25 Ladybug Crafts and Recipes

Over the years I’ve made a lot of ladybug crafts, after all, they are my favorite! If you’re looking for a ladybug craft to do with the kids, you will find plenty of ideas here. I’ve collected more than 20 different ladybug project ideas, and some of them are edible too!

I’ve even included some in my other roundup, Colorful Kids Crafts!

Ladybug Crafts and Recipes

In this collection of ladybug craft ideas, you will find ladybugs made from paper, paper plates, CDs, plastic lids and even egg cartons! The edible ladybug projects listed below include fun snacks, desserts, and even breakfast.

Psst – here’s our latest – Ladybug Tic Tac Toe!

Ladybug Painted Rocks

Learn to make these adorable ladybug painted rocks. use special outdoor paint for this adorable garden craft so you can keep garden ladybugs all summer!

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Ladybug Fabric Scrap Magnets

This ladybug craft is easy to make, and so cute! We're going to turn some ladybugs into magnets using fabric scraps, felt, and cardstock.

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Ladybugs from Egg Cartons

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Plastic Lid Ladybugs

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Recycled CD Ladybugs

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Recycled Ladybug Jar

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Ladybug Sun Visors

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Ladybug Baseball Hat

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Ladybug Coffee Mug

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Swirling Twirling Ladybugs

Kids will enjoy hours of fun with these cute ladybugs twirling in the wind!

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Paper Plate Ladybugs

These paper plate ladybugs are a great painting project for kids of all ages. It's awesome for helping fine-tune your child's motor skills while having lots of fun in the process!

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Decoupage Paper Plate Ladybug

Use strips of colorful tissue paper to create this adorable paper plate ladybug!

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LADYBUG FACTS

1. Ladybugs are actually beetles
2. In Europe, they are known as ladybirds
3. People believe it to be good luck if a ladybug lands on your hand
4. Farmers love ladybugs because they eat plant-eating insects that harm their crops
5. There are roughly 5,000 species of ladybug in the world
6. Ladybugs aren’t always red, they are sometimes orange, yellow, pink or brown
7. Some species of ladybug have stripes instead of spots
8. Ladybugs eat pesky fruit flies
9. Ladybugs got their name from European farmers in the middle ages. Their crops were being destroyed by aphids. The farmers prayed to the Virgin Mary and ladybugs came and ate the aphids. Hence the farmers called them “Our Lady’s beetles”.

Do you have any favorite ladybug ideas? Anything fun you have created lately? Be sure to share in the comments!

This post originally appeared here on Jul 4, 2018.