lucky little ladybug

Looking for something fun to do with your kiddies?  I found this lovely little project from Kids Craft Weekly that I’d like to share with you.

Pet rock projects are among my favorite craft activities ever. If you have time to burn you can stretch this project across an entire day. For example, you can go for a long walk in search of the perfect rock, spend time cleaning it in some warm soapy water then putting it out to dry. Then there’s the painting, waiting, naming, housing – the possibilities are limitless!

You will need

• a small, smooth, oval shaped rock (or shell)
• an empty match box
• red acrylic paint
• black acrylic paint
• felt
• black marker
• brushes
• glue

You could do this activity in many different ways, depending on what resources you have available.

We did it by painting a pippi shell red and dotting it with a cotton bud. We then covered the exterior of a matchbox by gluing on a length of colored felt.

For added fanciness we lined the inside of the box and cut out a small felt ladybug to glue on the top.

more lady bug ideas…

•  create little ladybug pictures using a red thumb print and black felt tip pen
•  construct a beetle boat for your pet ladybug
•  cook up some cupcakes and decorate them with pink icing and chocolate dots
•  paint a ladybug landscape using watercolors

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