Kid's Craft-Rock Ladybugs

So for a lot of us it is the first week of summer break. Are any of your kids getting bored yet? We haven't had any bored kids yet, but I just know we are in for a lot of days where there is nothing to do. I have a lot of fun ideas stored us for the summer, so I hope that I can keep the boys nice and occupied. I found these fun ladybug rocks on this site.
Can I tell you an "I stink at being a mom sometimes" secret? I am a perfectionist with arts and crafts. I want the boys' ladybugs to look exactly like what they are supposed to, is that too much to ask? Here is something that I have learned about my boys, it is too much to ask. That isn't why they craft with me. They like to watch the paint squish out of the sponge brush, to go hunting for the perfect rock, and by perfect I mean the coolest looking one they can find. They like to feel the cool smooth rock in their hands. They want to see what will happen when they mix the red with the black paint and better yet, the black with the red paint (control freak inside screaming "no no no no!" and yep, sometimes the no nos work their way to the surface).
They craft to be silly and to laugh (even better when one of Hunter's friends was able to come over and laugh with him), to see a white rock turn red and black, they really couldn't care if it resembles what I want it to at all. In fact, thanks to the vision of a child, it usually looks exactly like they want it to in the end, even if it isn't the perfect lady bug. 
Sometimes the rock sits nakedly by as the paper plate gets a heafty coat of paint first.
I love how all of their bugs turned out.  This was Palmer's first rock ladybug. I like to think of this one as the "bouncer" of the group. You totally do not want to mess with this guy. He also might be in need of a some strong prescription glasses.  I think he is a bit of a teddy bear as he is crying gluey tears.
Lincoln's ladybug is a little shy and timid. She isn't quite sure of what she thinks of being a rock-ladybug yet.

Hunter's bug, staying true to all things Hunter, is happy to be here. He looks as if he might be a cross between a ladybug and a beetle.

These bugs kept us busy for a while and the kids were happy to do them, and I am sure Josh is happy to have some new red stains on some of his running shirts we use while painting :)