Looking for cute lady bug craft ideas? Turn old golf balls into new garden art with a touch of paint and some googly eyes. This golf ball lady bug craft is simple enough for kids but also fun for adults. Especially if you love unique garden crafts!
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What can you do with old golf balls? A lot!
When my son was younger, he was one of those kids that picked up EVERYTHING he found. He would come home from the park with 7 acorns, 4 rocks and a pine cone stuck in his pocket. We would go for a walk and come home with an assortment of what we called ‘little things’ that he had discovered on the ground.
For some reason, golf balls were a common find on our journeys. I have no idea why…we don’t live near a golf course! But, whatever was too big to go in his pocket (and end up in the washing machine) went onto a shelf in the garage. Years later, I am still finding an assortment of things from his younger, foraging days.
I decided that the golf balls he has so carefully saved were now going to be part of a golf ball lady bug craft for my garden. There are dozens of ways to upcycle everyday objects into your garden. Check out my Upcycled Garden Craft Roundup on Mode for some ideas and then keep reading for directions for my golf ball lady bug craft.
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How to make this lady bug craft
This golf ball lady bug craft is incredibly easy to make. All you need is red spray paint, a black paint pen or permanent marker, and a couple of googly eyes to glue on. You could paint the eyes on with a white paint pen if you wanted but I thought the googly eyes were easier.
Once your golf ball lady bug is finished, just find a cute place in the garden to put her! If you live near a golf course, you could easily make dozens of these cute little upcycled garden decorations and have a whole golf ball lady bug invasion!
Golf Ball Lady Bug Craft
Supplies:
old golf balls
red spray paint
googly eyes
hot glue gun
black permanent marker or paint pen
newspaper
Directions:
- Place the golf ball on the newspaper and spray with red spray paint
- Let dry. Repeat if you need a second coat of paint
- Using the black marker or paint pen, draw the lady bug markings as show. A stripe down the middle, three or four spots on each top/side, and a ‘face’ on the front.
- Once the black paint is dry, hot glue the googly eyes on the front of the lady bug’s face
- Now that your golf ball lady bug is finished, find a nice home for her in the garden!
Let me know if you try this golf ball lady bug craft at home!
More Upcycled Garden Craft Ideas
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- Easy DIY Wooden Bird Feeder This easy DIY wooden bird feeder is made from Popsicle sticks and twine. It is a simple upcycled craft that kids will enjoy making.
Golf Ball Lady Bug Craft
Looking for cute lady bug craft ideas? Turn old golf balls into new garden art with a touch of paint and some googly eyes. This golf ball lady bug craft is simple enough for kids but also fun for adults. Especially if you love unique garden crafts!
Materials
- old golf balls
- red spray paint
- googly eyes
- hot glue gun
- black permanent marker or paint pen
- newspaper
Instructions
- Place the golf ball on the newspaper and spray with red spray paint
- Let dry. Repeat if you need a second coat of paint
- Using the black marker or paint pen, draw the lady bug markings as show. A stripe down the middle, three or four spots on each top/side, and a 'face' on the front.
- Once the black paint is dry, hot glue the googly eyes on the front of the lady bug's face
- Now that your golf ball lady bug is finished, find a nice home for her in the garden!
Diane is a professional blogger and nationally certified pharmacy technician at Good Pill Pharmacy. She earned her BS in Microbiology at the University of New Hampshire and has worked in cancer research, academics, and biotechnology. Concern over the growing incidence of human disease and the birth of her children led her to begin living a more natural life. She quickly realized that the information she was learning along the way could be beneficial to many others and started blogging and freelance writing to share this knowledge with others. Learn more about her HERE.
Thank you for your ideas.
Love the ladybug golf ball craft. I’m enjoying doing it & my daughters want multiple. All my indoor plants now have a ladybug.
I’m so glad you had fun with it. I think I have seen bumble bees out of golf balls too if you want variety!