Let’s make an adorable love bug craft with the kids!
These super cute love bugs allow kids to mix paint colors, get a little messy, and make an adorable love bug for Valentine’s Day.
This love bug craft is perfect for kids from preschool aged to early elementary. They will love being able to mix paint colors together, and can use their fingers or a paintbrush. I made this project with 3 and 4-year-olds and they had so much fun.
How to make our love bug craft
Using construction paper we will paint our love bug before adding feelers and googly eyes. You could also make these using a paper bag to make a love bug puppet.
Related: Easy love bug Valentine’s Day cards
Supplies needed to make our love bug craft
- Construction paper
- Paint – red, purple, and pink
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Glue stick
- Googly eyes
Instructions for making our love bugs
Step 1
Using Valentine’s Day colors and a paintbrush, paint your construction paper. As you can see this doesn’t have to look perfect, just let the kids paint it however looks good to them.
As you can see all of our love bugs are going to look completely different giving them each their own personality.
Step 2
Using glue, attach googly eyes to your construction paper love bugs.
Step 3
Cut out feelers from construction paper to glue to the top of your love bugs.
Craft tip: If you fold the construction paper in half you can cut out a matching pair of feelers.
Our finished love bug craft
Prep Time
5 minutes
Active Time
10 minutes
Total Time
15 minutes
Difficulty
easy
Estimated Cost
$1
Materials
- Construction paper
- Paint in assorted Valentine’s Day colors
- Googly eyes
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Paint your construction paper with assorted Valentine’s Day paints. Set it aside to dry.
- Add googly eyes to your craft.
- Fold over a piece of construction paper and cut out feelers and then glue those into place too.
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Have you made our love bug crafts with the kids? Now have them make up fun names for them.
