Ladybirds

Now here's what to do:
1. Blow up your balloon to the size you want your lady bird to be, tie your balloon off (you might want a grown up to help with this)

2. Now you are going to paper machae around the balloon. You will need your paste here. Use wallpaper or cellulose paste (ask a grown up to get some for you to use). Carefully cut the newspaper into strips and paste the strips around the balloon
   Make sure the strips are completely pasted down.
   ONLY paste one layer at a time and leave the tie of the balloon uncovered.
   Use the hair dryer to dry the paper machae quickly.

3. Paste 4-5 layers around the balloon, waiting for each to dry before doing the next, then paste a final layer of plain white paper (photocopy paper) around the balloon.

4. When the paper "shell" is dry. Carefully mark a line around the balloon, long ways, with your pencil.

5. With an adults help, carefully pop the balloon inside the paper shell (hint: hold the sides of the "shell" as you pop the balloon).

6. Carefully cut the shell with the craft knife along the line you drew, you should have the shell in two halves.

7. Lay the shell upside down to dry the inside. When everything is dry you will paint the ladybird(s).

8. On the outside on the shell draw a line across the shell about 2/3 of the way up. Draw another line long ways down the body, starting from the first line you drew all the way to the bottom.

Now here's a Painting chart for you to follow, easy huh. Start at 1 and work through to 6. Once you have painted the ladybird and it's dry you can add some legs using pipe cleaners, a ladybird has 6 legs around it's body. You can attach the legs with a little piece of tape. Now that was fun!

Ladybirds are those small red and black insects that fly around in your garden during the year. You can easily make your own ladybird and we're going to show you how.
You will need:					: Pipe Cleaners. : Hair Dryer : Craft Knife : Pin
You will need:	A Balloon	Paste & Scissors	Newspaper	Acrylic Paint	: Pencil