Build A Cupid Craft (Valentine’s Day Cut And Paste)

build a cupid craft printable Valentine's day cut and paste for preschool and toddlers

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Valentineโ€™s Day is just around the corner and what better way for your little ones to celebrate than making their very own Cupid with this build a Cupid craft?

This simple activity is great for developing your childโ€™s cutting and sticking skills, and an awesome chance to practice some pencil control and fine motor skills as well!

These cute Cupid templates are great for preschoolers to use because theyโ€™re so simple for them to put together!

And thereโ€™s a color and a plain template โ€“ so your little ones can choose the colors and decorate their own Cupid as they wish โ€“ bright pink hair and rainbow wings? Go for it!

This printable Valentineโ€™s Day cut and paste craft could also make a lovely activity for anyone having a Valentineโ€™s Day party or an easy craft for the classroom!

Hereโ€™s some more Valentineโ€™s Day themed printable activities you may want to check out:

Or check out my other cut and paste crafts here.

What Skills Can Your Children Learn And Practice?

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printable cupid template cut and paste craft (free preschool download)

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When using this build a Cupid template, your children will have the chance to practice and develop some skills such as:

  • Cutting Skills โ€“ if you feel theyโ€™re ready, you can let them have a go at cutting out the pieces all by themselves โ€“ theyโ€™ll need to be careful and have good scissor control if they want to cut out the pieces neatly
  • Fine Motor Skills โ€“ when theyโ€™re sticking and picking up and moving the parts and placing them where they need to go
  • Pencil Control โ€“ if you print off the black and white version they can practice their pencil control and develop hand strength through coloring.

This simple craft will also give them a chance to practice their concentration and perseverance skills as they may find it tricky to place the pieces exactly where they want them to go.

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How To Prepare This Build a Cupid Craft

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First youโ€™re going to want to download the Cupid templates by clicking on the download box at the bottom of the page โ€“ Iโ€™ve made a color and a black and white version!

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Other materials youโ€™ll need:

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  • Safety scissors
  • Card stock or Craft paper
  • Some good glue
  • Some coloring pencils or pens

Once youโ€™ve downloaded the templates, youโ€™ll need to print them off onto paper or card.

Then, you can cut them out. Or if youโ€™d like your children to get some cutting practice, you can let them have a go.

Then you can stick all the pieces together to build your Cupid.

It can be really nice to let youโ€™re kids have a bit of free rein here and see if they can work it out โ€“ kind of like a puzzle.

If theyโ€™re struggling, the order Iโ€™d do it in is:

  1. Stick the sash on the body
  2. Stick the head on the body
  3. Stick the arms on the body
  4. Stick the feet on the body
  5. Stick the body to the wings
  6. Stick the bow and arrow on an arm

(I expect you could have worked that out but I do like to be thoroughโ€ฆ)

The finished one should look something like this:

Free printable build a cupid cut and paste craft templates valentine's day

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All ready to spread the love!

If you want to, you could always laminate the pieces before putting them together and use them as a puzzle. That way the different parts would be kept nice and they can use them again and again.

Iโ€™ve also created even more cute characters which I will be releasing in the coming weeks so they could use them together in a mix and match game as well (if you donโ€™t want to miss them you can turn on notifications by clicking on the bell in the bottom right corner).

A few more cut and paste characters you may want to check out:

FREE PRINTABLE BUILD A SUPERHERO CRAFT
FREE PRINTABLE BUILD A unicorn CRAFT Preschool
FREE PRINTABLE BUILD A Pirate CRAFT
FREE PRINTABLE BUILD A fairy CRAFT Preschool

After that youโ€™re all done!

Let your kids practice their cutting and sticking skills in a simple and fun way!

But Waitโ€ฆ Thereโ€™s Also A Black And White Build a Cupid Template!

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Free printable plain build a cupid cut and paste craft templates valentine's day

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Iโ€™ve also made a black and white version which would be an awesome way for your little ones to practice their coloring skills and personalize their Cupid in their own way!

So why not crack out the pens, crayons, paints or collage (or all of them if youโ€™re feeling adventurous) and let your kids get creative!

Iโ€™d love to see what they create!

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