Looking for Valentine treats for school? Here is a step by step tutorial of how to make Valentine's Day treat buddies; clip in a treat and you're done!
Felt balls are one of my favorite and most often used crafts supplies.
I have made everything from felt ball garlands to felt ball wreath and Christmas tree ornaments, and felt ball dream catcher ornaments.
Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to combine felt balls with another of my favorite craft supplies (googly eyes!) and make fun treat buddies to accompany Valentine treats for school.
Here’s how to make simple, yet SO cute Valentine’s Day treat buddies that your kids (and their classmates) will love.
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Why You'll Love This Craft
- Any craft with googly eyes and felt balls is a winner in my book!
- Kids love making these silly little treat buddies. It's a great way to get kids involved in the Valentine's for their class at school.
- You can make a bunch of these treat buddies in a short time.
Craft Supplies Needed
- Felt Balls - 20mm felt balls are my favorite size.
- Googly Eyes - There's something so quirky and fun about googly eyes!
- Colored Paper or Cardstock - For the paper hearts.
- Wooden Clothes Pins - These make the bodies of the treat buddies.
- Scissors, Hot Glue Gun, and Glue - Craft room staples!
- Pencil - For tracing hearts onto the paper.
- Heart Templates - They are free in The Resource Library!
How to Make Valentine’s Day Treat Buddies
Step 1. Print and cut out the heart-shaped templates from the resource library.
Using the templates, trace hearts onto the pieces of colored card stock and cut out hearts.
You can keep things simple and do one heart per treat buddy, or you can combine the two different-sized hearts.
Step 3. Take a wooden clothes pin and put a dab of hot glue on one end.
Step 4. Add a felt ball head, and hold in place until the glue sets.
Repeat for all of the treat buddies.
Step 5. Decide which colored hearts will pair with which felt ball colors.
I wanted variation so I mixed and matched.
I didn’t want pink with pink or purple with purple etc; I wanted to mix them up.
Step 6. Add a small line of hot glue to the middle of the clothespin.
Step 7. Lay the paper heart on top of the glue line and let it dry.
Step 8. Repeat for all of the clothes pins and hearts.
Step 9. Write a Valentine’s Day message on each heart.
PRO TIP: This step is easier if it’s done before gluing the hearts to the clothespin, but it can be done now as well.
Step 10. You can clip any kind of Valentine’s Day treat into the clothespin!
Common Questions
I buy felt balls on Amazon. You can also find them from sellers on Etsy, and you might even see them at some craft stores.
You could use whatever size felt balls you have, but my favorite size is 20mm felt balls. That's the size I buy for every single one of my felt ball crafts I've ever done because it's the perfect size - not too big and not too small. Just a bit smaller than an inch in diameter.
If you enjoyed making these treat buddies with your kids, you can try out more of our Valentine's Day craft projects! Try making yarn-wrapped hearts, a felt heart garland, or even salt dough hearts!
I’m not sure what it is about googly eyes but they make everything so much better!
These treat buddies for Valentine's Day are a fun way to add a little DIY into the Valentine's holiday, and also to make a simple treat like fruit snacks or a piece of candy more personalized.
Kids love helping with this project, and as they get older, they can even fill out the To and From themselves!
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How to Make Valentine's Day Treat Buddies
Materials
- Felt Balls 20mm felt balls work great.
- Googly Eyes
- Colored Paper or Cardstock
- Wooden Clothespins
- Scissors, Hot Glue Gun and Glue
- Pencil
- Heart Template Free in the Resource Library!
Instructions
- Print and cut out the heart-shaped templates from the resource library.Using the templates, trace hearts onto the pieces of colored card stock and cut out hearts.You can keep things simple and do one heart per treat buddy, or you can combine the two different-sized hearts.
- Carefully put two small dots of hot glue onto each felt ball and add googly eyes.Let dry.
- Take a wooden clothes pin and put a dab of hot glue on one end.
- Add a felt ball head, and hold in place until the glue sets.Repeat for all of the treat buddies.
- Decide which colored hearts will pair with which felt ball colors.I wanted variation so I mixed and matched.I didn’t want pink with pink or purple with purple etc; I wanted to mix them up.
- Add a small line of hot glue to the middle of the clothespin.
- Lay the paper heart on top of the glue line and let it dry.
- Repeat for all of the clothes pins and hearts.
- Write a Valentine’s Day message on each heart.PRO TIP: This step is easier if it’s done before gluing the hearts to the clothespin, but it can be done now as well.
- You can clip any kind of Valentine’s Day treat into the clothespin!
Notes
- 20mm felt balls are my favorite size; not too big and not too small!
- Hot glue the googly eyes onto the felt balls, even if the googly eyes come with adhesive on the back. They need the hot glue to make sure they don't fall off.
- Have your kids help with these treat buddies! They'll get a kick out of helping make them, and then handing them out at school!
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