Ladybug

With its tiny round black head and a red back split neatly down the middle, this ladybug is one of my go-to patterns for kids: it reads at a glance, one peg at a time, one bead per hole on the board. To get it just right, I always start with the black head, centred at the top of the square pegboard — everything else builds outward from there, nice and symmetrical on both sides. The little black dots on the back go down one by one, no need to fuss over their size since each hole only ever takes one bead. When you iron it, keep the iron at a safe distance and move it in small, steady circles so nothing warps. Once it’s cooled and popped off the board, your ladybug makes an adorable keychain for a backpack, or a cute little magnet for the fridge.