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Love Bug Example

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day with a colorful love bug kids make themselves!

This activity is appropriate for:
1st - 3rd grade / 6 - 8 years

You will need:

Directions

  1. Use love bug template to cut out a body from black construction paper.
  2. Use the heart template to cut out a heart shape from red construction paper.
  3. Invite children to paint the heart shape with red glitter tempera paint and to accent the edges with glitter painters. Allow to dry.
  4. Cut small circles out of black construction paper and glue them onto the heart shape. Glue the heart shape onto the body.
  5. Cut six strips (1" x 9") out of black construction paper and fold each one accordion-style. Glue the legs around the body.
  6. Encourage kids to add wiggly eyes and a piece of pipe stem for the mouth.
  7. Punch a hole in the bug body. Run a piece of pipe stem through the hole to create a hanger.
  8. Kids are ready to give their love bug to their special Valentine!

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