Read stories about bugs. Many children become fascinated with Insects when they learn something about them. Read stories about spiders and Insects. Ask your local librarian to help you find storybooks with bugs as characters and science books with photos of spiders and Insects. Share with children what you know or are learning about bugs, take them for a nature walk, to the zoo or to a nature center.
Most children enjoy seeing things that they are learning about.
Play with toy bugs. Put plastic and rubber spiders and bugs in your sand box. Talk about the difference between pretend and real bugs. Children may want to pretend that the bugs are crawling or flying. You might suggest that your children play hide and seek with bugs.