Ladybugs

• Glue L page ... draw a large letter L. Use ladybug stickers to cover all the lines.
• Paint ladybug rocks
  1. Go on a walk to find oval-ish rocks.
  2. Paint them red & dry.
  3. Use a Q-tip dipped in black paint to make polkadots & dry.
  4. Draw a line down the middle and add black eyes.
• Go on an "L" scavenger hunt around the house
  1. Cut out a large L shape
  2. Draw simple pictures of L items they can find around the house (lotion, leaf, lipstick, lettuce, lamp)
  3. Cross off each item you find or mark it with a letter L!
• Ladybug Lunch Game
  1. Put 2 clothespins on a paper plate.
  2. Place several green pompoms (aphids) next to the plate on a green leaf cutout.
  3. Explain that ladybugs use their tiny claws to pick up aphids to eat.
  4. Have the kids hold a clothespin in each hand, pinch the pompoms and place them on her plate.
• Make paper ladybugs
  1. Help the kids draw and cut out a red circle.
  2. Cut 6 small strips of black paper for legs and hold-punch several black polka-dots.
  3. Glue these together to make a ladybug!
• Ladybug Counting Game
  1. Ladybugs love resting on daisies. Make 5 large daisies out of white paper plates.
  2. Color the middle yellow and write 1-5 with matching dots (ex: 2 .. or 4 ....) on each plate.
  3. Give the kids 15 red pompoms (ladybugs) & let them place the right number of ladybugs on each daisy.
• Ladybug Throw
  1. Go outside! Decorate a bucket with brown paper to look like a hollow log (draw wood grain and attach green leaves).
  2. Use several red balls (pompoms, red tape balls, red beanbags) and throw the ladybugs into the log from a variety of distances.

snack idea: Ladybug Bagels … Frost a bagel with strawberry cream cheese. Decorate with chocolate chip or raisin spots and pretzel stick legs!