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Ladybird headband Craft

Ladybird Headband Craft

Ladybirds are very cute colourful insects.They are one of the first insects you think of when you think of spring and summer.

This cute and colourful Ladybird Headband Craft is a delightful headband craft or project to make for that reason alone.

A ladybug headband craft is also an engaging way to introduce children to these fascinating insects and to the beauty of nature so it makes for a great animal craft for the kids. 

Before spring and summer, Valentine’s Day has to roll by so it is also a great Valentine’s Day craft for kids.

The ladybird is comprised of two hearts on top of each other and each antennae has two hearts at the top.

This is a craft that can be made as a fun art activity in class or at home.

Download the free template and enjoy crafting with preschoolers, kindergarteners, and elementary school children.

How to make your Ladybird headband Craft

Ladybird Headband Template

The ladybird headband template has to versions.

There is a plain template you can print on coloured cardstock paper.

If you don’t have coloured cardstock paper, you can print the coloured template on plain white cardstock paper.

The plain template is free to download and use to make your ladybird headband template.

However, the coloured version is available to download in the members library.

Materials needed

  • Ladybird template
  • A4 card stock paper (x2) – One red and one black
  • Scissors
  • Marker
  • Glue stick
  • Shape punch (heart and circle)

Instructions 

Download and print your ladybird headband craft template.

Whether it be the plain one which is free to download or the coloured version which is available in the members library.

Cut out the hearts, eyes, mouth, antennae and extenders.

Take the small heart and glue the smaller heart on top to it.

Glue firmly and right in the centre.

Glue the eyes on to the white heart.

Place the eyes under the curves at the top.

Using the marker, draw a smile or cut out the smile and glue it.

It is easier to just draw a smile on the ladybird’s face.

Take heart shape punch and cut out two hearts.

The hearts should be glued on the tip of the two antennae.

Now glue the other end of the antennae on to the face of the ladybug.

Insert and glue under the the white heart.

Now take the circle shape punch and punch out some paper circles.

Laybirds are not identifiable without their black dots.

Got the black dots on the edges of the ladybird’s face.

Let it overlap over the edge.

Now cut the overlap with scissors.

This is what the half circles look like on the ladybird’s face.

Glue the black dots on the extenders.

Also glue them on the edges so they overlap to have an authentic very ladybird effect.

Take one of the dotted extenders and glue the ladybird face on to it.

Glue it firmly in the centre.

Once fairly stuck, glue another extender on the right side.

Repeat on the left side.

Finally, join both side of the extender to make your headband.

Once firmy glued together, your Ladybird Headband craft is complete.

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Frog headband craft

Ancient Egyptian headband

Princess tiara

Ladybird headband template

Ladybird Headband Craft Templates

Get both the coloured and the plain versions of the Ladybird Headband Craft.

Both printable templates are available to download in the members library.

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Sea Turtle Colouring Pages

Free printable sea turtle colouring pages including baby Turtles, Turtle colouring pages to print. Simply click on any Turtle image which opens up as a pdf and print.

Sea Turtles live in water. They only ever come on land to lay their eggs. When the eggs hatch the baby turtles immediately go back into the water.

A Turtle has limbs like flippers that are perfect for swimming. If you are ever confused, if it has flippers, then it is a turtle.

Other Reptile Colouring Pages You Might Like

Tortoise Colouring Pages

Print and colour these Tortoise colouring pages which include realist tortoise colouring pages as well baby turtle colouring pages.

Not to be confused with a Turtle, Tortoises live on land and only ever drink or maybe bath in water. They have no desire to live in it.

Another way to tell a Tortoise from a Turtle is by the limbs. A Tortoise has firm round limbs a bit like that of an Elephant

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Crocodile Colouring Pages

Print and enjoy these crocodile colouring page for your kids. Crocodiles are one of the largest reptiles and can weigh up to a tonne.

Crocodiles look like alligators but you can tell the difference from the mouths and the colour of their skin.

