Lady Bug Crafts: Fun Summer Art Projects for Kids

Lady bugs are a popular summer insect, and it is said that lady bugs bring good luck with them. So making lady bugs with your kids can be a fun project, but it can also bring good luck to your home. Here are some ideas on how to create fun lady bug crafts with your kids.

Lady bugs can be easily made using old egg cartons and this is a good way to recycle your egg cartons. Cut one round pod out of the egg carton and paint it red. Now paint the first quarter of the pod black, and add eyes. Paint some black dots on the body, and give your lady bug antennas using pipe cleaners and glue. This lady bug is a great recycled craft and a nice edition to your home.

A lady bug apron is a simple kid's project that is also a lot of fun. Simply find a red dinner napkin, fabric glue, black felt, and black ribbon at our local craft or home store. Now cut the ribbon so that it is long enough to tie nicely around your child's waist, and glue it to the napkin. Cut black circles from the felt and glue these to the apron. This apron is ready to wear as soon as it is dry.

A lady bug crown is really cute and easy to make. Simply cute a red strip of paper long enough to fit around your child's head and glue it into a circular crown. Have your child decorate it with black dots, and wind 2 black pipe cleaners into spirals. You can use a pencil to make a nice spiral. Next cut 4 hearts from black construction paper, and sandwich one end of the pipe cleaners between 2 hearts. Glue these hearts together with the pipe cleaner in the middle. Repeat for the second pipe cleaner. Finally tape the pipe cleaner end without the heart to the inside of the crown in the center or on the sides and your crown is complete.

A great lady bug Wind chime can be made easily using an old flower pot, or tin can. Simply paint the tin can red and add black polka dots. With the pot facing upside down paint eyes onto it and a smile. Next add some strings to the inside of the pot and attach some black hearts made out of cardboard or the tin can lid to the strings. If using the tin can lid remember to have an adult cut the tin and sand the edges so it is not sharp. Attach a cord to the top of the pot or can and when it is all dry you can hang your lady bug wind chime outside.

Lady bugs remind me of childhood, and creating these crafts with your children will give them great memories and a good time.

Unique Holiday Activities for Kids in May

 

May has a lot of fun holidays, and there are a lot of fun activities for kids to celebrate with in May. Teaching kids about fun holidays is interesting and will provide you and your children with a lot of happy memories. This article discusses several unique holiday themed activities you can do with your kids in May.

Sock Hunt

Lost Sock Memorial Day is in May, and this is a good excuse to play a fun game. Start by gathering all of the socks in the house that are missing a match. Then assign points to each sock amongst the group. Divide all of the socks up evenly and take turns with kids hiding the socks. Then hunt for the socks and see how many points everyone gets. The winner can get a prize or pick the next activity.

Salad Party

May is National Salad Month, and in honor of this you can have a salad party with kids. This is a good way to get your children excited and interested in fruits and veggies, and it is a lot of fun. For this activity take your kids to the grocery store and choose small amounts of lots of fruits and vegetables. Take them home and create a salad buffet. You can also add cheeses, beans, meats, and croutons for even more flavor.

Enter Outer Space

More fun activities for children in May celebrate Space Day. For this unique holiday have fun with kids by eating astronaut ice cream. Watch movies that have outer space in the theme. You can also create great space themed mobile using these instructions.

Purple Passion for Peace

May celebrates Wear Purple for Peace Day, and you can celebrate this holiday by making unique purple items for your kids to wear. Help kid add purple to existing clothing by tie-dyeing shirts and socks purple. You can also add more activities to this day by creating purple bracelets using cord or embroidery floss. This holiday is fun to celebrate with kids of all ages, and you can tailor the activity difficulty level to the age of your children.

Celebrating unique holidays provides many activities for kids. These ideas are easy and fun for May.