What’s better than a love bug on Valentine’s Day?… A Lollipop Love Bug, of course!
This cute treat is so easy to make and perfect for a kid’s party. I used Blow Pop Lollipops, but you can use any red or pink lollipop. And you can even use chocolate-covered pretzel rods if you want!
The best part is that they double as an activity AND snacks. Kids will love making them and then eating them, too!
Fun Lollipop Love Bug To Make At Home
Lovebugs are terms that we often hear during Valentine’s Day. Sometimes we refer to sweet and cheesy couples as Love Bugs. But today we will create a cute, edible bug or decorate Valentine basket.
Since we have to be sweet to our loved ones, why not incorporate a love bug into a lollipop?! Everyone loves a sweet treat and my kids love to decorate lollipops.
In this activity, we will use a lollipop to create a cute, edible love bug for a toddler or preschooler. Let’s begin!
What You Will Need
- Red cardboard
- Pink construction paper
- A pair of googly eyes
- A piece of red pipe cleaner
- lollipops
- hot glue
- Scissors
Directions For Lollipop Love Bug
Step 1: Prepare all the material needed
Step 2: Add the googly eyes
Hot glue the googly eyes on the lollipop head.
Step 3: Cut two small hearts from the red cardboard
Step 4: Cut a smaller pink heart from the pink cardboard
Step 5: Glue the pink paper on the red board
Step 6: Add the two hearts
Glue the two hearts together on the lower tips of the heart. This should look like a bug wing.
Step 7: Hot glue the wings of the love bug
This can be on the part near the intersection of the stick and the lollipop head.
Step 8: Cut the pipe cleaner in half
Step 9: Make the antenna
Bend the pipe cleaner into two equal parts then make some curves using your fingers. Be creative with the curves that you make. This will be the antenna of the love bug.
Step 10: Attach the antenna
Hot glue the antenna on top of the head, just above the eyes.
Step 11: Finally finished!
You can now display or give your cute lollipop love bug to your friends or loved ones!
Lollipop love bugs can be served at kid parties and the kids will definitely love them. They can also be given as gifts this Valentine’s Day. Just make sure to make a bundle of them for a cuter appearance. You can also adjust the designs on the wings and the antenna to give several looks to the love bugs. Why don’t you try making this?! This will be a fun activity for sure.
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