Ladybug Paper Plate Craft

Materials

• paper plate (red, if available) or white plate + red paint
• black paint 
• paint brush(es)
• google eyes (optional) or white paint or 2 small white paper circles + glue

Directions

• If your paper plate is not red, you will first need to paint it red and let it dry.
• Paint a curved line about 1/4 of the way up from the edge of the plate and paint that section black. This will be the ladybug's head.
• Draw a thin black line from the back edge of the plate to the center of the black painted section of the plate (the head).
• Widen this line gradually from the head section to the back of the plate.
• Paint some dots on the ladybug.
• Stick on google eyes or paint 2 white eyes on the head or glue on 2 small white paper circles.

For younger children, you may want them to use a black marker or a black crayon instead of paint.

Follow-up:

Read some good books ( fiction or nonfiction) about ladybugs and other insects.