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Love Bug Valentine’s Craft

January 8, 2021 By Vicky Leave a Comment

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With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, I thought I would share a fun Valentine’s craft with you. This craft is great to make with your kids as you are munching on some Valentine’s candy. This Love Bug Valentine’s Craft is a whimsical way to share the love!

This Love Bug Valentine's Craft is a whimsical way to share the love! Such a fun Valentine's craft to do with kids! #valentinescraft #kidsactivities


LOVE BUG VALENTINE’S CRAFT

Love Bug Valentine's Craft

WHAT DO YOU NEED TO MAKE THIS POPSICLE STICK CRAFT?

  • Regular size popsicle sticks (4.5 inches in length)
  • short popsicle sticks (2.5 inches in length)
  • Red paint & paint brush
  • Black and white paint pen or marker
  • Googly eyes
  • Red craft pom poms
  • Black construction paper
  • Black Pipe cleaner
  • Hot glue gun

popsicle sticks construction paper paint

HOW TO MAKE A LOVE BUG CRAFT

To start, you’ll want to evenly line up 7 of the longer popsicle sticks.

(The steps involving hot glue should be done by an adult)

Using a hot glue gun, run a line of hot glue on the entire length of a small popsicle stick & press it horizontally onto one end of the 7 sticks. Repeat this step on the other end as well.

popsicle sticks

Turn the board over and paint with an even layer of red paint. Let the paint dry.

red painted popsicle sticks

When the paint dries, it is time to glue the eyes in place. Then use a paint pen or marker to draw on some hair, a heart shaped nose and a happy smile.

Draw some festive hearts on the body using your marker. This Love Bug Valentine’s Craft is coming together!

Love Bug Valentine's Craft
To make the antennae, cut the pipe cleaner in half and attach them to the back of the popsicle sticks.  If you wish, you can glue some craft pom poms to the end of each antennae.

Cut two hearts out of black construction paper to make the wings. Feel free to decorate them with a white marker or paint pen. Attach the wings with glue to the back of the board.

kids valentine's day craft

Your Love Bug is now complete!

Love Bug Valentine's Craft

You can really personalize this Love Bug Valentine’s Craft. Paint the body pink and make the wings white. Or paint the body white and makes the wings red. So many possibilities!

Love Bug Valentine's Craft

GOT A CRAFTY KID? 

The folks at Annie’s know crafting, so you know they have put together some amazing kits for your kids.

For girls:

The Creative Girls Club subscription box will get your girl’s creative juices flowing. Girls get two kits each month full of crafting fun. Best of all, the crafting can be done with minimal adult supervision. While she is creating, she will be learning valuable skills such as painting, beading, stitching, paper crafting, and much more!

For boys and girls:

These Young Woodworkers Kits have everything your little builder needs to create crafts and toys they can enjoy, while learning important woodworking skills along the way. Your child’s first three kits will include 5 kid-sized, high-quality tools they’ll use again and again. A new woodworking project is delivered every four weeks, with a new and exciting skill to master. Each project teaches a real world skill that kids will use for years to come.

If you liked this Love Bug Valentine’s Craft, you’ll also enjoy:

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Hi, I'm Vicky, founder and content creator at Mess For Less. If you are looking for play and learning activities for kids, kid friendly food, parenting tips and general family fun, you will find it at Mess For Less. I invite you to learn more about me or drop me a note. Thanks for stopping by!
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