Black stickers make the spots and give an opportunity for little fingers to work on fine motor skills.
Painting Ladybug Spots
We’re working on an amazing Bugs & Crawly Things theme this month with Experience Curriculum. The first week of activities focused on Backyard Bugs, including ladybugs, spiders, grasshoppers, ants, and bees. Painting ladybug spots was a fun way to learn about ladybugs!
Ladybugs are a type of beetle. They are also known as lady beetles or ladybird beetles. Some ladybugs have no spots and others have up to 20 spots. There are about 5,00 different species of ladybugs in the world. In many cultures, ladybugs are considered symbols of good luck.
ContentsBackyard Bugs Teacher Guide | Bugs & Crawly Things | Experience Curriculum
Painting Ladybug Spots
We enjoyed this science and nature STEAM Station exploring ladybug spots.
I found a variety of circular items, such as bottle caps that I have been collecting. You can also use containers, lids or cups.
I put these caps with paint on a tray for the children to explore along with some books and ladybug toys. First we talked about what we saw – bugs with red bodies and black spots.
It’s a simple, self explanatory activity that lends itself to exploration and experimentation.
I like make rich, engaging activity table with books to look at, an activity to do and toys that can be handled. It draws children’s attention and makes them want to participate.
Including letters and words like “spots” allows children to focus on relevant literacy, in a way for them to handle letters and play with them.
It’s fun to have each one take a turn and see how different each child approaches their work. Which painting item will they start with? What color of paint do they choose or prefer? What if they get paint on their hands? How long does the child work? Do they experiment with placement or plan their work?
I don’t like to interrupt but you can ask questions before, during or after they work at the center.
Questions to ask
- What has spots?
- Where do you see spots in the room or outside?
- How can you make a big spot? how can you make small spot?
- Can you look for other tools or times in the room that might create a circle or a spot shape?
This is an activity separate from Experience Preschool, but it was fun to include as it’s theme related. We need new ways to introduce letters from time to time to keep learning fresh and engaging.
They did quite well with this, being safe and using the pin appropriately. Attention spans are quite short for 3 and 4 year olds yet, but they were intrigued!
Ladybugs painted on rocks with fantasy
This ladybug craft painted on stones is a classic in the practice of painting stones. There are many types and colors. With a little imagination you can create some very fun. We like each other very much.
To create and paint these ladybugs on stones you need …
Materials
- Stones
- Acrylic paintings
- Markers
- Pencil and rubber
- Brushes
- Sticks and punches
- Varnish
To start making your ladybugs in stones you can do the following steps:
Wash the stones
Before painting, make sure the stones are clean.
Draw with the pencil the faces of the ladybugs
First draw with a pencil gently to see how the drawing can be. Take a picture of the drawing you have done, you must erase them so that they do not stain the pencil’s mine with the paint, since when painting them can become dirty.
Paint with acrylic paints or markers
To paint the faces of the ladybugs, mix the acrylic paints with white color to obtain light colors. For the body uses darker colors. Apply a couple of layers of paint to cover well, remember to let dry between each layer.
Profiles with marker
When you have the paint dry, review profiling with a fine black marker the details of the neck
Paint the ladybugs’ faces
This time we used a very fine brush to make the eyes and mouth of the ladybugs, but if you want and it is easier, you can do it with the markers.
How to make ladybug dots in stone
Use sticks and punches of different sizes to mix and make different types of dots.
Apply varnish
To protect this beautiful ladybug craft in stones, put a couple of layers of varnish.
As you see are very well if combined with mandalas.
You can decorate your house, garden or terrace. I love! These crafts are an original detail that shows joy and color to that place that in summer season is enjoyed so much. We love the joy that gives our terrace this flowerpot with our stones ladybugs.
We hope you like these particular ladybugs and, if you like animals, do not hesitate to take a tour of our category of animals where you can find beautiful creations such as turtle , giraffe , etc.
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