I’m driving on by with another Valentine’s Day themed kid craft idea to share with you all!
Come check out our rather easy Paper Plate Love Bug Cars tutorial! #gluedtomycrafts
Love Bug Paper Plate Cars – Valentine’s Day Craft
Calling ALL my crafty mommy friends! Today’s post is specifically for those children who LOVE cars and celebrating Valentine’s Day!
I’ve mentioned one to many times already on Glued To My Crafts but my son absolutely LOVE cars. Like lives, breathes and probably dreams about cars too. If he doesn’t go into a profession with cars somehow involved {or he doesn’t have a fancy car when he is older} I would be REALLY surprised!
Anyways – not sure if you can see the full vision in my pictures but I was trying to mimic a Volkswagen Beetle car. Hopefully you can see that design or you can make it better with your child, if I missed the mark – ha! 🙂
Without ado – today I’m sharing how YOU can make some simple Paper Plate Love Bug Cars on the fly! This kid friendly car themed craft is completely customizable when it comes to the Valentine’s Day theme and of course – it’s super easy, inexpensive and fun for all ages! These cars don’t require fancy tools OR a big wallet either. It’s just plain ole’ simple craft fun for the holiday season we are in!
So what are you waiting for? Rev up those engines, grab some supplies and “vroom” on by to crafting these up! You can find ALL the details you need to know, in our full tutorial below!
Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your paper plate Valentine love bug car creations, on our Facebook page to admire and “LOVE” from afar! #gluedtomycrafts
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Love Bug Car Craft Supplies:
* Large Paper Plate – one plate makes TWO love bug cars at once
* Red/Pink Colored Tissue Paper
* White/Black/Red Cardstock Paper
* School Glue
* Craft Scissors
* Hand Held Office Stapler
* Sharpie Markers
* optional materials for this – Valentine’s Day Stickers
Directions:
* First cut your large paper plate in half. This will give you TWO love bug cars. Grab ONE of the paper plate halves to work with first.
* Go ahead and cut off a small piece of the paper plate half to give a more defined look for the hood, as well as the cab of the car.
* Discard the small piece of paper plate you just cut off.
* Now take your tissue paper and cut it into small squares.
* Take your paper plate half and put a good amount of glue all over them.
* Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until they are completely covered.
* When they are done with that, set aside to let them dry completely while you trim out the other car features from your cardstock {think tires, windows, lights etc}
* To finish off the Paper Plate Valentine’s Day Car kid craft – simply staple the finished cardstock pieces in their designated spots.
* If desired, use a sharpie marker to draw a person sitting in the seat of the car {the heart stickers are from Target!}
* Then have children add other embellishments {like hearts to tie in the LOVE BUG theme} to really make it their own!
* Now display proudly for all to see!
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Paper Plate Valentine Love Bug
Paper Plate Love Bug Cars
Supplies:
- Large Paper Plate
- Tissue Paper
- Cardstock Paper
- Valentine's Day Stickers
Instructions:
- First cut your large paper plate in half. This will give you TWO love bug cars. Grab ONE of the paper plate halves to work with first.
- Go ahead and cut off a small piece of the paper plate half to give a more defined look for the hood, as well as the cab of the car.
- Discard the small piece of paper plate you just cut off.
- Now take your tissue paper and cut it into small squares.
- Take your paper plate half and put a good amount of glue all over them.
- Have children place the tissue paper on top of the glue, until they are completely covered.
- When they are done with that, set aside to let them dry completely while you trim out the other car features from your cardstock {think tires, windows, lights etc}
- To finish off the Paper Plate Valentine's Day Car kid craft – simply staple the finished cardstock pieces in their designated spots.
- If desired, use a sharpie marker to draw a person sitting in the seat of the car {the heart stickers are from Target!}
- Then have children add other embellishments {like hearts to tie in the LOVE BUG theme} to really make it their own!
- Now display proudly for all to see!
