Love is in the air. Love bugs that is. I am participating in another round of Craft Lightning. I was tasked with coming up with a quick Valentine’s Day craft. 15 minutes or less from start to finish to be exact. I wanted to come up with a Valentine’s Day kids craft that my daughter and I could do together. That girl loves crafting just as much or more than I do. I told her I had an idea for a Love Bugs Valentine’s Day Kids craft and at first she was a little confused. Once I showed her the supplies though, she was totally on board.
The reason I am calling them love bugs, is because their little bug wings are actually a heart. Well that and the pretty Valentine’s day colors. These love bugs are super simple to make. You could even have most or all of the supplies already on hand. I try to keep pom poms and googly eyes around at all times.
- Red, Pink, White Glitter pom poms from ½" to 1.5"
- 5 mm googly eyes (or larger)
- Foam Hearts or Glitter paper hearts
- Chenille Stems or Pipe Cleaners
- Glue, scissors
- Choose two pom poms of different sizes for the head and body.
- Cut 1.5-2" and form bug antennae.
- Glue the body segments together and glue the antennae just behind the head, in between the body segments.
- Fold a foam or paper heart in half. If the heart is too big for your liking, trim it down with scissors. Glue the wings to the body of the bug by only placing glue on the center crease.
- Glue on the googly eyes. Allow all the glue to try.
I really like the glitter pom poms. It makes them look a little extra “buggy.” Reminds me of a fuzzy caterpillar. My daughter loved making these and I bet your kids will too. Her favorite is the teeny tiny littlest bug. I have found with little girls that the smaller it is, the cuter it is, no matter what “it” is.
These would make a really fun Valentine too. Something along the lines of:
“Sorry to bug you, will you be my Valentine?” or “I’ve been bit by the love bug. “
Quick, easy, fun and cute. That’s my kind of kids craft project. There are tons of great 15 minute valentine’s crafts being created for Craft Lightning so please check out the button and go see what everyone is up to!
Oh my goodness! Those are adorable. I could see writing names on “white wings” to use for place cards at a Valentine’s decorated table. This is going in my craft file!
CUTE! Thanks for joining!
What a cute Valentine’s Day craft for kids. Those love bugs are adorable and the colors are pretty, too.
Those are the cutest little love bugs I’ve ever seen. I’ve been rounding up Valentine’s Day crafts to let the grand kids do and this is going to be one of them.
What a fun little DIY project to do with kids! Not sure my 2yo has the coordination to make these yet, but she’d love if I made them for her 🙂
That looks like something fun that my kids could do almost on their own. We’re always trying to think of creative ways of doing stuff. Valentine’s Day is no different.
So adorable! I love to get new ideas for cute little crafts like this! I am going to make this with my little one.
Awww, these are so adorable! And such a nice simple craft to make. I think even my two year old could do it.
These are so cute! I am going to make these with our little one and see if we can put together a centerpiece for our Valentine’s Dinner. Thank you!
These love bugs for Valentines day are so adorable. I love the idea of making these with my niece and nephew for their friends for Valentines day gifts. Thanks for sharing the idea.
These are SO adorable! I can remember making similar bug crafts with colorful pompons as a kid, but I love your heart wings, glitter poms, and valentine’s theme (none of which I ever used).
The love bugs are so cute! Can’t wait to make some to use on my grandkids valentines.
These are super cute and look easy enough to make! Such a creative project to do with the little ones!
This is so cute! Thanks for the note ideas too. Love the 15 minutes or less cuteness you deliver here
Super cute!! I have been thinking of easy handmade Valentines that my kids can make that won’t involve lots of cutting. Adding these to the list!
So cute! Can’t wait to share that with my son’s homeroom mom! Love it!
Now these need to be packaged and sold on the market! They’re so cute!