Kids will enjoy hours of fun with these cute ladybugs twirling in the wind!
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Crafting Time20 minutesmins
Total Time25 minutesmins
Age Group: Kids Crafts
Author: Amanda Formaro
Supplies
card stock or construction papervarious colors
pencil
something round for tracingjar, can, etc
scissors
black craft paint
small round spouncer
paintbrush
81-inch googly eyes for EACH ladybug
string
white craft glue
hot glue gunoptional but recommended
Instructions
You will need two construction paper circles for each ladybug. Cut construction paper into 4.5″ squares. Stack two squares on top of each other and trace around something round to create your circle. I used a small can of paint.
Holding the stacked paper together, cut the circles out of the paper.
Still holding the two circles together, cut a slit from one edge of the circle up into the middle of the circle.
Use as many colors as you like. I used pink, red, orange, yellow, blue, green and purple.
Place one of the circle onto a piece of scrap paper. Paint a section for the ladybug’s head, overlapping the paint brush onto the scrap paper. This will give you a guide to use for all the remaining circles.
For each pair of circles, you will paint a head at the opposite end of each one. So for the first one, line up the slit you cut so that it points directly downward and paint the head at the top, the end of the slit is the bottom. For the other circle, turn it the opposite direction so that the slit is at the top and paint the head there. This will ensure that your “heads” line up together.
Use the small spouncer dipped in black paint to add the ladybug’s spots. Set each one out to dry and continue painting until all are done. Let them dry before turning the over and repeating this process on the other side.
Take the two circles and line up the slits. Insert them into each other. The heads should line up as shown. Now lay them out flat and glue wiggle yes onto head, one on each side. Don’t put the eyes too close together. Farther apart is better. You will need eyes on every section. There are 4 sections.
Run a thin line of hot glue where the slits intersect to connect them together. Cut a piece of string and glue it in with the slits.