{"id":3698,"date":"2015-07-26T22:43:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-26T22:43:00","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2021-10-23T21:35:18","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T10:35:18","slug":"crazy-garden-bugs-to-craft-with-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2015\/07\/crazy-garden-bugs-to-craft-with-kids.html","title":{"rendered":"Cute Garden Bugs Craft to Make with Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This easy<b> garden bugs craft<\/b> is sure to be a favourite with your<b> kids<\/b>. It uses simple to source everyday items and is full of creative possibilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2015\/07\/crazy-garden-bugs-to-craft-with-kids.html\/garden-bug-craft-to-make-with-kids\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5153\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-5153 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/garden-bug-craft-to-make-with-kids.jpg\" alt=\"garden-bug-craft-to-make-with-kids\" width=\"678\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/garden-bug-craft-to-make-with-kids.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/garden-bug-craft-to-make-with-kids-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 678px) 100vw, 678px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">All you need to get started is a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07KPBW1SF\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=B07KPBW1SF&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=colouredbut0d-20&amp;linkId=0d25083b933d9810c2d02f841cf7fa8a\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">matchbox<\/a>, some coloured felt and whatever odds and ends you have around the house or have collected in your craft box. You can find a step-by-step garden bug tutorial guide <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2017\/09\/make-your-own-bugs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HERE<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2015\/07\/crazy-garden-bugs-to-craft-with-kids.html\/garden-bug-craft-2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-6760\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-6760\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Garden-Bug-Craft.jpg\" alt=\"garden bug craft\" width=\"700\" height=\"1500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Garden-Bug-Craft.jpg 700w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Garden-Bug-Craft-140x300.jpg 140w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Garden-Bug-Craft-478x1024.jpg 478w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">Once your kids have got into the swing of things they can let their imaginations run wild designing their own garden bug communities. Here&#8217;s a group photo of some of my own garden bug friends:<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2015\/07\/crazy-garden-bugs-to-craft-with-kids.html\/olympus-digital-camera-156\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5152\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5152\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/garden-bugs-to-make-with-kids.jpg\" alt=\"A cute and super easy garden bug craft to make with kids using a matchbox\" width=\"680\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/garden-bugs-to-make-with-kids.jpg 680w, https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/garden-bugs-to-make-with-kids-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\">\u00a0And have a look at this <a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2018\/06\/ladybug-craft-sew-a-sweet-little-ladybug.html\">cute ladybug softie<\/a> your kids might want to sew or for more creative matchbox crafts check out these links:<\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/matchbox-monday-3-the-tiny-travelling-dolls-house\/\">Matchbox Doll&#8217;s House<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/matchbox2Bdoll2527s2Bhouse-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/matchbox2Bdoll2527s2Bhouse.jpg\" alt=\"Matchbox Doll's House\" width=\"491\" height=\"368\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/matchbox-monday-4-rocky-monster-theatre\/\">\u00a0Puppet Theatre<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/puppet2Btheater-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/puppet2Btheater.jpg\" alt=\"Matchbox puppet theatre\\\" width=\"506\" height=\"379\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/matchbox-monday-2-game-to-go-or-trouble-in-a-very-little-box\/\">Trouble in a Box<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\" href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5247-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/IMG_5247-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"491\" height=\"368\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This post contains affiliate links. 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It uses simple to source everyday items and is full of creative possibilities. All you need to get started is a\u00a0matchbox, some coloured felt and whatever odds and ends you have around the house or have collected in your craft box. &#8230; <a title=\"Cute Garden Bugs Craft to Make with Kids\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/2015\/07\/crazy-garden-bugs-to-craft-with-kids.html\" aria-label=\"Read more about Cute Garden Bugs Craft to Make with Kids\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":5448,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[114,103,94,104,112],"tags":[134,133,119,87,132,131,95],"class_list":["post-3698","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-craft-projects","category-diy-toys-and-games","category-kids-crafts","category-sewing-projects-for-kids","category-tutorials","tag-boy-craft","tag-bugs","tag-craft","tag-felt","tag-garden-bugs","tag-matchbox-craft","tag-no-sew","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3698","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3698"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3698\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5448"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3698"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3698"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewasoftie.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3698"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}