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Hello, DIYers!

Whether you love them or hate them, cicadas are everywhere this summer! If you live near an area with trees, you’ve probably heard them screaming loudly throughout the day. Not only are these bugs very personable and interesting looking, they are leaving trails of shells and lost wings behind them! If you have kids, they might be curious to learn more about their new summer friends. We’ve collected some fun ideas of how you can take inspiration from these loud and interesting creatures in your DIY projects! Some of them are fun craft projects that you can do with kids using basic materials around the house. Others get you up close and personal with the bugs and all that they leave behind to create beautiful memorabilia of the 2021 summer, get silly with your creations, and even take photo opportunities! Give them a try!

Happy crafting!

Painted Cicada Shells

Did you pick up a ton of cicada shells but now you’re not sure what to do with them? Try having your kids paint and decorate them!

Found The Craft Train

Paper Roll Cicada

You can make your own cicada to play with using a paper towel roll!

Found Happily Ever Reading

Cicada Specimens

You can make specimens using cicada bodies, shells, or wings!

Found Doodle Craft Blog

Wine Cork Cicada Craft

Use left over wine corks to carve out the body of these cicadas!

Found Nature Net

Cicada Cupcakes

Get creepy and crawly with these cupcakes!

Found Sugar Swing

Cicada Shell Sculptures

You’ve maybe seen these cicada shell sculptures making the rounds on social media! What will you choose to make?!

Found Facebook

Paper Plate Cicada Craft

Paper plates are a staple kid’s craft material!

Found In The Bag Kid’s Crafts

Clip On Cicada

Take this little guy with you anywhere!

Found Barley and Birch

Cicada Papercraft

These lovely paper cicadas are fun to make and decorate with!

Found Simple Living Creative Learning

Get Creative With Cicada Shells

How cute and funny is this?! You can create your own scenes!

Found Reddit

Drawing a Cicada

If you’ve got a budding artist at home, why not show them how to draw a cicada!

Found Art Projects For Kids

Giant Cicada Sculpture

These big guys are fun to make and play with!

Found Instructables

Climbing Cicadas

These folded origami paper cicadas climb on a string! How fun!?

Found Vashi Art

Cicada Necklace Display

Find a small pendent that you can house a cicada shell in! Or you can purchase one here!

Found Etsy

Set Up An Obstacle Course

Cicada olympics, cicada circus! Have fun creating some fun obstacles for your cicada friends!

Found Yahoo News

Neon Cicada Shells

Paint these shells in fun, bright colors and use them to decorate!

Found The Craft Train

Cicada Wing Earrings

How beautiful are these?! Collect loose cicada wings and mark jewelry art!

Found Etsy

Abstract Cicada Art

How cute is this simple and fun craft?!

Found Art With MRE

Cicada Mask

This template will cost you a dollar, but it will give you an afternoon of fun!

Found Teachers Pay Teachers

Cicada Wing Resin Necklace

You can make your very own cicada wing resin necklace! Include dried flowers, herbs, or a bit of color! Look up making resin jewelry if you aren’t sure how it’s done for your own custom creation or just buy this one if you’re satisfied!