10 Cool Bug Toys in 2019

Sensory Stimulation

The Backyard Exploration Critter Case may not be your idea of insect toys but it sure can provide a fantastic opportunity for children to safely observe insects and critters a lot closer and without the risk of being bitten, stung, or even left with very itchy substances. The Critter Case has flattened base to help secure it against accidental tipping over or being knocked over.

Physical Development

This sturdy build is best for wild adventurers. It can hold sticks and leaves along with the bugs which gives a better observation in the natural environment. With the ability to hold a lot, high energy kids can collect whatever they would like, keeping busy for hours. The mesh give a view from multiple angles for maximum observation. The simplistic design of the door makes it easy for little ones to open and close while working on their hand-eye coordination. When you’re done playing with these bugs, it’s simple to dump out and start collecting again.

Design

The tubular body is made of high grade plastic screen frame and completed with mesh fabric on both sides of the case. There’s a hatch that can be easily opened so your child can easily deposit and remove plants, twigs, branches, leaves, and even his or her insect guests. The Critter Case comes with a sturdy carry handle for optimum transportation.

Sensory Stimulation

Stimulating children’s minds with fast-paced board games is one of the simplest ways to explore their skills while also fostering their sense of completion and developing their fine motor skills.

Physical Development

The quickest player to trap the bug will be the winner of that round and receive a token. Once a player has received five tokens they are the winner. It is a fast-paced game that offers an average playing time of 20 minutes. This is one of the most diverse bug games that are great for developmental skill building. It offers a specialized theme while also promoting great skill building.

Design

Included with the game are the; game board, the special edition bug, bug tokens, dice, and trap doors. It is easy to play and recommended for children ages 6 and up. Family game night will never be the same after this game.

Sensory Stimulation

Melissa & Doug has always been known for incorporating a variety of learning concepts in their toys. In the Bug-Catching Puzzle Game, kids are destined to expand their vocabulary with the names of these insects and help enhance their language development. Kids, too, can master their spatial intelligence, motor and visual coordination, and balance to fish these insect toys from the puzzle board.

Physical Development

This traditional fishing game has a fun, colorful twist. These insects pieces are caught by a magnetic “net” which develops hand-eye coordination. While actively playing, kids can also expand their vocabulary and knowledge of our outdoor environment. It is engaging and fuels children’s imagination. Ages 3 and up can be inspired to explore and pushed to increase their curiosity. Children are also encouraged to be independent with this solo game and grow their fine motor skills and use of tools.

Design

Your kids will have plenty of fun catching these insects with his or her magnetic net which will stick to the magnets atop each of these lovely insects. It even helps reinforce their knowledge of colors. Just think of the Bug-Catching Puzzle Game as a very bug-gy board game designed specifically for young kids.

Sensory Stimulation

Best of all, the clear dome can actually magnify its contents – your bugs – up to 5 times, thanks to an integrated acrylic lens in the design. Our suggestion is for kids to try operating the BugView on some toy bugs first to gain confidence in the use of the device. Once confidence has been established, then they can readily set out in the backyard and hunt for their own bugs. Just remind them to release the poor creatures after done examining them, though.

Physical Development

This bug view is perfect for a budding scientist who has already developed some coordination. The viewing window allows you to observe the finest details on all types of insects. With this, kids never have to touch the bugs and risk getting bit or hurting them. The sliding door captures them safely and you can immediately release them as soon as you’re done watching them. Even parents love being able to catch and relocate uninvited guests found in the house.

Design

The mechanism of the BugView is pretty much similar to a fishing rod, hook, and line following a catch and release protocol. Kids will be catching insects with the BugView, trapping the bugs in the device’s clear dome, and observe the bugs or critters through the clear dome. Catching bugs is made humanely possible and easier, too. It doesn’t involve squishing or even destroying the natural habitat of these critters.

Sensory Stimulation

The finger holes are made smaller than many other puppets so that they won’t slip around and fall off of tiny hands. And the bugs are all vibrant colors, painted to resemble their real-life counterparts. The set includes two copies of each insect so you can replace lost pieces, or let your child enjoy all of their matching friends.

Physical Development

Creative play lets children explore social dynamics, empathy, problem-solving, and story-telling in their own imaginative ways. These bugs are a great tool for playtime; they fit right on your child’s fingers so they can run around with their buggy buddies and still keep their hands mostly free.

