Hobbies And Interests
Ladybug Freeze Dance
Scatter the children around the party area and play some music. An ideal song would be a children's song about ladybugs. Have the children flutter around the room like ladybugs. When the music goes off, the "ladybugs" have to freeze and be completely still until the music comes back on. Any player caught moving while the music is off is out of the game. Award a prize to the last player standing.
Ladybug Spot Relay Race
Divide the players into two teams and have them line up at a starting line. Place a cone about 15 feet away from the starting line. Give the first player in each team line two black construction paper dots. When you say, "Race," the players must use the "ladybug dots" to walk around the cone and back. They must place one dot in front of the other to walk on only the dots. Players cannot touch the ground. Each player in line must do the same thing. The first team to finish the ladybug spot relay race wins the game.
Bug Hunt
Place the children into groups of three or four. Give each group a plastic bag and a plastic spoon. The groups must work together outside to find as many bugs as they can. Of course, make sure the children stay away from bees, wasps, spiders and ants. The children will use the plastic spoon to scoop up the bug and place it in their team bag. Each bug is worth one point, and each ladybug is worth three points. The team with the most points at the end of the game wins.
Ladybug Tic-Tac-Toe
Use rope to create a large tic-tac-toe board. If you do not have rope, use sidewalk chalk on concrete. Mark a standing line about 10 feet from the board (adjust the line closer for young children and farther away for older children). Have two players stand at the line. Give one player six red beanbags and the other player six black beanbags. For added decoration, paint red dots on the black beanbags and black dots on the red beanbags. Have the players toss the beanbags onto the board. The first player to get a tic-tac-toe wins the game.