Love Bugs: DIY Valentine Treats

February 1, 2024

Supplies

  • Wooden clothespins
  • Mini bags Valentine M&M’s 
  • Red pipe cleaners
  • Googly eyes with adhesive backing
  • Glue stick
  • Scissors
  • Glitter

Instructions

  1. Rub glue all over the front of the clothespin and sprinkle with glitter
  2. Stick the googly eyes onto the top of the clothespin
  3. Cut the pipe cleaners in half, then fold each one around the pack of candy so that the pack is pinched in the middle
  4. Leave the pipe cleaners open at the top
  5. Slide your clothespin onto the middle of each package
  6. Twist the ends of the pipe cleaners to look like antennas

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