Alligators have a black or dark green skin and U shaped mouth while crocodiles have V shaped mouth.

 

Elephant Colouring Pages

Print free Elephant colouring pages for children. You can find simple pages of baby Elephant or Adult Elephants.

Baby Elephant 

Baby Elephant 2

 Elephant spelled out

Elephant in a frame

Happy Elephant

Smiling Baby Elephant

Elephants are the largest Land Mammals 

You can tell an Elephant is old by how big its tusk is.

Baby Elephants can also be called calves.

Sleepy Elephant

Elephant big and small

Elephant with paws

Elephant with the sun

Happy Elephant 2

Elephant standing

More Mammals Colouring Pages

Tiger Colouring Pages

Lion Colouring Pages

Leopard Colouring Pages

Leopard Colouring Pages

Enjoy the selection of free printable leopard colouring pages for kids. From cute baby leopard colouring pages to adult leopard, kids will recognise them by their spots

Leopard standing

Leopard standing 3

Two Leopard

Leopard face

Leopard standing 2

Baby Leopard

 Three Leopard Faces

Grinning Baby Leopard 

Baby Leopard Face

Leopard standing 4

Baby Leopard 2

Three Leopards 

Leopard under a tree

More Mammals Colouring Pages

Tiger Colouring Pages

Lion Colouring Pages

Elephant Colouring Pages

Tiger Colouring Pages

Choose your favourite Tiger colouring pages from below. The cute tiger cub colouring pages is perfect toddlers. There are also Tiger colouring pages for preschoolers and much older kids too

Tiger Face

Two tigers

Tiger cub

Baby Tiger

Tiger stalking its prey

Two tigers

Fun facts about tigers for kids.

Tigers are very good swimmers and are the largest of all the cats in size 

Tigers love to live alone 

Tiger walking

Tiger running

Tiger cub 3

Cute Tiger Cub

Two tigers 2

Cute Tiger Cub 2

More Mammals Colouring Pages

Elephant Colouring Pages

Lion Colouring Pages

Leopard Colouring Pages

Bear Heart Card Craft

Looking for a cool Father’s Day craft idea for this Father’s Day? This Papa Bear Heart Card would be a perfect craft for kids to give to Dad. 

This Heart Bear Card Craft is also suitable as Valentines Day Craft or Mother’s Day Craft for kids.

The Bear Craft Template has all that is need to make this craft which includes the heart template and bear parts.

Kids will have fun cutting out and assembling the small Bear and big Bear.

Related Father’s Day Crafts You May Like to Try

Cool Dad Father’s Day Card

Printable Dad Glasses.

You will need three different coloured card stock paper.

The 3 page printable template includes heart shape, the face and outer ear, and the inner ear, eyes, nose and bow tie.

There is a lot of cutting involved so younger kids may need supervision.

Once all the cutting is done, assemble the bears on the heart card with glue.

Materials Needed to Make a Bear Heart Craft Card

Steps to Make a Bear Heart Craft Card

Print out the templates on each coloured cardstock paper.

Use dark coloured paper for the template with the face (the ones with oval shapes) while the light coloured ones for the other parts of the bear.

Cut out every piece of the template with glue stick in tow.

The heart shape and all the pieces on the template

Some of the pieces can be tricky but it’s fine as long they have fun making it.

Start by glueing the smaller ear pieces to the bigger ones. Then glue them on both sides of the face.

Glue the eyes, nose and cheek pieces as shown in the picture.

Use a marker to define the nose by drawing a circle and two slants underneath

Repeat the same process to make the smaller bear.

Glue your Bears to the heart card. Leave some space to write a message  on the card.

Then glue the bow ties to both bears.

You could opt to make just one bear. This will give more space to write messages for further decorate as you please.

Happy crafting.

Download bear heart template

Big Mouth Fish Surprise

This Big Mouth Fish Surprise is a fun paper craft and colouring activity that is sure to fascinate your little ones.

