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    Paper Plate Ladybug Craft

    Published: May 21, 2014 · Modified: May 18, 2022 by Vicky · This post contains affiliate links.

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    This past weekend my daughters and I visited a children's museum where they had fun activities set up for the kids. There were a number of ladybug crafts and each kid got to take home flowers that attract ladybugs. Unfortunately, there were many kids waiting for turns at the museum, so two of my kids do not have a chance to add much detail to their ladybug craft, while my other daughter missed out on making one entirely. This did not go over well, so I promised them we could make our own Paper Plate Ladybug Craft when we got home. We also enjoyed these Paper Plate Baby Farm Animals.. The girls had lots of fun making Paper Plate Pumpkins in the Fall and this is another fun way to use paper plates.

    Paper Plate Ladybug Craft - This is fun to make and even more fun for kids to play with. We have been using it for pretend play and puppet shows.

    You will need:

    • White paper plate
    • Black construction paper
    • Red tissue paper squares
    • Scissors
    • Glue stick
    • Googly eyes
    • Black pipe cleaners
    • Tape
    supplies for Ladybug crafts

    This is the ladybug that my kids made at the children's museum. They wanted to add more tissue paper since they were rushed.

    ladybug craft for kids

    When we got home I set out some plates, glue and red tissue paper squares. You can find these in an assortment of tissue paper squares (I've provided a link in the supply list) or cut your own out of red tissue paper.

    Start by having your child use a glue stick to cover the curved side of the plate with red tissue paper. While your child is doing this, cut a head, 6 legs and 8-10 dots from black construction paper. The head is a small curve while the legs are just strips of construction paper.

    child making ladybug

    When the ladybug is covered, your child can add the dots.

    paper plate ladybug

    Turn the plate over and glue the head to the back of the plate so that some of it sticks out.

    child decorating paper plate

    Turn over and glue the googly eyes to the head. The eyes will require some extra glue.

    ladybug activity for kids

    Next, glue on the legs.

    ladybug paper plate craft

    One of my daughters had the idea to add some antennae, so we used two pieces of black pipe cleaners and tape. The kids have been using their ladybugs in pretend play and even in a puppet show. To make it into a stick puppet simply tape a large craft stick to the back.

    Paper Plate Ladybug Crafts for kids

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    1. JDaniel4's Mom

      May 23, 2014 at 10:11 am

      This is such a cute craft. It will go so well with my Eric Carle unit.

    2. Louanne

      May 21, 2014 at 5:06 pm

      Cute and easy. thanks.

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