Creepies and Crawlies: Grasshopper

DUPLO Grasshopper

Creepies, Crawlies, Jumpies??? We had a bunch of grasshoppers on our zinnias this past summer so I guess they are still on my mind! This bug grew a lot bigger than I had originally planned, and it seriously taxed our collection of green bricks. For the grasshopper's antennae, we used the same gas pump hose pieces that we used for the ladybug's legs.

Front View

Back View

Side View

Creepies and Crawlies: Ladybug

DUPLO Ladybug

    Land Ho! After building so many nautical animals, we are finally working on some land based creatures. I am not a huge fan of insects, but ladybugs fall into what I call the "cute bug" category - along with moths, butterflies, grasshoppers, beetles, crickets, and fireflies. I have also recently learned that ladybugs are very helpful garden insects. Given the state of our garden, I should be releasing hordes of them into the yard.
    Anyway, I am trying not to pass my prejudices down to Bella which is why you will find me enthusiastically building DUPLO bugs, handling slugs, and entering the snake house at the zoo. We really did have a lot of fun constructing our ladybug. The legs are the same DUPLO gas pump hoses that we used to make the tentacles on the jellyfish. We love those pumps. They are a lot of fun to use. Bella wanted the ladybug to have a visible face so we added the eyes which you can see from the front.

DUPLO Ladybug with Eyes