So my Kindergartner is having a Valentine’s Day party at school and I have signed up to run the craft station at her party. That’s right up my alley! So I decided to have the kids make a lovebug headband craft. I figured this would be an easy craft for me to set out an example, give a little explanation, and they have fun decorating their headbands independently. It also seems like a pretty easy cleanup which is always a plus!
Here’s what you’ll need:
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- White poster board
- Foam heart stickers
- Construction paper
- Googly eyes
- Markers
- Pipe cleaners
- Clear tape
- Stapler
- Scissors
Here’s how to make the lovebug headband:
- Cut the poster board into a long 2 inch wide strip
- Wrap the strip around the child’s head to get a good fit. Then pull it off of their head and staple the headband together
- Trim off any extra poster board material
- Stick two googly eyes in the center of the headband
- Use the markers to draw on a smile and any other decorations such as swirls, dots, squiggly marks, etc
- Using the scissors, cut out two hearts from the construction paper for the lovebug’s wings. I made my hearts about 3 inches tall.
- Fold the tip of each of the heart to make a 90 degree angle and tape that folded tip onto each side of the headband
- Use the heart stickers to decorate all over the headband
- Take one pipe cleaner and cut it in half
- Wrap each pipe cleaner around a marker to make it twisted
- Then tape each of the pipe cleaners to the inside of the headband above the googly eyes to make the antennas
- Stick a foam sticker onto the end of each antenna
- Put your lovebug headband on and enjoy!
We hope you liked this tutorial! If so, check out some of our other Valentine crafts below.
