Kids will love making this adorable Valentine ladybug craft! Turn it into a greeting card by writing a note on the back. They would also be wonderful presents for friends and relatives or cheerful decorations for a classroom bulletin board!
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This charming ladybug Valentine project is simple to create for Valentine’s Day! Use our complimentary printable template to cut every shape, or design your own pieces instead!
Teachers can make these with their students and display them on a classroom bulletin board!
Materials Required
Just a few basic supplies are needed for this project.
- Cardstock – Black, Red and White
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Photo – choose an image with the face unobstructed by hair or hands and large enough to sit on the ladybug’s body. Cardstock or photo paper can be used for printing.
- Free Printable Template– the template can be delivered to you at the end of the post.
Which adhesive works best? Because this craft uses paper pieces, glue sticks are our preferred choice. However, white glue or school glue is also suitable.
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How to Create the Paper Ladybug
1. Begin by printing the template or sketching your own shapes.
- Use the large heart to trace wing shapes onto red cardstock.
- Trace the circle onto red cardstock to create the body.
- Trace the pair of rectangles onto black cardstock. Cut 6 larger rectangles for the legs and 2 smaller ones for the antennae.
- Trace the little heart onto white cardstock for the antenna tips. Prepare 2 small white hearts.
- After that, cut 4 black hearts for the body and 6 white hearts for the legs.
2. Attach the 2 red hearts to the antenna strips with glue.
3. Fold each of the 6 legs accordion-style.
4. Place one white heart at the tip of every leg and glue it in position.
5. Attach the legs to the body with glue.
Next, stick the 4 black hearts onto the body.
6. Secure the head onto the body.
Afterward, glue both antennae behind the head.
7. To finish, glue the two heart-shaped wings onto the back of the body.
Your sweet love bug ladybug Valentine is now finished!
Take a look at our Bee Mine craft and printable love bug projects too.
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