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Apple Stamp Ladybug Craft For Kids Spring Activities
Make this fun and cute apple stamp ladybug craft for kids for spring or anytime you’re learning about insects!
If you haven’t been following along lately, we’ve been doing a new unit study that’s all about insects.
So far we’ve made this recycled bee craft for kids and had the kids play with this engaging insect sensory bin.
They’ve had a lot of fun so far and today we’re making one of the cutest bugs aroundladybugs!
Read on below to see how to make this easy insect craft with your kids or students.
Ladybug Art Project
Supplies
An apple
White card stock
Scissors
Red paint
Paintbrush
Black marker
Glue stick (I prefer this heavy duty one)
ladybug craft supplies
Directions
Download and print out the ladybug head template on the white card stock. Cut out the
ladybug heads you want to use.
Adults Only: Cut an apple in half with a knife to prepare for the craft.
Paint the cut side of an apple with the red paint, then press it onto the white cardstock to
make the ladybug body.
Repeat for each ladybug you want to make.
Let the paint dry completely.
ladybug stamp craft
Using the black marker, draw spots and a line down the middle of the ladybug’s body.
Using the green sheet of card stock, cut out a large leaf shape. If you want, draw a vein
down the middle of the leaf and other veins branching outward with a green marker.
Cut out the leaf stem and glue it to the base of the leaf.
Cut out each ladybug body and glue onto the green leaf you made in step 8.
Glue the ladybug heads onto the top of each apple stamp.
Using the black marker, add antennas and the flying trails.
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Ladybug Paper Bag Puppet Craft Activities for kids
Spring is here, and that means it’s the perfect time to be on the lookout for ladybugs!
Ladybugs are one of those insects that kids actually like. They are often seen as a symbol of good luck, so it’s no wonder they have become popular.
If you want to make a fun insect craft with the kids, try out this ladybug paper bag ladybug puppet.
This activity is easy and fun and comes with a free printable template. Your kids will enjoy putting on their own puppet show after following these simple steps!
Also, be sure to look through all of our paper bag puppets for even more fun ideas.
Easy Ladybug Craft paper bag ladybug craft image collage with the words paper bag ladybug craft
How To Make A Paper Bag Ladybug Puppet
Directions
Download the ladybug template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
hand holding paper bag ladybug craft template
Begin by creating the ladybug’s head. Glue the eyes in the middle of the head, just above
the mouth. If you’re using black paper, glue the white mouth just below the eyes.
hand gluing eye to paper bag ladybug head
hand gluing smile to paper bag ladybug head
Place the cheeks just below and slightly outside the eyes and glue them in place.
hand gluing cheek to paper bag ladybug head
Take the antennae and glue them to the top and back of the head.
hand gluing antenna to paper bag ladybug head
Position the completed ladybug head on the flap portion of the brown paper bag and glue it
in place.
hand gluing head to ladybug paper bag craft
Next, create the ladybug’s body. Glue the black spots all over the wings.
hand gluing spots to paper bag ladybug wings
Glue the ladybug wings slightly angled inward onto the ladybug’s body.
hand gluing wings to ladybug paper bag craft
Finish up by gluing the ladybug’s body to the main piece of the brown paper bag.
hand gluing body to ladybug paper bag craft
That’s it! It’s so cute!
hand holding paper bag ladybug craft
Spring Unit For Kids
If you want to create an entire spring-themed unit for kids around this ladybug craft, keep
reading! We have some great ideas to get you started.
Reading aloud to children is beneficial in so many ways! Reading can help encourage early
literacy skills and can help kids learn new vocabulary.
That’s just 2 reasons why you should read aloud to kids and why we recommend starting a
unit with books! Below are some of our favorite spring books for kids.
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Paper Bag Butterfly Craft Activities For Kids
This paper bag butterfly craft is great for little kids in preschool, kindergarten, and elementary school. It’s the newest addition to our butterfly crafts for kids. And, like many of our other posts, we’ve included a free printable butterfly template to make
it even easier on you to make with the kids!
