Paper Ladybug Craft: How To Make A Ladybug

Do your kids love ladybugs? This paper ladybug craft is perfect for a ladybug lover or bug lover.

My kids love collecting bugs, especially ladybugs.

Two weeks ago, my son came home from school with a living ladybug in his hand. He was super excited.

When I asked him if he found the ladybug on the bus, he said no. He found it at lunch recess on the slide.

I was impressed. He held onto the ladybug during school and on the bus ride home and it was still alive.

I knew we had to make a ladybug craft. I was inspired by a similar craft my daughter made in kindergarten.

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Fun Facts About Ladybugs

Here are some ladybug facts that you can discuss with your kids while you are making the craft. I love turning a craft into a learning activity.

Ladybugs are insects called beetles. They have 6 legs.

Ladybugs will “play dead” which means they sit very still when they think they are in danger.

About This Ladybug Craft

This ladybug craft is so easy to make. The tissue paper squares don’t have to be exact and they can be glued on the paper in any order.

It is a great craft to use scrap tissue paper and scrap construction paper.

My daughter’s favorite part was using her fingerprints for the ladybug’s spots. She loves finger painting.

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Ladybug Craft Supplies:

Ladybug Craft Instructions:

Cut the dark green and light green tissue paper into squares. They don’t have to be even.

Dark green and light green tissue paper cut into squares.

Then, glue the dark green and light green tissue paper squares onto your white paper. Cover the entire piece of white paper.

Dark green and light green tissue paper squares glued on white paper.

Next, cut a half circle from the red construction paper. This will be the ladybug’s body.

Red construction paper cut into a half circle shape.

Next, press your child’s finger in washable black paint and press the painted finger onto the red half circle. This will be the ladybug’s spots.

Black dots painted on a red half circle sheet of construction paper.

Then, glue the red half circle onto your paper that has the green tissue paper squares.

The half circle red construction paper with black dots is glued to the paper with green tissue paper squares.

Next, cut 1 small circle, 3 small rectangles and 2 tiny rectangles from the black construction paper. This will be the ladybug’s head, legs, and antennae.

A circle and 5 rectangles from black construction paper.

Then, glue the black round circle towards the front of the red half circle. Then, glue the 3 small rectangles to the bottom of the red half circle. Glue the 2 tiny rectangles to the top of the round circle.

I hope you enjoy making this ladybug craft with your kids.

Ways To Adapt This Craft

Instead of gluing tissue paper for the background, your child can color the background green. Depending on the age of your child, it may be easier to color than glue tissue paper.

You can use a pencil eraser dipped into the black paint for the black dots on the ladybug. This is less messy than using your child’s finger to paint the ladybug’s dots.