Finding ladybugs is a great indication the warmer weather has arrived. Here is a fun craft your toddlers can do with you to welcome these cute little bugs.
What you'll need:
- 3 small paper plates
- Red and black paint
- Red and black construction paper
- Disposable foam paint brushes
- Scissors
- Googly eyes
- Glue
- Hole punch
- Pipe cleaners
How to make your Paper Plate Ladybug:
- Cut the center circle out of one of the paper plates. Paint the circle black.
- Paint the second paper plate (the whole plate) black.
- Cut the third paper plate in half and then paint both halves red.
- Glue the black circle to the underside of the black paper plate.
- Glue the red halves to the black paper plate body so that they are split a little bit (so you can see some of the black body underneath them).
- Dip the handle end of one of the paint brushes in black paint and use it to make the spots on the red ladybug wings.
- Cut 6 thin strips of black construction paper that are all the same length. Accordian fold the strips and glue them onto the underside of the body, 3 on each side.
- Use your hole punch (or if you don't have a hole punch have an adult poke two holes in the ladybug's head with scissors) to punch two holes in the ladybug's head near the body. Stick half of a pipe cleaner into each hole and twist very slightly at the bottom so they don't fall out.
- Glue two googly eyes onto the head.
- Cut a smile out of red construction paper and glue onto the head.
Thanks to All Kids Network for this adorable craft