There’s something kids just love about butterflies. It could be their bright colors, their large wings or something else entirely, but kids (and adults!) are mesmerized by them.
We’re showing you how to turn a plain ‘ol brown paper bag into a bright butterfly ready to take flight!
Directions
Download the butterfly craft template, print out and cut out the pieces you’ll need.
Hands holding butterfly craft template
Take each of the butterfly’s eyes and glue them to the middle of the head piece. Use your .25″ circle punch, scissors or markers to make or draw on a small nose underneath the two eyes.
Hands gluing eyes onto yellow rectangle
Eyes gluing on nose to butterfly face
Place the pink cheeks on either side of the mouth and glue in place. Like the nose, if you don’t have a circle punch or you want to save steps, you can have kids color in the cheeks too!
Make the butterfly’s striped body by gluing on the light orange stripes onto the yellow body
piece. Once they’re glued on, cut off the excess paper with the scissors. If you need to simplify this craft you can always skip this step or let the kids use markers to decorate instead of adding the paper.
Hands gluing dark yellow stripes to yellow rectangle
Glue the completed butterfly face onto the top flap of the brown paper bag.
Hands gluing butterfly face to paper bag
Place the striped body on the bottom part of the paper bag and glue in place.
Hands gluing butterfly body onto paper bag
Make the butterfly’s wings by gluing the paper accents on the inside of the wings. You can get extra fancy and glue on rhinestones, sequins, glitter or stickers too!
Hands gluing details onto paper bag butterfly wings
Take the completed butterfly wings and glue them to the inside of the paper bag. You can also glue it to the back of the paper bag, but we think the inside looks better when you’re using it as a puppet.
Hands gluing butterfly wings to paper bag craft
Take your pipe cleaner and cut it in half. Wrap one end of each pipe cleaner around a marker to make the butterfly’s antennae.
Hands twisting pink pipe cleaner around marker
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Butterfly Card Craft Activities For Kids
Mother’s Day is right around the corner…Have you made a homemade card to give to Mom or Grandma yet?
This butterfly card craft is perfect for that! It’s a simple paper craft that comes with a free printable template so it’s easy to make in 15 minutes or less!
We love the idea of having each of the kids make their own so Mom gets a unique, handmade card from every child.
This craft is great for making with preschoolers, kindergarten and elementary children, whether at home or at school.
How To Make A Butterfly Card
Directions
Download the butterfly template, print and cut out the pieces. Begin by writing your child’s message on the white inside of the card.
Because the wings are the only part that will open, write the messages near the edges of each wing, like in the pictures.
hands holding butterfly craft template hands writing inside butterfly card
Place the wing cutout above the white butterfly cut out and staple twice in the middle of the butterfly body.
Use a black marker to draw a smile on the butterfly’s head. Draw any decoration you want on the butterfly body. We did curved lines but you can do anything you want. Some other ideas include polka dots or stripes.
hands drawing on lines to butterfly body with black sharpie
Glue the butterfly eyes on just above the smile. Place glue along the back of the completed butterfly body and secure it to the middle of the butterfly card.
hands gluing on googly eye to paper butterfly body
hands gluing on butterfly body to wings
Use the circle punch or any decorative items to decorate the butterfly’s wings. We like the idea of making this educational by using shape stickers.
You can have the kids place a sticker on and then tell you what shape it is. You can do thesame sort of thing with solid colored stickers as well.
hands gluing on blue circle to butterfly card craft
Cut out two long thin strips from the black cardstock to be the butterfly’s antennae. Glue them to the back of the head.
hands gluing on black antenna to paper butterfly craft
This butterfly craft is a simple and cute handmade card that Mom or Grandma will love getting for Mother’s Day!
hand opening butterfly card craft to read inside of text “happy mother’s day! love, Ella”
We’re sure Mom, Grandma or even Auntie would love to receive one of these adorable
butterfly cards!
