7 Ladybug Crafts You Can Do

Looking for something fun and different to make? Why not try these cute ladybug crafts?

Why Ladybug Crafts?

You Can Select A Ladybug Craft According to Your Skill Level 

As a blog, Crafty in the City tries to cater to crafters and creatives of varying levels of skill and creativity. But, we would also like to encourage newbies by publishing tutorials that are appropriate to them.

You'll Get to Use Different Materials With These Ladybug Crafts

As a hobby, pastime, or even just a random activity that you do, crafting can never be boring. 

Why? 

Because you may be trying to create only one thing -- a ladybug -- but there are literally dozens of craft materials you can use to make it.

You Can Modify Any of These Ladybug Crafts

There are certain elements in these ladybug crafts -- colors, materials, techniques -- that you can incorporate in other crafts. 

You Can Share Any of These Ladybug Crafts to Children

If you have kids, are tutoring or babysitting kids, you can entice them and get them involved in any of these ladybug crafts. 

What's even better is, we have rounded up a list of ladybug crafts for various levels of skills and creativity, so you'll surely find something for the kids. 

And if you want to keep children away from the screen, even for just an hour or so a day a couple of days a week, why not introduce them to these ladybug crafts? 

Would you like to know how to help kids reduce screen time? Read -- 

How to Help Your Kids Reduce Screen Time Through Crafts

5 Best Ways to Wean Your Kids Away From the Screen 

These Ladybug Crafts Can Be Aesthetic or Practical, or Both

You can try making them just for the sheer joy and fulfillment, but you can also get children involved in order to improve their fine motor skills, and to make them mindful of constraints regarding time and materials. 

Having said all of the above, here are 7 ladybug crafts you can do and enjoy: 

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(1.) Ladybug pop-up card 

At this age of instant messaging, emails, and video calls, who wouldn't appreciate the old-school charm of receiving a greeting card, and a pop-up card at that? 

Should you get done, you can try replacing the ladybug with a honeybee.

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(2.) Paper and felt ladybug

If you want to introduce children to different types and textures of paper, get them started on this paper and felt project.

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(3.) Ladybug jar

Got any empty jars lying around? This upcycled project is both cute and practical. 

You can store anything inside this ladybug jar -- loose change, buttons, paper clips, or safety pins. 

You can even fill this ladybug jar with journal prompts written on sticky notes. Give it along with a pen and composition notebook to get a child into the journaling habit. 

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(4.) Paper ladybug craft

This is a fairly simple project that can be done with construction paper and cardstock, and would probably take only half an hour (or so) to make.

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(5.) Ladybug-painted rocks 

It would be so much fun to deck your pots and even entire garden with these rocks painted like ladybugs! 

What's even better is you can give some of these away as paperweight for a DIY gift. 

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(6.) Egg carton ladybugs 

While this project is perfect for upcycling old egg cartons, a newbie in crafting might find it a bit complex to make.

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(7.) Upcycled golf ball ladybugs

Got any random golf balls hidden somewhere in your chest of drawers or storage bin? 

Painting images of ladybugs on old golf balls can be an alternative to painting on rocks.