Easy 3d Paper Bugs – Colorful Paper Crafts for Kids
Come and make some easy peasy colorful paper bugs that the kids will love to make with us today! This is a wonderful and super quick and easy project from the brand new Easy Peasy Paper Projects by, of course, Easy Peasy and Fun! Well, what is not to love about quick and colorful paper crafts for kids? Learn more about both the new book and this wonderfully easy trial project!
Please note: this project has been reproduced with permission from the publisher and is not allowed to be republished in any way, without their consent. It is for personal use only.
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Easy Peasy Paper Projects book by Andreja Vucanjnk
Let’s here are little about this wonderful book.
Sooo to the book – Easy Peasy Paper Projects – if you are at all familiar wirh Andreja’s work, you will know how super fun, colorful and of course EASY her projects are! And this is all the best of Easy Peasy and Fun’s work in one place and one handy format. As she says herself: stop scrolling on pinterest, and grab youself a copy of her fantastic book – packed with 50 wonderful projects. You can make all these projects using “just” paper – even some old magazines to add a sustainable and thrifty twist to your crafting.
As you know, we are big fan of “3d Projects” (how I love a pop up card and of course the fab sample project below), but you will also find, some fantastic playful interactive crafts (from finger puppets to wands), great crafts to help decorate your room or classroom (from wall art to 3d flowers) , crafts for gifting (from bookmarks, to greeting cards) and a WHOLE section dedicated to the Holidays (we love holiday themed ideas!! And the bouncy bats and reindeer envelopes are just too cute). PLUS a whole set of templates to help you along the way at the back. Soooo. Interested yet? Well:
Grab yourself a copy of this wonderful book on Amazon and all good booksellers today (published on October 2026)!
Credit: Reprinted with permission from Easy Peasy Paper Projects by Andreja Vu?ajnk. Page Street Publishing Co. 2026. Photo credit: Ilija Damjanovi?.
Easy Peasy Beetles
by Andreja Vu?ajnk
These not-so-creepy crawlies are super easy to make and totally adorable! Each one is a tiny work of art with forewings you design yourself. Swirls, lines, dots, or even silly faces . . . anything goes when you’re the beetle artist.
Paper Beetle Supplies
- Colored printer or construction paper
- Markers
- 2″ (5-cm) circle template or a similarly sized round object (click on the large red button below for a free circle template in different sizes – enter $0 at check out)
- Pencil
- Black printer or construction paper
- Scissors
- Glue
- 2 wiggly eye stickers or googly eyes (optional, you can also cut out white paper and decorate it yourself)
You can get a free circle template in different sizes here. This is an extract from the book, shared with permission from the publisher. Please enter $0 at check out:
How to make 3d Paper Beetles
1. Using a marker, draw lines, swirls, dots, or any other pattern on the colored paper.
2. Trace and cut out two circles from the decorated paper using the 2-inch (5-cm) template. Then cut two circles from the black paper using the same template. These are for the beetle’s body.
3. Fold all the paper circles in half.
4. Glue one black circle on top of the other, overlapping them halfway.
5. Apply glue to one of the folded colored circles and stick it on the body. Repeat with the other.
6. Stick a pair of wiggly eye stickers on the head.
Get Creative: Try gluing a paper loop on the underside to make a fancy ring!
Credit: Reprinted with permission from Easy Peasy Paper Projects by Andreja Vu?ajnk. Page Street Publishing Co. 2026. Photo credit: Ilija Damjanovi?.
Aren’t these little paper beetles the CUTEST? And weren’t they ridiculously easy to make? Well if you loved these beetles you will LOVE LOVE LOVE the Easy Paper Projects book!
Grab yourself a copy of this wonderful book on Amazon and all good booksellers today (published on October 2026)!
Loved this project? Here are some more fantastic Page Street Publishing Books that you may like to try out (ahem, two of these are of course Red Ted Art books!!!):
- Make a wonderful Cake Box (with template) from the Craft Happy Book
- Or how about another great paper craft with these cute Paper Baskets from our own Easy Paper Projects
- Try out our very own Seagull Crochet Pattern from The Big Book of Beginner Amigurumi
