Every year, thousands of jars decorated like Ladybugs are distributed to students, individuals, corporations and businesses in the hope that people “will share a little of what they have”. You can make Ladybug Jars and take them to work, to school and into your communities to collect spare change for the homeless.

Please turn your spare change into a cheque payable to The Ladybug Foundation Inc. for your tax receipt, and mail to:

The Ladybug Foundation Inc.
P.O. Box 21054
Winnipeg, MB
R3R 3R2


It’s fun and pretty easy but you should have help from an adult with spray painting and you might go dotty doing the dots like my Mom did when she was helping me. It’s a little messy, so take care and clean up after. Have fun. This way you can collect spare change for the homeless and help them.

1. Collect junior baby food jars.
   
   
2. Spray paint the entire jar red. You may need more than one coat. Do this in a safe place with lots of air and no sparks or fire. Get your Mom or Dad to help with this part.
   
   
3. Dip a Q-tip in black acrylic paint and dot sides of jar.
   
   
4. Paint lids with black paint to look like a ladybug.
   
   
5. When dry, wrap a black pipe cleaner around jar lid and twist to look like ladybug antennae.
   
   
6. On the antennae pipe cleaner, attach a message that says “Help us makeChange™ for our Homeless”.
   
   
7. Take your jar to kind people and teach them about the needs of the homeless. Ask them to fill the jar, deposit the coin into their bank account and mail a check to The Ladybug Foundation
   
   
8. Take your jar and fill it again.

Please contact us to find out other ways you can help.