The Love Bug Hug Craft Project is easy and so much fun to do with kids as Valentine’s Day approaches.
Love Bug Hug Craft Project
Most kids love making craft projects, and it helps them develop important skills they need! Cutting, gluing, and being creative are great educational activities! Valentine’s Day is approaching, so this is a great occasion to create pink and red heart-shaped projects with your child. This cute craft features a heart shaped Love Bug with extra long arms for big hugs or to show how much he loves you! A great craft for kiddos to make as a gift for parents, or as part of a holiday party at school!
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Materials Needed:
Red and Pink Construction Paper
Instructions:
Cut shapes from the construction paper as follows:
1 pink heart (the head)
1 red oval (the body)
2 long red (the length of the construction paper, long ways) strips (the arms)
2 short red strips (the legs)
1 small red heart (mouth)
1 small red half circle (nose)
Glue the heart shaped onto the body to create the head. It should slightly overlap.
You can choose to put it off to the side a little bit or centered.
Glue the eyes, nose and mouth in place.
To make the arms, fold the end of one strip into a square. Fold it back and forth, back and forth until it is cinched up “accordion like”.
Repeat this step for the legs.
Glue them in place, allow to dry.
Bend the pipe cleaners into spirals (for the antennas) and glue onto the back of the head.
Add a cute little message such as “I love you thissssssss much” and you have the perfect little homemade valentine!
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Jerry Marquardt says
March 1, 2016 at 7:13 pmThe Love Bug Hug is so cute! This will be great to do next year for Valentine’s Day.
Trisha McKee says
March 1, 2016 at 2:28 amThis is adorable! I loved the days my kids were small and we did crafts together.
Margot C says
February 29, 2016 at 3:45 pmAbsolutely charming, and nice that little folks won’t be frustrated by it.
Jessica Cox says
February 29, 2016 at 2:00 pmThis is so cute and I love that my pre-k daughter could make this
Carrie says
February 29, 2016 at 1:34 pmThese are so cute. My kids would love making them.
Wanda McHenry says
February 29, 2016 at 7:10 amHomemade Valentine’s are so much better! I love this!
Zoey says
February 29, 2016 at 3:28 amSuch a cute project! Thanks for the idea!
Pam says
February 28, 2016 at 11:30 pmThis is such a cute project!
Marnie G says
February 28, 2016 at 9:51 amVery cute! What a great craft for kids.
Pam says
February 28, 2016 at 5:16 amWhat a cute idea!
Margot C says
February 26, 2016 at 1:04 pmHow adorable, and easy for little people to do.
Margie says
February 23, 2016 at 7:17 pmMy kids would have enjoyed this project when they were little.
sheila ressel says
February 23, 2016 at 12:30 pmThat is so cute! Great craft for the little ones.
Amber Ludwig says
February 22, 2016 at 10:25 pmOmgosh how adorable!! I just love the hug arms!!
Jeanna Massman says
February 21, 2016 at 4:59 pmWhat a cute project! My grandson would love making this.
Margie says
February 21, 2016 at 4:48 pmThanks for sharing this cute idea. It could probably be easily changed to other critters for other holidays.
Trish F says
February 21, 2016 at 11:09 amOh so cute. This would be a great no fail craft to do with the kiddies. It makes me wish we had some small children in the family. I will keep it in mind when we do. Thanks!
Rajee Pandi says
February 21, 2016 at 2:12 amtoo cute looks easy but hard for me
Sara Schwab says
February 20, 2016 at 1:02 pmThis is a cute idea
Sarah L says
February 18, 2016 at 10:38 pmVery cute and I bet kids would like to do it.
polly says
February 18, 2016 at 9:11 pmMy grandsons would enjoy this. We love doing art projects when they are over
Cynthia R says
February 18, 2016 at 12:37 pmThis is one cute bug. Would be a fun craft for my niece to do.
Brandi Dawn says
February 17, 2016 at 1:53 pmThis is so adorable! I love how simple it is too, good for any age!
Jennifer H says
February 17, 2016 at 1:07 pmThat’s adorable! I shared it on Twitter, Google+ and Pinterest too cute not to share
Rachel Dean says
February 17, 2016 at 7:56 amI love his ears and the flexibility of them.
polly says
February 16, 2016 at 9:42 pmVwey cute idea. Will have to do this with my grandsons next Valentine’s Day! Thanks for the idea!
Jennifer Heintz says
February 16, 2016 at 6:12 pmI missed this for Velntines day, but we have green paper, pipe cleaners, and will figure something out for eyes and make a Leprechaun.
Laura Bradley says
February 16, 2016 at 5:56 pmWe made this! I saw it on your blog a few weeks ago. We just made the wings look a little different 🙂
Erin Will says
February 16, 2016 at 5:52 pmSo so cute!! I will have to remember this one for next year! My kids and I did a dog that was somewhat similar to this and they loved it! Thank you for sharing!
Dana Rodriguez says
February 16, 2016 at 3:17 pmThis is such a cute idea for kids!
Rosie says
February 16, 2016 at 2:36 pmThis is cute and perfect to help develop skills, something they would really like and so want to finish! and also nice enough you don’t mind having around the house as “decor!”
Wilma P says
February 16, 2016 at 8:43 amThis is so cute and would be really easy for the little ones to make.
Margie says
February 16, 2016 at 7:41 amVery cute, and easy too. Kids would love it.
Rachel Dean says
February 16, 2016 at 7:14 amThis is so simple, yet so cute. Thanks for the idea.
Gina Sessions-Keitz says
February 16, 2016 at 4:22 amAwwwww. So cute!!! Wish I had a little one!
Diana Ware-Page says
February 16, 2016 at 3:15 amThat is the perfect craft project for Kindergartens or 1st graders for Valentines day
Melissa S says
February 15, 2016 at 10:14 amThis is a very cute Valentine’s craft for kids.
Vicki Wurgler says
February 15, 2016 at 9:12 amso cute I love to do crafts with my granddaughter
Cheryl says
February 15, 2016 at 4:28 amHow cute! Hugs are wonderful 🙂
Deb P says
February 15, 2016 at 2:35 amCute for Valentine’s day.
AmySd says
January 18, 2016 at 6:42 amThat is so adorable! Thanks for sharing.