Valentine's Day Love Bug Craft and Snack for Kids
Happy Valentine's Day! Valentine’s Day parties and celebrations are right around the corner and love is in the air! These Valentine’s Day adorable love bugs are adorable, tasty, and sure to be a classroom or family hit this year. These Valentine’s Day Love bugs are not only cute but are also a craft and a snack in one and made for a preschool classroom or elementary school class party! These fun Valentine's Day craft is a fun project and sweet treat for kids of all ages. Valentine's Day is a favorite holiday and I love fun Valentines crafts and books and ideas to celebrate the season of love with friends, classmates, and family.
Valentine's Day Love Bug Adorable Crafts for Kids
adorable love bug craft - Great Valentines Day Ideas
These Valetine’s Day Love Bug Crafts are great for toddlers, preschoolers, and school aged children. These love bug fruit cups preschool crafts are not just a fun activity but could also make great Valetine’s that are unique and memorable. Host a friend gathering and make these to take home, set them up in your child’s classroom for a party activity, or make and deliver to friends and neighbors during the season of love.
Since all three kids are in school this year, I am getting my bake on and creating lots of fun Valentine’s Day treats to spoil their teachers and classmates. Making a Valentine’s Day bark recipe is an easy go to for me because you can make a large serving quickly with minimal ingredients!
I adore these Valentine’s Day Homemade Suckers as a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert and treat or gifts at a kids Valentine's Day party.
Free placemat printables are so much fun and easy when you are planning classroom parties at school. These fun Valentine's Day dice game printables great to use while setting up activities, while having a valentine’s themed snack, or during quiet time during the school day. If you are a room parent at your child’s school, send the FREE printable I spy game to the teacher so they can use others throughout the month or send home in an email for parents to use as well. Color by number Valentine's Day sheets are a great way to work on number recognition.
If you are looking for books to read with Valentine’s Day themes, these 32 books are a great list to start with as well. If your little one is into trucks or non romantic Valentine’s Themed Books, check out this list for those non mushy Valentine’s Day books for kids.
I hope your Valentine’s Day parties and gatherings are a success! I cannot wait to hear how much your loved ones will love this Valentine’s Day craft.
Where is the Best Place to Buy Art Supplies for Preschool Valentine’s Day Crafts?
I love to grab art supplies in bulk to save money. Amazon and craft store options has great deals for supplies that I know we will use. Walmart tends to be really affordable. But I love checking the Dollar Store. While it may not come in bulk like other retailers, I find unique and seasonal pieces to stock up on! Michaels is always a go to store for shopping for Valentine’s Day art supplies as well because they always have great deals and coupons on their site!
If you are looking for a great list of what art supplies, I keep on hand 24/7 with preschoolers and young children, check out this post with the 25 art supplies I must keep at home. This list of adorable craft supply list items will help you get to crafty. Grab your red construction paper, wiggly eyes, glitter glue, red tiny pom pom and get to crafting for classroom valentines and more!
Valentine's Day Love Bug Snack for Kids
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Valentine's Day Love Bug Items Needed:
Pink Foam hearts to create 24 heart shaped feet –I also found these at Dollar Tree last year!
Hot glue Sticks & Gun - or craft glue if you have that on hand.
Valentine’s Day Love Bug Craft Instructions:
Use hot glue gun and glue the sparkle pom poms to the ends of the pipe cleaners to make the love bug pipe cleaner antennae’s.
Next glue the googly eyes and smallest pom pom onto the cup creating a nose to start working on the love bug's body. Even little hands can handle these diy Valentines gift craft ideas.
3. Use foam hearts and hot glue two foam hearts to the bottom of the fruit cup to create heart shape feet on the body of the bugs.
4. Finish off your love bug by giving him ears by hot gluing the antennae to the back of the fruit / pudding cup.
These Valentine’s Day Love Bugs are perfect crafts and snacks for class Valentine’s Day parties and are super fun to make and to eat! Little kids will have such fun making these little guys. Invite friends over for a play date, make at school for Valentine treats with friends, or make at home for a happy crafting activity with family.
If you are still looking for more Valentine’s Day inspired recipes:
Valentine’s Day M&M Bark Recipe
Since all three kids are in school this year, I am getting my bake on and creating lots of fun Valentine’s Day treats to spoil their teachers and classmates. Making a Valentine’s Day bark recipe is an easy go to for me because you can make a large serving quickly with minimal ingredients!
FREE Valentine's Day Worksheet Printables for Kids
Free pintables are so much fun and easy when you are planning classroom parties at school. These are great to use while setting up activities, while having a valentine’s themed snack, or during quiet time during the school day. If you are a room parent at your child’s school, send the FREE printable to the teacher so they can use others throughout the month or send home in an email for parents to use as well.
Valentine's Day Homemade Lollipop Recipe
Valentine’s Day with young kids means classroom parties and themed activities galore. Whether you are planning a Valentine’s activity for 20 plus kids in a school classroom or an activity for your children at home, these Valentine’s Day Homemade Suckers are a perfect Valentine’s Day dessert and treat.
Valentine’s Day Board Books for Tiny Readers
If you are looking for books to read with Valentine’s Day themes, these 32 books are a great list to start with as well. If your little one is into trucks or non romantic Valentine’s Themed Books, check out this list for those non mushy Valentine’s Day books for kids.
I hope your Valentine’s Day parties and gatherings are a success! I cannot wait to hear how much your loved ones will love this Valentine’s Day craft.
