Love Bug

Create a cute Love Bug with a big heart. It makes a great gift or a darling Valentine's Day decoration.

1. Find pictures of bugs or read a book about insects. Then use your imagination to create your own unique Love Bug.

2. Draw a large heart on red paper with Crayola Erasable Colored Pencils and cut it out with Crayola Scissors. Decorate the heart with Crayola Gel Markers. Write loving messages if you like.

3. On dark construction paper draw a big bug with the head and body attached, but the legs separate. Decorate the bug parts with Crayola Gel Markers and Glitter Glue. Let dry.

4. Cut out a small strip of construction paper, about 1 inch by 3 inches. Fold the strip accordion-style so it looks like three mountains with valleys between them. (There should be 5 folds.) Press down on the folds to crease them. This will be a spring that makes the heart bounce on the bug's belly.

5. Cut out the bug and its legs. Glue one of the spring's end flaps to the center of the bug's body. Glue the heart onto the other end flap, so the spring stands on end between the bug's body and the heart.

6. Before attaching the legs, fold them in half. Glue one end of each leg to the bug and the other end to the heart, so it looks like the bug is holding onto the heart. Dry. The hugging heart will bounce once the bug is put together and the glue dries.

Adult supervision is required for any arts & crafts project.

Glitter Glue— WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD—Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Not for use on skin.

Scissors—ATTENTION: The cutting edges of scissors are sharp and care should be taken whenever cutting or handling. Blunt-tip scissors should be used only by children 4 years and older. Pointed-tip scissors should be used only by children 6 years and older.

Camp Treasure Box

Happy Chanukah! Plaque

Chanukah Happenings

Crafts

crayola supplies

• Gel Markers
• Erasable Colored Pencils
• No-Run School Glue
• Glitter Glue
• Blunt-Tip Scissors

household supplies

• construction paper

"The older kids had a great time making these Love Bugs. They really brighten up our playroom!"
Dorcas R., family child care provider.

"We tied this bug into our unit on insects. It had to be an authentic insect, yet an original design. Kids loved the challenge!"
Adam C., Saturday Camp counselor.

Did you know that there really are love bugs? They were first described in 1940, by an entomologist named Hardy. Now they live from Costa Rica to South Carolina. Love bugs congregate at intersections, traffic lights, gas stations, and truck stops. They love diesel exhaust, warm car hoods, and engines.