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finished bug catchers made from disposable bread loaf pans
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How to Make Your Own Bug Catchers

A fun way to explore the outdoors, and capture insects without harming them, here's how to make your own bug catchers from a disposable bread pan.
Prep Time10 minutes
Keyword: kids craft

Ingredients

  • aluminum bread loaf pan with plastic lid (mine came as a set of 2
  • pipe cleaner
  • thumb tack
  • optional embellishments: paint + paintbrush ribbon, stickers, etc.

Instructions

  • Make two holes on opposite sides of your bread pan by sticking a thumbtack into the aluminum and wiggling it around to make the hole big enough to fit a pipe cleaner inside.
    sticking a hole in a bread pan with a thumb tack
  • Insert one end of your pipe cleaner into the hole and bend it to bunch it up so it is nice and snug. Repeat with the other side so you have a handle for your bug catcher.
    attaching pipe cleaner to a bread pan to make a handle for a bug catcher
  • Poke several holes in the lid of the container with your thumb tack.
    poking holes in the lid of a plastic loaf pan
  • Embellish! You can let your child paint it, add some stickers, etc.
    painting a loaf pan to make it colorful
  • Add some twigs, bark, and grass to the inside so our bugs would be nice and cozy!
    adding wood chips to a bug catcher
  • Now your bug catcher is ready for some bugs! Have fun!
    2 homemade bug catchers on a white counter