Even though many of us are barely recovering from Christmas, Valentine’s Day is quickly creeping up on us – crazy, right? With 4 kids in school this year, we’ve got plenty of kids’ Valentines for school to deal with. Luckily, these Bug Valentine pencils are a super easy craft, turn out adorable, and we even included the free printables for you!
You all know I love joining in Craft Lightning every month – and we’ve done some awesome crafts for every theme! Remember the snowman fingerprint activity last month? For those that don’t know – with this party we only share 15-minute (or less) crafts. I was able to do at least a dozen in that time, so within an hour I had plenty for my kids’ friends. Here’s for not waiting until the last minute – Woot woot!
Supplies
- These Printable Bug Valentines – Download the 8.5×11 sheet here
- Pom-poms
- Pipe Cleaners
- Hot glue/gun
- Scissors
- Googly eyes
- Pencils
- Hole-punch
Directions
- Glue a pom-pom onto each pipe cleaner at the top. Glue 2 googly eyes onto the front.
Cut the pipe cleaner to your desired length (or leave it longer, up to you) and wrap around the pencil.
- Cut out the bug valentine cards. Hole punch at the top and bottom, then slide your pencil through.
That’s it – see, I told you it was a super easy Valentine idea! The kids are really excited to give these out – and were glad we did such a variety of colors for their friends to choose from.
Another bonus? It’s a non-candy Valentine idea, meaning less sweets to deal with! I like this partially because my kids don’t need even more candy, as I’m sure their friends don’t either – but while doing the craft I’d probably eat well more than I should if it was candy! I’m much safer with pencils and pom-poms 🙂
Now head over to see the other amazing Valentine’s Day crafts for this month’s Craft Lightning!