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Lady bugs are good luck! Your little one will feel lucky when they have this pretty lady bug playing in their room. You'll feel lucky too because you found a way to make lady bugs that is easy and fun. Your whole family will want their own lucky lady bug to brighten their day.

What You’ll Need

two paper plates
cardboard for head
black and red paints
paintbrushes
scissors
paper fastener
black marker
black pipe cleaner

Instructions

1. Paint the back of one paper plate black. Let dry completely.

2. Cut the other paper plate in half. Paint back of paper plate red. Allow to dry. When dry, paint or draw black spots all over the red wings.

3. Overlap the wing tips, line up with the top center of the black paper plate, poke hole and attach with the paper fastener. You should be able to open the wings so you can see the body underneath.

4. Cut out little circle from cardboard to form ladybug head (size up with body). Paint black.

5. Line up on top of body where paper fastener is, poke hole and push paper fastener through so head is attached to body and wings.

6. Cut pipe cleaner into two pieces. Attach to the ladybug's head to make antennae.

Submitted by Leximom