This sweet candy critter will have your child's whole class abuzz.

Materials

• 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

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:
   I don't mean to bug you, but will you be my valentine?
   Just buzzing by to say happy Valentine's Day!
   Valentine, you make my heart fly!

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