Ladybug Life Cycle Craft

The kids will have so much fun with this Ladybug Life Cycle Craft! It’s an easy and interactive way to create the life cycle of a ladybug. Pair this up with other fun learning options and this is quite a hands-on learning activity.

In our house, we love ladybugs. They’re fun to see, fun to count, fun to find, and fun to sit and watch them flutter and fly about. The kids are all about finding as many ladybugs as they can and I think it’s cute to watch them find them.

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Ladybug Life Cycle Craft

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Once we see our first ladybug of the season, we’re all on high alert to see if we can find more! And if you’re a ladybug fan like we are, make certain to check out this Felt Ladybug Craft & Counting Activity as well. They’ll go perfectly together!

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Ladybug Life Cycle Craft

I love this ladybug craft because it’s the perfect combination of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Not to mention, the kids are learning about how a ladybug develops and grows.

Being able to play with playdough is always a good day at our house so the kids really enjoy these fun life cycle crafts, too. I like watching them create with their hands as well as being so careful to not over mix and combine colors.

They also do a great job of sharing the playdough as well so that makes for a fun project time, too. Hands-on activities like this are part of the reason that homeschooling and learning at home are so much fun.

We have the flexibility to do fun activities like this to really enhance topics and learning. This is what makes homeschooling so awesome and unique!

Ladybug Books For Kids

Don’t forget about all the fun books that you can add to the list to read. If you’re studying ladybugs, adding some fun ladybug books to the list is a great idea.

The list of books about ladybugs below is a great list because it’s a good mixture of books. Some are real books about ladybugs while others are just stories. This gives the children a good variety of fiction and nonfiction books that they can read and enjoy.

My kids literally gobble up books so I always have a stack of about 10 books on hand at all times. Some I’ll keep put away for a special time so that I can cycle them through and keep the books fresh and new.

Don’t forget to always have books stored in various places around the house so that the kids are ready to read at any given point in time. I also keep them stored in the car for when we’re traveling and going down the road.

I’d much rather have the kids pick up a book and read rather than ask for a screen or tablet.

Below are some of the best ladybug books that I think your kids will really love.

LadybugsLadybugsLu, the Little Ladybug That Was Afraid to Fly (Ladybug Lu Collection)Lu, the Little Ladybug That Was Afraid to Fly (Ladybug Lu Collection)It's a Good Thing There Are Ladybugs (Rookie Read-About Science: It's a Good Thing...)It’s a Good Thing There Are Ladybugs (Rookie Read-About Science: It’s a Good Thing…)The Grouchy LadybugThe Grouchy LadybugLots of Ladybugs!: Counting by Fives (Know Your Numbers)Lots of Ladybugs!: Counting by Fives (Know Your Numbers)Are You A Ladybug? (Avenues)Are You A Ladybug? (Avenues)

 

How to Make a Ladybug Life Cycle

This is one activity that the kids can easily do on their own. As you can see from the list of supplies below, you don’t need a ton to get started.

Supplies needed for this Ladybug Life Cycle Activity

  • Paper plate
  • Construction paper (various colors)
  • Play dough (various colors)
  • Paper
  • Pencil
  • Gluestick

How to make the Ladybug Life Cycle

The fun thing about this activity is that it’s an easy way to slow down and learn all about life cycles. As you can see, there are four main life cycles that the kids are going to make and learn. These are the eggs, larva, pupa, and then ladybug.

Each life cycle of the ladybug is a chance to talk to the kids about each specific phase. THis means that you can talk to them about eggs, what they think the larva looks like, ask them if they’ve ever seen pupa, and then try and think about the last time that they saw a ladybug as well.

This is a fun activity to slow down the process of learning about ladybugs in a way that can get everyone involved.

Fun Ways to Learn about Ladybugs

Once the kids get the hang of the ladybug life cycle, it’s time to lace up their boots and head out the door to see what they can find. Will they be able to spot any eggs, pupa, or larva?

We also like to head out the door and see how many ladybugs we can spot and then count them as well. The kids get a kick out of counting and finding them. We’ve found over 20 ladybugs easily many times.

You can also challenge the kids to see if they can get close enough to the ladybugs so that they can count the black spots on them. This is a fun and simple way to work on counting skills at the same time.

After spending the day hunting for ladybugs, you can then head back inside and have the kids draw their very own ladybugs also. This is a fun way for them to be creative and draw what they’ve been learning about.

Talk to them about what they learned about the life cycle of ladybugs. They’ll be able to tell you some facts and interesting stories that you’re not going to miss! You can even have them use the rest of the playdough to create a cute little ladybug village as well! Let them be creative with the playdough.

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One Comment

  1. Wow!
    Great art and craft!
    My daughter loves doing crafts like this. I enrolled her in an Online Enrichment Program under Georgia International Academy (www.georgia.edu.ph). The Art classes they offer are also fun and enjoyable for kids. hope you can also offer an Art Program as well.
    More powers to your blog!

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