Your Local Early Learning Centre shares the activity of the month… Paper Plate Lady Beetle
Say hello to this adorable paper plate lady beetle! You can be as creative as you like when it comes to decorating, we went with 3D love hearts!
Materials
- Paper Plates (You can use a coloured plate or paint your own)
- Coloured card stock paper
- Googly eyes (or make them out of paper)
- Pipe cleaners
- Scissors / glue
- Marker pen
Steps
- Begin by making your love bug’s head. Cut out a large circle from a piece of card stock paper. Also, cut two small white circles for eyes (You can use googly eyes if you prefer).
- Now, glue on your eyes and draw some pupils and a smile to make your love bug’s face.
- Then cut and stick two small hearts and two short lengths of chenille stem pipe cleaner. Glue a paper heart onto one end of each pipe cleaner and attach the other end to the love bug’s head to make cute antennae.
- To make your love bug’s body start by cutting a paper plate in half. (You can use a ready-coloured one or paint your own).
- Next, make the love bug’s little legs by cutting 6 lengths of pipe cleaner. Bend over one end in a spiral to make an “L” shape. Then, glue or tape the insect’s legs onto the back of the paper plate along the flat edge.
- Next, glue the head onto the love bug’s body. Now all that’s left to do is decorate the paper plate body. A great way to do this is to cut heart shapes from the card stock paper and fold it in half top to bottom to give a 3D effect.
