Paint a paper plate green for grass and a paper cup brown for an ant hill, then glue the cup onto the plate. Paint on ants to finish the project. Or paint a sheet of paper with red and white checks to resemble a picnic table cloth. Let dry. Paint on food items and lots of small ants. Another scene to try is ants on a log. Paint a paper towel or toilet paper roll brown to resemble a log. Add paint ants along the top to complete the project.
Cut out a row of three cups from an egg carton and paint it brown. Add pipe cleaners for antennae and six legs, and draw on a face or glue on googly eyes. You can vary the project by using red or black paint to make different color ants. Or paint styrofoam balls and glue them together to resemble an ant, and add the antennae, legs and face.
Start by painting a scene on a piece of paper, such as a beach, table top or ant hill. Set out black, brown and red finger paints and have the children dip their fingers into the paint and create three fingerprints in a row to resemble ants. They can use their thumbs for large ants, and their pinky fingers for smaller ants. Let dry and complete the ants by drawing on legs, faces and antennae.
Tape two thin markers together for each child and have them draw an ant path maze all over a piece of paper. Let them paint around the maze, add features such as grass, trees, food or other bugs. Then, they can dip a round stamp or the bottom of a pencil into paint and paint an ant on a small piece of construction paper. When it dries, they can draw on the legs, face and antennae. Tape a paper clip to the back of the ant, ensuring part of the paper clip is uncovered. Glue a magnet to the end of a craft stick. Place the ant at the start of the maze and tape the edges of the paper to two tables so the bottom is exposed. Then lead the ant through the maze by moving the craft stick under the paper.