Ladybug Party
A lucky ladybug birthday party for little girls
I love, love love the idea of a sweet ladybug theme for a little girl’s birthday party! Who wouldn’t be enamored by little red ladybugs with adorable spots? And if their cuteness isn’t enough to convince you, did you know ladybugs are a sign of good luck?
So, make party planning easy as 1-2-3 with these lucky ladybug decorations, crafts and birthday party games.
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 | Invitations and Decorations for a Ladybug Party |
Set the stage for the birthday party with unique invitations and a world of ladybugs.
- Make your own ladybug “winged” invitations using red and black cardstock paper and hand deliver them with a ladybug antennae headband.
A special touch to set the stage for a great party! - Add to a red and black theme with cluster of red and black helium balloons.
- Fill cellophane bags with red and black jelly beans make easy balloon weights.
- Cover the party table with a red vinyl tablecloth. Place paper or felt black circles (spots) randomly on the table to make it look like ladybug.
- Personalize the table with homemade ladybug placeholders.
- Make fun two-tone party plates with red and black plates.
- Use a ladybug cake or cupcakes placed on a green paper leaf as your centerpiece.
- Decorate the party chairs with red organza fabric and black ribbon ties.
- Create a “Queen of the Ladybugs” throne meant just for the birthday girl! And then tie a single red balloon on the back of each party chair.
- Make a ladybug garden with tissue paper flowers, over-sized green paper leaves and sweet bugs or butterflies made with poster board.
- Welcome guests with a festive ladybug entryway filed with red and black balloons, paper ladybugs or giant flowers.
 | Games and Crafts for a Ladybug Party |
Need easy to prepare ladybug games and fun crafts to do at the party? Here are some favorites…
- Welcome little ladybugs as they arrive with ladybug antennae headbands.
- Play a lady bug tossing game using homemade red sock bean bags and green paper leaf targets. Make the ladybug spots on the red socks with a black permanent marker.
- New twist on a party game favorite – play a ladybug version of “Hot Potato” with a ladybug bean bag or beanie toy.
- Instead of the traditional musical chairs game, play “Musical Flower Garden” by taping paper flowers and leaves to the chairs.
- Play a guessing game with black and red candies in a jar.
- Bead ladybug necklaces to take home using red and black pony bead and lanyard.
- Craft ladybugs with plastic lids, walnut shells or egg carton cups using paint, wiggle eyes and glue dots.
- Older children will enjoy painting ladybug rocks with acrylic paints. Plastic wiggle eyes are a fun addition.
- When you are entertaining a group of young children it is always nice to end the party with a quiet story time.Favorite ladybug books to read are:
The Grouchy LadyBug by Eric Carl
Ladybug Girl by Jacky Davis and David Soman
Are You a Ladybug? by Judy Allen and Tudor Humphries
 | Food and Favors for a Ladybug Party |
If you are serving a light lunch or snacks, feed little ladybugs food that’s fun to eat and then send them home with fun party favors.
Here are the favorites for this party theme…
- Serve kid-favorite sandwiches cut with a flower cookie cutter.
- Make bugs in a boat or on a log – which is raisins and cream cheese on celery or and apple wedge.
- Slide watermelon balls on kid-safe skewer to make fruit kabobs.
- Flower cupcakes decorated with jelly beans or other candy will be deliciously fun!
- Cherry floats or Italian sodas are fun and yummy!
- Strawberry lemonade is a ladybug favorite.
- Package up party favors in red cups with black tissue.
- Favors could include red and black candies, red and black crayons, supplies to make a red and black pony bead necklace, hair ties, playclay with a flower cookie cutter, ladybug stickers.
- If your party has a garden touch fill small garden pots with treats or a seed packet and kid-sized gardening gloves.
- Make ladybug cookie favors using a chocolate marshmallow cookie like Mallomars, red sugar cookie wings, licorice antennae and decorator frosting features.
- Are you providing a make-and-take craft or dress up items? If so, a small and simple party favor is appropriate such as a wrapped ladybug cookie.
How to make Ladybug birthday party invitations – you can do it!
