Visual Arts Planning: Insects and Minibeasts

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Explore our collection of resources exploring Insects and Minibeasts for ages 5-11.

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Oil pastel and graphite fly

Minibeasts with continuous line

Drawing insects and minibeasts

Working from images of flies, spiders, ants, crane flies and beetles.

Collaborative minibeast artwork

Collaborative artwork inspired by minibeasts

Create a beautiful collaborative piece of work, inspired by minibeasts.

Drawing with Tape on walls

Drawing using tape

Artist Rebecca Hoyes transforms a marquee wall into a tree of life with gaffe and electrical tape.

Drawing exotic insects

Drawing insects

Drawing insects from the Cambridge University Museum of Zoology ‘handling collection'.

Drawing insects in black pen

Drawing insects with black pen

Experiment with using a black pen to draw insects.

Drawing insects big

Drawing insects large scale

Working big, experiment with mark-making and gesture to draw large scale insects.

'Drawing' wire insects

Making wire insects

Use modelling wire to ‘draw’ an insect.

Making insect sculptures

Making wire insects

Use insects as a theme for wire sculptures.

Making insects & birds for a school tree

Making bird and insects sculptures

Work to a brief to create birds and insects for a school tree.

Mixed media insects

Making mixed media insects

Enjoy the challenges of constructing in mixed media.

Insect Hotels

Making mixed media insects

In this two-part resource exploring making and drawing.

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