This sweet candy critter will have your child's whole class abuzz.
| Prep Time: About 1 hour | |
| What you need: | |
| Hole punch
Craft foam in black, white, and one other color (for the wings) Scissors Tacky glue Pipe cleaners (3 per bug) Rolls of Smarties candies Permanent marker | |
| Seasons: Valentine's day | |
| Materials: craft foam | |
| Instructions: | |
| 1. | To make eyes, punch 2 circles from the black craft foam. Cut 2 circles from the white craft foam that are a little larger than the black ones. Or use our template. Then glue the pieces together. Let these dry while you assemble the rest of the bug. |
| 2. | For the legs, tightly twist 3 pipe cleaners around one end
of a roll of Smarties. Bend them at the knees and make a loop for
each foot. |
| 3. | 3 Make the wings by cutting a double heart shape that's
about 5 inches across. Punch a hole in the center, then use
scissors to make 4 snips around the edge of the hole. Add a
message to the back of the wings with a permanent marker before
slipping them onto the Smarties. |
| 4. | Glue the eyes onto the pipe cleaners and let them dry,
about 10 minutes.
Suggested messages:
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For the legs, tightly twist 3 pipe cleaners around one end
of a roll of Smarties. Bend them at the knees and make a loop for
each foot.
3 Make the wings by cutting a double heart shape that's
about 5 inches across. Punch a hole in the center, then use
scissors to make 4 snips around the edge of the hole. Add a
message to the back of the wings with a permanent marker before
slipping them onto the Smarties.

