What would a holiday be without a themed craft? Since Valentine’s Day is about spreading the love, encourage your child to offer sweet sentiments with homemade cards. These lollipop butterflies will make hearts flutter thanks to fun-loving flair, color patterns, glitter, and personalized drawings by your budding artist.

Materials

• Printer
• Colored card-stock (pink, red, purple, white, etc.)
• Wiggly eyes
• Red/white/pink lollipops
• Tape
• Scissors
• Glitter/markers/crayons, if desired for decorating

Directions

1. Download “Butterfly Valentine” template from SkipToMyLou.org.
2. Print on colored card-stock. Pink or red are the best choice, but you can also use a variety of other colors if your child desires.
3. Cut out the butterfly; make slits for lollipop.
4. Add some decorations. For example, cut out shapes of paper, stickers, glitter, etc.; secure with glue if needed.
5. Insert lollipop; add wiggly eyes to the top of the lollipop.
6. Add a piece of tape to the back of the lollipop stick to securely hold in place.

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