Ready for a playful afternoon with the little ones? This bug bingo free printable is a brilliant way to get everyone talking, learning and giggling about insects. With this free printable, you’ll have a colourful game ready in minutes. It’s easy, fun and perfect for rainy afternoons, playdates or even a garden picnic. Find more Nature activities for kids here.
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Bug Bingo Game
This free bug bingo printable includes 10 different bingo cards with a variety of cute bug illustrations. If you have more than 10 people wanting to play, you can aways pair children up to work together.
The pack also contains 16 different bug calling cards.
If your little one loves bug then they may also like this insects Lapbook.
Supplies needed to play bug bingo
You only need a few things to set up this creepy crawly bingo game.
- Card or cardstock
- Bingo markers (see below for different ideas)
- Laminator and pouches (if you want to use the cards with washable pens)
Ideas for bingo markers:
- Washable pens – these will only be wipe clean if you laminate the cards but wipe clean pens is one option.
- If you’re not planning to reuse the cards and you don’t laminate them, you could just use any pen or pencil to mark them.
- Any sort of counter – buttons or small stones could work well as counters. Just make sure you have enough for everyone.
How to set up the bug bingo game
Start by completing the sign up box below and you will be sent a PDF with 10 unique bingo cards and the 16 calling cards, straight to your inbox.
Print out as many bingo cards as you would like and all of the calling cards. Laminate them if you wish.
Cut out the calling cards and put them in a box or bowl to be selected from by the bingo caller.
Give each player a bingo card.
When a bug image is called out (either by showing the picture or saying the insects name out), players can put a marker on that image if they have it on their card.
The first person to get a line of 4 bugs can shout out “Bingo!”. You then keep playing until the winner shouts “house” when they have a marker on all 16 images on their card. Some of the bugs occur twice on some cards. You could choose to let the children mark all of them in one call or only one if you put the calling cards back in the pile and shuffle them up each time. Either way I’m sure the kids will have lots of fun.
Download your free printable below.
Extend the bug learning
You could also use one of the bingo cards as a bug scavenger hunt. Either in your garden or yard or on a nature walk.
Find a full guide to all my bug activities for preschool here.
You could set up a Bug Hunt Sensory Bin before or after playing bug bingo.
Or how about getting the play dough out and trying this Build a bug play dough activity.
Feeling crafty? Find lots of ideas for Bug crafts for preschoolers here.
Another play dough activity is our Build a spider playdough tray.
Create beautiful butterflies with this butterfly craft.
Teach children about bees with this bumble bee sensory bin.
