I made a Love Bug Butterfly Craft with my son many years ago but have never made one of these classic Valentine’s day crafts with my youngest. So looking around at what supplies I had on hand and how she loves to play with things after we make them cork Love Bugs just made sense. You could use paint but I opted for the least amount of drying time so we could play with them by dinner time when the glue dried.
Gather your materials. You will need some corks, red markers, googly eyes, glue, double stick tape ( or more glue if drying time isn’t a concern), pink and or red construction paper, a heart punch or scissors, and a tray to keep the rolly polly corks on the table and frustration levels low.
Start by coloring your corks. 
My daughter decided to make a mama and a baby love bug so she colored two while I made one as well. If you want to spread this craft out over a longer period you could paint the corks and wait for them to dry. We are not good at waiting so we used sharpies.
Next she used the heart punch to punch out the heart wings first with her hands
and then with her elbow.
I popped the double stick tape on.
She added the wings.
Then it was time for the glue and googly eyes. She chose just the right ones. 
Then added the glue. 
Let dry.
Sandy says
Adorable! I’m heading to the liquor store right now…to gather supplies! 😉
Karen or Honey says
We made hot plates from corks several years ago and I have hundreds of corks left. I know what my 3 yr old granddaughter and I are going to make for all the grandparents and great grands for Valentines Day! Thank you. I love your stuff! I’ve been following you and using all your ideas since I started keeping 5 of my grands in 2010. Unfortunately, they grow up and leave me, so I only have the 3 yr with me now…can you imagine how much fun we have? She has me (and her Grandpa) wrapped!
Debbie says
Love this! And love the pictures. Did you get a new camera or something:)
Allison McDonald says
Why yes, yes I did!
Theres Just One Mommy says
Cute! I may just need to drink more wine….
Bev says
What a great way to reuse wine corks and a nice activity for young kids!
Brooke (Siayla) says
I just wanted to let you know I linked up to this activity today here http://siayla.blogspot.ca/2014/01/valentine-butterflies-and-little-love.html My girls had a lot of fun making cork and pom pom love bugs today 🙂 Thanks for the great idea.
Toodie says
Those are the cutest love bugs ever, but your daughter is a BEAUTIFUL love bug! What a fun craft.
Allison McDonald says
Thank you !
Lisa @ The Wellness Wife says
This is adorable and so easy! I’m a red wine drinker and even if my corks are stained, it will just add character!
Mary says
Made these love bugs with my 4 year old granddaughter this past weekend and she had such a blast! We used glue for the wings and added small magnets so they can be put on the fridge. Thank you for the great tutorial!
Allison McDonald says
What a great addition!
enonymous says
love the idea, but i bent some wire and put it on the top as antenna’s