Print out the Big Mouth Fish Surprise template, fold the upper part of the print out as described below and the kids will have loads of fun revealing the surprise in the mouth of the fish.

This printable template is great for use at home with the kids or in a preschool or kindergarten setting. There is no paper cutting or glueing required. No mess to be cleaned up.

This fish craft is also ideal as art and crafts projects, summer crafts for kids or any fish themed crafts.

There are two plain templates the kids can colour in as well as two coloured templates.

This big fish surprise reveals a big fish chasing a smaller fish or jellyfish.

The kids can be as creative as they want with this. They can draw in their own animal or even write a message of their own choosing instead of a drawing.

Here are the materials needed

  • Big mouth fish surprise printable template (Get it below)
  • Big fish surprise printable template (Get a free version at the end of this tutorial or get all 4 from our membership site)
  • Markers, coloured pencils or crayons
  • Cardstock paper (They are heavier and would work better but you may use regular paper as well)

How to make your Big Mouth Fish Surprise

Print out any of the templates. The one with or without an animal in the mouth. You can also choose not to use a template and draw your own fish using the images on here as a guide.

Colour in your fish. If using the plain version of this fish craft template, colour in the big fish, little fish, bubbles and sea floor scenery.

You may use markers, crayons or coloured pencils. Markers are perfect for heavier paper, while crayons and coloured pencil are well suited to regular paper.

Colouring done.

Fold along the line shown in the template. It is the upper jaw of the fish. Make sure it is folded in a clean straight line.

Now bring the clean fold you made to the lower jaw of the fish and press down to create another fold.

Done! The Big Mouth Fish Surprise printable will definitely thrill and fascinate the kids as it opens and closes to reveal a little surprise.

Get the template 

Octopus colouring pages

Introduce the kids to Octopuses with these octopus colouring pages.

Octopuses are eight legged animals. They are easily recognisable as a result of their unusually large head compared to the rest of their body.

They have no skeletons and are known as invertebrates. This allows them to squeeze into very tiny crevices in the ocean to hide away from sea predators like sharks.

 

This free printable octopus coloring pages can be used animal themed learning activities for kids.

You can also point out the difference between octopuses and squids for the kids in this printable octopus colouring page.

Monkey Colouring Pages

Print these cute monkey colouring pages for the kids and watch them have loads of fun colouring them.

Colouring is a very relaxing activity for kids which also helps them express their creativity.

You can gently suggest or even ask which colour the banana, the monkey or any object in the colouring pages should have.

Make it teachable moment but also remember its meant to fun too.

And if your kids chooses the colour the banana blue, let them.

Colouring pages of Monkey for kids

There are a four pages of colouring pages of the Monkeys .

These are appropriate for little kids of preschool or kindergarten age.

The monkey colouring pages include pages a monkey reaching for a banana, waving and grabbing a banana.

Have fun with your colouring.

Find more colouring pages here.

You may also enjoy these colouring pages 

Shark colouring pages 

Lion Colouring Pages

Elephant Colouring Pages 

Tiger Colouring Pages

 

Download Your Free Printable Monkey Colouring Pages

Easter Bunny Cutting Skills Activity

The kids will definitely have fun assembling this bunny cutting skill activity.

They get to develop fine motor skills through the scissors cutting motion while also having fun.

Perfect easter craft activity for the home or school.

They will enjoy the creative process involved which includes colouring, cutting, gluing and assembling the easter bunny on the page.

This activity involves cutting out the individual pieces of the bunny from the template and assembling them to form a complete picture of the bunny .

To put this activity together, you will need the following supplies

Print out the templates and cut out the pieces.

If using the black and white version, remember to have the kids colour in the bunny rabbit.

Using the glue, start to assemble the bunny to fit the picture

Glue in the ears first, then comes the head (the smaller circle)

Stick on the eyes, nose and whiskers.