Design

Plastic bug toys are great but how often do the pieces go missing? This Fun Express set aims to solve that. Making them puppets means they’re always handy for your children, and by offering two of each bug, your family is all prepped to keep playing, even if one or two pieces from the kit go missing.

Sensory Stimulation

Now, parents can feel more confident and more secure every time their kids set out in the garden in search of colorful bugs as you will be using the Sunny Patch critters as wonderful hide-and-hunt tools to train your child’s observational and exploratory skills. It can also be played as a sorting game since the sturdy plastic insect toys come as two of each kind.

Physical Development

Kids get a pair of centipedes, grasshoppers, June beetles, ants, and ladybugs. These also come in vibrant colors so kids can also use color as a sorting parameter. Their language abilities as well as motor skills can also be enhanced just playing with the Sunny Patch bugs. These are very friendly insects that will never bite your kid.

Design

These colorful bugs can be used for numerous games. Little ones can learn to count, sort and match with the 10 creepy crawlies. Add some outdoor time by playing in your yard to hunt for these fun critters while working on color recognition. This sturdy plastic is safe and well made so kids can be entertained for hours without fear of breaking off pieces. Recreating “bug homes” and different environments pushes children to develop their imagination and creates a love of nature and all creatures.

Sensory Stimulation

Teaching kids about bugs and how to respectfully and reposefully catch bugs to inspect them is a lesson that will last throughout their lives. Being able to explore nature and learning about the details of the earth is one of the best gifts that you can give a child.

Physical Development

Kids will be able to run around and scurry after bugs with this kit. Mother Nature is a wonderful subject. Allowing children to explore and inspect bugs is such a cool thing. This catcher makes it safe for both the kids and the bugs.

Design

It features a long handle and soft bristles that gently enclose the insect while not allowing them to escape. This gives them a quick response time to catch the bug and then be able to quickly release when ready. It is the best and safest way to help kids explore their bug sense.

Sensory Stimulation

At the very least, this should help young children hold these creatures without having to worry about getting nasty bites or itchiness because these can supplant the real creatures they represent. The bugs are unique types of beetles and insects that kids can learn about. Kids can see all the details up close without fear of bug bites or stings.

Physical Development

These life-like, giant bugs are perfect for some fun education. Adults can even use these in a classroom setting for everyone to learn about all the different species of bugs. The accurate details can teach kids about anatomy and create a compassion for all creatures.

Design

These bugs are also huge and are constructed of very durable materials. These also make for superb décor in your kid’s room. However your little one intends to play with these, he or she is guaranteed to have a better understanding of these members of the animal kingdom.

Sensory Stimulation

There’s only one function of the Bug Jug: to provide a home to 4 lovable, plush, and adorable bugs that include a butterfly, a grasshopper, a ladybug, and a spider. What’s amazing is that these 4 little friends come with built-in sensory toys such as a rattle, a squeaker, a crinkle, and a jingle bell. These are important for auditory stimulation. Helping develop babies’ tactile senses are the different fabric materials used in the construction of each of these bugs, not to mention how soft they feel to the touch. And with soft yet lovable colors, too, you have just completed the troika of sensory development for infants.

Physical Development

This interesting toy is one of a kind. The concept is still simple enough for younger kids to increase their fine motor skills. Perfectly developed for little hands to practice “filling and spilling” and develop their hand-eye coordination.

Design

There are different rattles, squeaks and crinkles for babies to explore and work on sensory development. Bright and fun patterns are perfect to start introducing colors. These are the bugs that will help your baby optimize his or her brain development because of the superb sensory stimulation that these toy bugs provide.

Sensory Stimulation

The bugs fit easily inside the net and float on the surface of the water so kids will have an easy time scooping them up as they continue to develop little muscles, dexterity, and control. The bright colors and splashing noises give this an ample amount of sensory stimulation for little kids.

Physical Development

The game is simple to play and encourages hand eye coordination. All materials are made to get wet and easy to dry and clean, so you never have to worry about nasty bacteria hiding out in crevices or decaying your toys. This splashzone safari encourages hand eye coordination and helps toddlers learn the mechanics of their own body.

Design

Three nondescript water bugs in white, green, and blue float around the sudsy sea while your little adventurer aims to capture them with their bright orange net. All materials used are BPA-free, phthalate-free, and PVC-free. Recommended for ages nine months and older, this is the perfect gift for toddlers.