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Add some flare to your potted plants with these adorable insects that won’t eat up your leaves!

Gather Tools and Materials

 
Dowels
Craft Glue
Wiggly Eyes
Pipe Cleaners
Single Hole Punch
Scissors
Craft Foam
Clear Tape
  • Foam Planter Ladybug
  • Foam Planter Ladybug
  • Foam Planter Ladybug
  • Foam Planter Ladybug
What makes a ladybug grouchy? Enjoy this classic and find out.


Let's Get Started!

 

1
Draw a circle.

Draw a circle on a piece of red craft foam.
Foam Planter Ladybug

2
Cut out the circle.

Cut the circle out of the red craft foam.
Foam Planter Ladybug

3
Trace a circle.

Trace the circle on a piece of red craft foam.
Foam Planter Ladybug

4
Cut out the circle, again.

Cut the circle out of the red craft foam.
Foam Planter Ladybug

5
Make circles.

Draw a few smaller circles on a piece of black foam. Tip: Use a hole punch and collect the punched out holes.
Foam Planter Ladybug

6
Cut out circles.

Cut out the black circles if you did not use a hole punch.

7
Make a head.

Draw a larger circle on the black foam, this will be the ladybug's head.
Foam Planter Ladybug

8
Cut out the head.

Cut out the black circle.
Foam Planter Ladybug

9
Attach the stick.

Tape the dowel or stick onto one of the red circles.
Foam Planter Ladybug

10
Attach the head.

Tape the larger black circle, the head, onto one side of the red circle.
Foam Planter Ladybug

11
Fold a pipe cleaner.

Take a red pipe cleaner and fold it in half to make a V.
Foam Planter Ladybug

12
Cut the pipe cleaner.

Cut the V in half and put one piece aside.
Foam Planter Ladybug

13
Fold a pipe cleaner, again.

Fold the other piece in half to make another V.
Foam Planter Ladybug

14
Create antenna.

Bend the ends down on the pipe cleaner to make it look like antenna.
Foam Planter Ladybug

15
Attach antenna.

Tape the pipe cleaner antenna onto the head.
Foam Planter Ladybug

16
Tape red circle.

Tape the other red circle on top of your first red circle, so that the dowel is between the two red circles.
Foam Planter Ladybug

17
Glue dots.

Glue the black dots onto both sides of your ladybug.
Foam Planter Ladybug

18
Add eyes.

Glue a wiggly eye on either side of the head.
Foam Planter Ladybug