Craft Stick Love Monster – Valentine Kid Craft Idea

If you are looking for a simple Valentine’s Day kids craft idea to add to your holiday plans, these smiling craft stick love monsters are not to be feared by those who make them but instead bring lots of JOY to the craft table!

Using inexpensive supplies like jumbo popsicle sticks, craft paint, heart stickers and paper – you too can pull this fun Valentine’s Day themed monster art project together for your child in no time!

So what are you waiting for? Fear not – we have made it super easy on Glued To My Crafts {as usual!} You can find the full step-by-step tutorial below, as well as links to our favorite materials on Amazon. I just know you and your child are going to have a blast “bringing to life” your very own love monsters together!

Happy crafting my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your finished popsicle stick Valentine’s Day monsters with us on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to see them! #gluedtomycrafts

MORE VALENTINE’S DAY CRAFT TUTORIALS ON GLUED TO MY CRAFTS: Craft Foam Heart Valentine Penguin and Paper Plate Valentine Candy Dish

Love Monster Craft Supplies:

Jumbo Wood Craft Sticks – 9 per love monster craft
School Glue
Craft Paint – think shades of red, pink and purple
Small Paper Plate
Foam Paint Brush
Cardstock Paper – think shades of pink, red and purple
Buttons, Wiggles Eyes, Glitter, Valentine Stickers

Directions:

First things first – gluing the popsicle sticks together. Grab NINE jumbo popsicle sticks and your school glue.
Glue them together to look like a fence. Seven next to each other and two across.
Repeat the above steps for each love monster you want to make today.
Set aside the popsicle stick shape to allow it to dry a bit.
When ready – decide what color {or colors} you want your love monster craft to be.
Squirt that shade of craft paint on your paper plate.
Use the foam paint brush to paint one side of your popsicle stick square shape completely.
Again, set it aside to allow it to dry a bit.
Now you are ready for the embellishments. Grab all your cardstock paper sheets and scissors.
Cut out eyes, ears, wacky hair, antennas and other facial features from the cardstock. (The funnier the monster, the better!)
To finish off your DIY love monster craft, glue your paper pieces in place on the front of the painted craft stick base, as well as any of the buttons, glitter or any other embellishments you see fit.
Then let it all dry completely before displaying and/or playing with proudly!!!

Pair our craft with this idea —> Paper Plate Love Monster

We aim to live up to our name and get you GLUED to YOUR crafts as well!

So on that note, come get extra crafty with us this Valentine’s Day season by checking out our Paper Plate Lion, Popsicle Stick Fairy House and Bubble Wrap Bee Hive Card craft posts! All three of them are super easy and sure to inspire!

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Craft Stick Love Monster

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Tools:

School Glue
Small Paper Plate
Foam Paint Brush

Supplies:

Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
Craft Paint
Cardstock Paper
Embellishments

Instructions:

First things first - gluing the popsicle sticks together. Grab NINE jumbo popsicle sticks and your school glue.
Glue them together to look like a fence. Seven next to each other and two across.
Repeat the above steps for each love monster you want to make today.
Set aside the popsicle stick shape to allow it to dry a bit.
When ready - decide what color {or colors} you want your love monster craft to be.
Squirt that shade of craft paint on your paper plate.
Use the foam paint brush to paint one side of your popsicle stick square shape completely.
Again, set it aside to allow it to dry a bit.
Now you are ready for the embellishments. Grab all your cardstock paper sheets and scissors.
Cut out eyes, ears, wacky hair, antennas and other facial features from the cardstock. (The funnier the monster, the better!)
To finish off your DIY love monster craft, glue your paper pieces in place on the front of the painted craft stick base, as well as any of the buttons, glitter or any other embellishments you see fit.
Then let it all dry completely before displaying and/or playing with proudly!!!

There’s NO NEED to be scared, my dear crafty friends! We are going to show you how easy it is to make this adorable little “love” monster for Valentine’s Day, with simple craft supplies and steps!

Keep scrolling for the full tutorial so you can make your craft stick love monster with your child today!