Then stick on the bigger circle  and feet

 

More easter themed crafts

Easter chick card. Easy chick pop up card that kids will enjoy making

Easter word games. Enjoy free printable easter themed word search and puzzles

 

Shark Colouring pages

Print out these free shark colouring pages and have fun colouring.

Colouring encourages concentration, creativity and colour recognition in children.

Find different themed colouring sheets on the main colouring page

Included in this shark colouring printables are four pages depicting the sharks in different lights.

While the kids are having fun with their colouring you could use it as an informal way of talking about sharks

This is a friendly looking shark. I won’t go so far as to call sharks friendly but they are not unfriendly either. You can dispel the myth that sharks are manhunters.

In the image below, you can see the sharks swimming about. You can use this as a talking point that when sharks swim, they pass water over their gills so they can breath. They can also do this while resting at the bottom of the sea

Unlike Dolphins not all sharks can leap out of water. Only a handful of Sharks do this especially the Great White Shark. They do this when hunting.

 

 

 

Download your free printable shark colouring pages

Have fun colouring.

 

 

 

Butterfly clothespin craft

Butterfly clothes pin craft

Butterfly clothes pin craft – This is an easy and practical butterfly craft. The kids will love making them as they are fun to make.

This Butterfly crafts for kids is made with clothes peg with a cut out heart shape stuck on. The clothes peg is painted and the kids get the decorate as they please.

This craft is a great idea for valentine crafts for kids as they wings are made in the shape of hearts. Plain templates can be used to make this butterfly craft and the kids can write a message or draw on them.

Butterfly crafts are also ideal if looking for easy summer crafts for kids. They are bright, colourful and kids love them.

Processes involved in making your butterfly with clothespin include paper cutting, painting colouring if using a plain template.

Materials needed for Butterfly Clothespin Craft:

  • Card stock paper
  • Acrylic paint
  • Paint brush
  • Scissors
  • Clothes peg
  • Pipe cleaner
  • Small Googly Eyes
  • Black Marker Pen
  • PVA Glue or (glue gun with adult supervision)

You will also need the printable template

 

Clothespin Butterfly : Instructions

Print out the butterfly template. Print here Using a pair of scissors, cut them out. If you prefer not to use the template, simply cut out two heart shapes and stick them together at the base.

 

If using a plain template, now is the the time to decorate. The kids can colour in their designs using crayon. Paper shapes can be glued on as well.

Paint the clothes pin in whatever colour you want and let it dry

Apply glue to the clothes peg and stick the butterfly cut out on.

Glue on two google eyes and use the black marker to draw on a smile.

Then cut a pair of 4-5cm long pipe cleaners and glue on as antennae.

Have fun crafting.

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Paper Chick

This paper chick craft is a very simple and straightforward easter craft for kids.

It is also makes for a great spring craft idea for kids.

You can make this paper chick craft for toddlers and preschoolers as it is just the right size for their little hands.

Another big plus is that it is a mess free no clean up craft activity

This paper chick craft could easily be done at home or in the classroom as Easter activities for kids.

 

You can make this chick craft as is instructed below or you could download a free printable chick craft template below.

Simply print and assemble.

Materials needed to make your Paper Chick Craft

You will need

  • Yellow card stock paper
  • Orange paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Wiggly eyes

How to make a Paper Chick

  1. Cut out two circles on a yellow paper. One 8cm circle for the body and a 3cm circle for the head. Or print the template and cut them all out
  2. Take the 8cm circle and fold it in half
  3. Take the 3cm circle and glue it to the semi circle. Make sure the curved side is facing down.
  4. Cut a small triangle in an orange colour and glue on the other side of the head.
  5. Cut two tiny L shapes for the legs and glue on the inside.
  6. Glue on the wiggly eyes.
  7. Using a marker, draw on feathers. Hey! You have made a paper chick

Get the free template

Here are some kids paper craft ideas

Paper princess crown 

Paper sunflowers

Paper alphabet cubes

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