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Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft Activities and Colouring Pages for kids
Kids love butterflies plus they’re a great way to introduce life cycles and metamorphosis in a fun setting.
Learn all about insects and make this popsicle stick butterfly craft with the kids! It’s an easy butterfly craft for kids that comes with a free printable template!
Buttefly On A Stick Craft
popsicle stick butterfly craft image collage with the words popsicle stick butterfly in the middle
How To Make A Popsicle Stick Butterfly
Popsicle Stick Butterfly Craft For Kids
Supplies
Popsicle sticks
Paint
Paintbrush
Permanent glue dots
Glue
Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Black marker
Butterfly template
Directions
Download the butterfly template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
hand holding popsicle stick butterfly template
Place 3 popsicle sticks in line vertically. Cut a 4th popsicle stick into thirds and stretch a glue dot on each cut popsicle stick. Use these to glue the 3 popsicle sticks in place, positioning one at the top, middle, and back. hand gluing popsicle stick together
Paint the popsicle sticks in 1-2 thin coats of paint and let dry completely.
hand painting popsicle stick orange
Glue the butterfly body to the middle of the wing paper. We used glue dots to do this, but you
can use liquid glue or a glue stick as well.
hand gluing popsicle stick body to popsicle stick butterfly craft
Glue the eyes to the top of one end of the popsicle sticks, then use the black marker to draw
on a smile below the eyes.
hand gluing eyes to popsicle stick butterfly craft
Assemble the wing decorations all over the wings, then glue them in place.
hand gluing wing decorations to popsicle stick butterfly craft
Finish off the butterfly by cutting 2 small strips of paper in the same color as the body. Glue
these to the back of the butterfly wings, by the head to create the antennae.
hand gluing antennae to the back of popsicle stick butterfly craft
Aren’t these so colorful and fun?! That’s another reason they’re great for springtime!
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Ladybug Headband Craft and Colouring Activities For Kids
Ladybugs are probably one of the easiest insects to love!
Somehow, they’re just so cute and they’re actually great for eating insect pests. They’re also one of the first bugs that come to mind during spring time.
This ladybug headband craft is a fun and easy headband craft for kids to make at home, school, or daycare.
Grab the printable template and make it with preschool, kindergarten, and elementary children.
Easy Ladybug Craft
How To Make A Paper Ladybug Headband
Supplies
Colored cardstock or construction paper
Scissors
Glue
Tape
Markers or crayons (if using the color in version)
Ladybug template
Directions
Download the ladybug template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
hand holding ladybug headband craft template
Glue the eyes in the middle of the ladybug head.
hand gluing eyes to ladybug headband craft
Take the mouth and glue it just below the eyes, in the middle of the head.
hand gluing mouth to ladybug headband craft
Create the ladybug wings, by gluing the black spots all over red wings. Repeat on both sides.
hand gluing spots to ladybug headband craft wings
Place the wings behind the head facing vertically and glue the head to the front of the wings.
hand gluing head to wings of ladybug headband craft
Position the headband extenders on each side of the base and tape them together.
hand taping extender to ladybug headband craft
Isn’t this craft so cute?
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Spring Crafts Activities - Flower, Frog, Kite, and Umbrella with butterfly
Celebrate spring with these 4 kid’s crafts! Our Spring Crafts help children work on their hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills as they cut and paste each craft. We have included a frog, kite, flower and umbrella! Each craft has step-by-step instructions for
children to assemble independently.
This product includes:
4 crafts in black and white with step by step instructions: flower pot, frog, kite, umbrella with butterfly
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Spring Activities Crafts for Kids - Paper Flower Bouquet for Mother's day
spring crafts for kids project could serve as an adorable Mother’s Day gift for Mom or Grandma! Even without an upcoming occasion, these paper flowers are a great “just thinking of you” gift and are sure to brighten anyone’s day