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Supplies needed: - Large styrofoam ball - smaller styrofoam ball for the head - wigglely eyes - larger black bead for the nose - red dimensional paint for the mouth - black and red acrylic paint - paintbrushes - toothpick - tacky glue - chenille for the legs Summer Crafts for Kids - Styrofoam Lady Bug Ages 6 and older We see them all over on the plants and in the grass in the warm months. Children know at a young age that they do no harm, and like to catch them and watch them crawl on their hands. This figure is designed to be a decoration for a summer picnic table. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Instructions: 1. Cut the large styrofoam ball in half and paint it in the typical lady bug colors. Paint the smaller styrofoam ball black and let both pieces dry. 2. With the toothpick, punch 3 holes on each side of the body. 3. Cut the chenille stems to desired length and dip one end into tacky glue and insert the end in the holes punched. 4. Use the toothpick and dip each end into tacky glue and connect the styrofoam head to the body and let dry. 5. Glue wiggley eyes on to the head and glue the black bead under the eyes for the nose. 6. When dry, make a smile on the face using dimensional paint.     Clay Pot Lighthouse   All patterns, pictures and text found on Craftideas.info are property of the owners of this website and may be only printed out and used for private or non-commercial purposes. It is not permitted to use them on the internet or in any other publication. Creative spring, Mother’s Day and Easter crafts for kids All occasion crafts for creative kids More fall and Halloween crafts for kids Creative Christmas crafts for kids Rainy day crafts for kids Craft Patterns and Templates Craft Tutorials Tips and tricks for paper crafts, card making, etc... Subscribe to Our Free Newsletter   Enter your search terms Submit search form Web www.craftideas.info