Get ready to have a colorful adventure with our free printable 3D Insect Coloring Pages! Kids can have loads of fun coloring their favorite bugs and bringing them to life in glorious 3D!
Free Printable 3D Bug Coloring Pages
These aren’t just ordinary insect coloring pages. These are fabulous 3d coloring pages! – And best of all, they are all FREE pages that you can download and use straightaway. They’re perfect for a day full of creativity where your kids can meet the fascinating universe of bugs!
8 Cute Little Friends To Meet
Kids can bring to life not just one, but eight amazing insects, each with their own unique 3D elements.
These Insect Coloring Sheets feature all of your favorite creepy crawly friends. It’s going to be hard choosing which of the 3D insects to make first!
You can meet the lovely ladybug, the beautiful butterfly, the busy bee, the dazzling dragonfly, the graceful grasshopper, the bold beetle, the magnificent mantis, and the mystical moth! Quite the collection!
Each insect is super fun to color and then cut and stick to it’s own special background.
Mix and Match Backgrounds
Our collection of insect coloring sheets feature eight adorable 3D insects and eight pretty backgrounds too!
You can have lots of fun mixing and matching them to create different scenes. Maybe your ladybug is lounging in a lush garden or your dragonfly is darting over a field of flowers?
Your imagination is the only limit. Have fun mixing and matching the insects and backgrounds to create your very own insect world, full of color and fun!
3D Models of Insects
Each insect is waiting to be colored and then carefully cut and stuck against its own special background. What makes it extra special is the 3D effect, where parts of the insect seem to magically lift off the page! Our special bug coloring pages are so much more fun than boring traditional coloring pages!
For example, on the bee coloring page first you color and cut out the bee’s body. Then when you stick the bee to the chosen background scene, then you fold the 3D wings upwards so that they lift off the page.
It’s a great way to encourage kids to really look at insect body parts and colours. If you want to, as they build their 3D models you can have fun introducing them to the correct terminology for insect body parts too.
You might also like to try our free printable 3D Coloring Farm Animal Craft Set or our 3D woodland Animal Coloring Pages too.
Get Outside and Meet Real Insects Too!
This 3D insect craft can be educational as well as fun. As the weather warms up in spring and summer, children can go outdoors on a real life insect hunt! Who knows, they might make a new species discovery!
It’s super fun to compare their incredible 3D insect art to the real thing. Kids can color the insects and the mix and match backgrounds in all their favorite colors. Or they might prefer, older kids especially, to try to match their color choices to real world insects.
However kids choose to decorate their insect coloring sheets they’ll be delighted with the results. It’s like having your own special bug collection!
Color and Learn About Insects
As well as getting outdoors to observe real insects why not bring some learning to the coloring table too?
As you color, you can visit National Geographic Kids to learn some amazing insect facts! Did you know for instance that fruit flies were the very first living creatures to be sent into space, or that dragonflies have been around on planet earth for 300 million years!
Also, why not pair each 3D insect coloring sheet with our Free Printable Insect Life Cycle Film Strips for a full bug-tastic experience! It’s fascinating to learn how amazing insects go from egg to adult!
Or how about some Insect Symmetry Worksheets for some math and bug fun and learning?
Learning about insects as a child can be a magical experience that builds a life long love of nature!
Benefits of 3D Coloring Pages
Our 3D coloring pages can offer kids a lot of benefits.
- Fine Motor Development: Coloring is a great workout for little fingers! Gripping those crayons works wonders for building muscle strength and developing fine motor skills and hand-eye co-ordination.
- Scissor Skills: Along with coloring, our 3D insect coloring sheets involve some cutting and pasting too.
- Relaxation and Concentration : Coloring can be a great way for kids to unwind and relax.
Get Your Free Printable 3D Insect Coloring Sheets
Ready to start your 3D insect adventure? You can see all the available coloring pages below.
You can either download your favorite insects individually or, even better, sign up to our mailing list to get the latest updates about new content, simple crafts and a variety of activities to enjoy throughout the year. To show our appreciation for subscribing, we’ll send all eight enchanting 3D insect coloring pages straight to your inbox!
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1a – Download the 3D Butterfly Coloring Page here.
1b – Download Background Sheet 1 here.
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2a – Download the 3D Bee Coloring Page here.
2b – Download Background Sheet 2 here.
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3a – Download the 3D Ladybug Coloring Page here.
3b – Download Background Sheet 3 here.
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4a – Download the 3D Dragonfly Coloring Page here.
4b – Download Background Sheet 4 here.
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5a – Download the 3D Grasshopper Coloring Page here.
5b – Download Background Sheet 5 here.
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6a – Download the 3D Beetle Coloring Page here.
6b – Download Background Sheet 6 here.
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7a – Download the 3D Mantis Coloring Page here.
7b – Download Background Sheet 7 here.
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8a – Download the 3D Moth Coloring Page here.
8b – Download Background Sheet 8 here.
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