Ladybug Windsock Fun

By: The students in Mrs. Fleger and Miss Rudyk's 

Grade One Class

In this activity, students created wind socks using simple craft supplies.  Portions of the project were prepared ahead of time to assist the grade ones.  Once the wind socks were completed they were displayed on a bulletin board and several wind socks were hung from the ceiling in the classroom.  We also completed this activity with a kindergarten class and received great results.  Both groups of students enjoyed the craft and we enjoyed the easy clean up.  

Ladybug Windsock Directions

 For each wind sock you need:

 ~ Construction paper as follows:

• Two 10” red circles (body)

• Two 10” black circles (body)

• Two 4 ½” x 6” strips of black (dots)

• Two 6” black circles (head)

• Four 3” x 4” strips of black or pipe cleaners (antennae) 

• Four 2” black circles (eyes)

• Four 3” yellow circles (eyes)

• One 9” x 12” sheet of black paper

~ Six 2-foot black crepe-paper streamers

~ 4-foot length of yarn for hanging

~ Hole puncher

~ Scissors

~ Glue

To make two bodies:

1.     Cut a pie wedge from one red circle.

2.     Glue the red circle atop a ten-inch black circle.

3.     Cut several small circles from a 4 ½ “ x 6” strip of        black  paper.   Glue these cutouts to the red circle.

4.     Repeat steps one through three.

To make two heads:

1.     Stack two 3” x 4” strips of black paper and cut out two antenna     (if not using pipe cleaners)

2.     Glue the antenna shapes to a six-inch black circle.

3.     For eyes, glue two of the two-inch black circles to two yellow circles.

4.     Glue the resulting eyes on the ladybug’s head.

5.     Repeat steps one through four.

To complete the project:

1.     Glue each completed head to a completed body.

2.     Glue the six crepe-paper streamers to a long edge of the 9” x 12”    sheet of black paper; then roll the paper into a cylinder.  Glue.

3.     Glue the cylinder between the two ladybug projects.

4.     Punch two holes near the top and on opposite sides of the cylinder.  Thread one yarn end through the holes and knot it so that one end of yarn can be used to suspend the project.

 5.     Centre the yarn between the antennae and glue the top part of each pair of eyes together. 

Submitted by: Patti Fleger, St. Monica School