the daffodils!
Each daffodil features 3 additional petals that need folding and sticking to complete the 3D effect. Arty Crafty Kids will need to use their problem solving skills to match the petals with the correct placement.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the daffodils:
Step 1: Cut out the petals and match them to the shaded areas on the blue bottle fly coloring page.
Step 2: Fold the flaps and apply a spread of glue. Affix each petal to complete the daffodils.
3D Firefly Coloring Page
This large, bulbous cartoon firefly, holding a bunch of flowers in each hand and is waiting for your Arty Crafty Kids creative touch to bring it to life.
This attractive and inviting illustration is perfect for preschoolers and beyond. The large tummy is 3D, adding fun and humor to the coloring page.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the firefly:
Step 1: Get creative with the coloring of the firefly’s tummy by blending similar shades to emphasize its segmented appearance.
Step 2: Fold the flaps located at the bottom and top of the firefly’s tummy. Apply a spread of glue to each and affix the bottom flap.
Step 3: Gently fold the tummy over to affix the top of the tummy just below the firefly’s head.
3D Ladybug Coloring Page
Our lovely ladybug, resting peacefully on a leaf, needs a set of wings to help her fly off into the Spring breeze.
The wings are actually one large 3D element that needs just a little folding and a dab of glue to create a lifelike and realistic ladybug that will soar across the page.
This 3D coloring page is perfect for preschoolers and some of our youngest Arty Crafty Kids. The illustrations are large, simple and doable for little hands to color, fold and stick.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the ladybug:
Step 1: Turn the ladybug element over, fold the flaps and apply a generous spread of glue to each.
Step 2: Affix the middle flap first, positioning it just below the ladybug’s head.
Step 3: Affix the wing flaps, pushing them in a little to emphasize the 3D effect.
3D Ant Coloring Page
“Hi-ho, hi-ho it’s off to work we go” sing the ants as they carry the large 3D log to their muddy log pile house in the distance.
This playful 3D coloring page, featuring a pair of ants working together, will be a delight for Arty Crafty Kids to color with the 3D element being big and simple enough for preschoolers and beyond to have a go at affixing for themselves.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the ant coloring page:
Step 1: Turn the log over and fold the flaps.
Step 2: Gently fold the whole element, bringing the flaps together to help create the round shape of the log.
Step 3: Apply a generous spread of the glue to each flap and affix to the ant coloring page.
3D Spider Coloring Page
Arty Crafty Kids, spin your creativity into a web of color! This 3D bug coloring page features a friendly spider in need of 8 spindly legs.
For more spider fun, take a look at our 3D spider craft and itsy bitsy moving spider craft!
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the spider:
Step 1: Get creative with coloring! The web presents an opportunity to play with color and design, here we’ve been inspired by the Wednesday Addams web that’s featured in the latest TV series.
Step 2: Fold all flaps located at the top of each spider leg. Apply a spread of glue and affix to the spider.
Step 3: Gently bend the leg and affix the spider’s foot to the edge of the web – this will make the legs 3D!
3D Moth Coloring Page
This bug illustration features a pair of delicate and beautiful moths, waiting to take flight, however one needs a little help!
Take a closer look at the larger moth – it’s missing a pair of wings! Color in the the page and wings, and glue them to the moth to help it take to the sky in 3D style. How fun is that?
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the moth:
Step 1: Fold the flap on the moth’s wing.
Step 2: Apply a spread of glue to the moth’s flap and affix to the moth’s body.
Step 3: Affix the second wing.
3D Bee Coloring Page
Take a look at our cute little friends – a collection of busy bees buzzing around their hive in the tree. To complete this bug coloring page, Arty Crafty Kids will need to match the wings to their bees – looking at size and angles to create a perfect match.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the bees
Step 1: Position the the bee’s wing to their corresponding gray space.
Step 2: Once the wings are in place, fold the flaps, apply glue and affix the wings to complete the bees.
3D Grasshopper Coloring Page
Get ready to hop into a fun-filled adventure with our grasshopper 3D bug coloring page! Meet our cute little friend, the grasshopper, perched on a blade of grass, waiting to be brought to life with your colors.
To complete this exciting coloring page, Arty Crafty Kids will need to use their fine motor skills to cut out the 3D elements and glue them together to create a lifelike grasshopper leg and a magical toadstool. It’s easy, fun, and the perfect way to enhance the coloring experience.
How to assemble the 3D elements to complete the grasshopper coloring page:
Step 1: Fold the flaps on the toadstool.
Step 2: Apply a spread of glue and affix one side of the mushroom to the grasshopper coloring page.
Step 3: Affix the other side of mushroom, popping your hand inside to ensure both flaps are securely stuck to the coloring page.
Step 4: Fold the flap on the grasshoppers leg, apply glue and affix to the leg area.
3D Butterfly Coloring Pages for Kids
Arty Crafty Kids of all ages of will love coloring and making this collection of beautiful 3D Butterfly coloring pages.
Featuring 3 different styles of butterflies from the very simple or cartoon-styled to a slightly busier design – there is something for anyone who loves butterflies!
Bug Coloring Pages and Activities for Preschoolers
For preschoolers and children in kindergarten, we have a bumper collection of bug coloring pages and activities that incorporate shapes, counting, coloring by number and simple bug themed coloring pages.
“Interactive exercises and games are one of the best ways you can help to encourage active learning. So we’ve put together a fabulous mini pack for pre-schoolers, including three different activity pages to help them explore numbers, shapes and colors, plus two bonus coloring pages! “
“This printable pack features all the popular characters that can be found within the garden – snails, beetles, spiders, ladybugs and more – who all need some bright and bold colors added to them.“
” Children tend to love bugs in all their forms and if you look closely, their shapes, colors and characterful presentations really are beautiful! These hand-drawn and uniquely designed coloring pages will give children to the opportunity to recreate and reimagine their favorite mini-beast.”
Doodle Butterfly Design Prompts
“Butterflies of all shapes, colors and sizes have one thing in common – symmetry! Our butterfly drawing prompts are a creative way for children to explore and learn about symmetry.”
Butterfly Lifecycle Color by Number
“These playful color by number pages show all the stages of the butterfly life cycle, allowing children to engage in active learning as they progress through the coloring sheets, ordering and discussing the butterfly life cycle as they color.“
