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    Home » Craft Tutorials » Kids Crafts

    Easy Ladybug Nails For Little Girls

    Modified: Jul 2, 2025 · Published: Feb 11, 2020 by Brandy · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    These easy ladybug nails are perfect to paint on little nails (fingers or toes). Simple polka dots and accents using a nail polish pen or toothpick.
    Be sure to check out our 2 ingredient crayon lip gloss or our wired headband sewing tutorial for girls!
    easy ladybug nails
    This little lady loves having pretty nails, and she does a great job of being patient and waiting for them to dry...especially for a 3 year old! I thought it would be fun to tie her nails in with what we had been talking about that day...ladybugs.
    little girls finger and toe nails painted like lady bugs

    Easy Ladybug Nails For Little Girls

    I pulled out our red and white nail polish and our black nail polish pen. If you don't have a nail polish pen you can use a Sharpie, but I'd definitely recommend the polish pen! It's so easy to use and lasts as long as nail polish. Note: If you use a Sharpie pen, be careful when adding a top coat. Sometimes the Sharpie bleeds or gets a little fuzzy.

    red and white nail polish with black nail polish pen and clear top coat
    These little nails were super simple to do. I linked our favorite nail polish brand, Essie in the instructions. I've had the best results with this brand for myself and my girls. If you want the nail polish to last even longer you can buff the nails with a nail file, just a bit, before painting.
    nails painted with red and black paint

    little girl finger and toe nails painted like lady bugs
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    Easy Ladybug Nails For Little Girls

    These easy ladybug nails are perfect to paint on little nails (fingers or toes). Simple polka dots and accents using a nail polish pen or toothpick.
    Pin Recipe
    Active Time20 minutes mins
    Total Time20 minutes mins
    Author: Brandy Nelson
    Cost: up to $20

    Equipment

    • blow dryer

    Materials

    • red nail polish
    • black nail polish pen
    • white nail polish
    • clear top coat nail polish
    • tooth pick

    Instructions

    • Paint nails red. Let dry completely.
    • Use a black nail polish pen to decorate the nails with spots and draw on the lady bug head and antennae.
    • Dip a toothpick in white nail polish to add eyes on each lady bug. Let dry.
    • Add a top coat of clear nail polish.

    Notes

    A blow dryer helps speed up drying time for wiggly little fingers.
    Here are more easy nail ideas for little girls!
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    About Brandy

    Welcome! I'm Brandy, mother to 5 darling kiddos and a cute black lab named Toby. My husband is in the Coast Guard so we've lived all over the place, turning each house into a home. I love baking, sewing, making cute things with my kids, and sharing what I've learned with all of you!

    Comments

    1. Lisa says

      May 22, 2012 at 12:42 pm

      How adorable! Can I wear this myself? 🙂

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    2. Laurel @ Ducks in a Row says

      May 21, 2012 at 9:01 pm

      My four year old would love this - so cute!

      Reply
    3. rebekahdawn says

      May 21, 2012 at 3:06 pm

      Super cute! My girls are obsessed with ladybugs so they would love this!

      Reply
    4. Jenifer Harrod says

      May 16, 2012 at 10:03 pm

      We really liked this! My daughter zoi is a Lady Bug lover!

      Reply
    5. Liz says

      May 16, 2012 at 7:34 pm

      Oooh, that's so cute! Liz

      Reply
    6. Pam says

      May 16, 2012 at 6:24 pm

      Aw, this is simply precious. My daughter would have loved this when she was little. (She would probably love it now!)

      Reply
    7. The Couch Potato says

      May 16, 2012 at 4:40 pm

      that's adorable.

      Reply

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