Ladybug Paper Plate Craft

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This ladybug paper plate craft is perfect for young children! Pair it with your favorite ladybug book for a fun hands-on activity for spring.

Book-based crafts are fun for preschoolers. They can get creative, and bring their favorite books to life. This ladybug craft is designed to do alongside The Grouchy Ladybug, but it can be paired with any ladybug book on your shelf.

Preschoolers will love painting and creating this adorable ladybug craft! It’s perfect for spring and summer crafting sessions with your little ones.

Ladybug Paper Plate Craft

Before setting up this paper plate craft for kids, read one or more of your favorite ladybug books with your little ones.

Once you’ve done that, you’re all set to create this adorable craft with your kids.

What You’ll Need

• Large paper plate
• Red and black craft paint
• Paint brushes
• Googly eyes
• Hot glue gun and hot glue sticks
• Black pipe cleaner cut in half
• Black permanent marker

What You’ll Do

Flip the paper plate over and place it face down.

Paint the plate red. Set aside to dry.

Using the black paint, paint a small half circle on one side of the paper plate.

Paint a black line coming down from the middle of the half circle.

Paint black dots on each side of the ladybug. Set aside and allow time to dry.

Use the hot glue gun to glue the googly eyes on the black half circle.

Place a thin strip of hot glue on the back side near the face of the ladybug on both sides. You can mark the correct spot if needed with a black permanent marker. Place a pipe cleaner half on each side for the antenna.

Bend the antenna back over the ladybugs face/head and curl the tips with your finger!

Display!

Books About Ladybugs

Below, I’ve featured just a handful of picture books that will help your preschoolers get excited about ladybugs.

You should be able to find them at your local library or bookstore. If you can’t find them locally, you can click each image cover to purchase them on Amazon.

 

The Grouchy Ladybug – As children follow the Grouchy Ladybug on her journey, they will learn the important concepts of time, size, and shape, as well as the benefits of friendship and good manners.

Are You a Ladybug? – The book follows a ladybug through its life cycle from an egg to getting its wings.

Counting with a Ladybug – Twelve bright pages feature an animal-packed number rhyme to read aloud. From one little ladybug to ten noisy ducklings, preschoolers will soon be counting the garden friends as they follow the tactile trails, feel the intriguing die-cut pictures, and embark on an animal adventure.

Enhance Your Activity Time

Keep the fun going when you add this adorable ladybug costume to your dress-up box.

Kids of all ages will love watching this ladybug wand blow on the wind.

These set of rainbow wooden ladybugs are the perfect toy to expand your child’s imagination. They are the perfect addition to any play setting.

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