These super cute and simple butterfly give away treats are perfect for a class Valentine exchange! Smarties products are free of milk, egg, fish, crustacean shellfish, tree nuts, peanuts, wheat and soy. Smarties® products are safe to eat for kids with peanut allergies. They are also Vegan and Gluten free! I’ve been searching around because I *think* Wrigley’s Big Red gum (that we used) is Gluten Free and Peanut free, but please check ingredients. I’m going to reach out to the company to find out for certain. You can always swap for something you are 100% certain is safe for you or your little ones to consume. If you want to send in SAFE and allergy safe candy Valentine treats, you will want to check these out!
Supplies:
- Paper in your choice of colors
- Smarties candy
- Sticks of chewing gum
- heart or flower stickers (optional)
Step 1
Cut 2 equal size, matching hearts for each butterfly you plan to make. Overlap the hearts at the point and slightly angle the hearts so one end of your “wings” will be closer together than the other and glue together (or use 2 sided tape). This is also when I added the heart stickers to the corners of the “wings” but this is optional. You can decorate the wings however you like or not at all.
Step 2
Attach a stick of chewing gum down the center of the hearts to create the “body” of the butterfly. Again, you can do so with glue or two sided tape.
Step 3
Attach the Smarties to the chewing gum using a bit heavier glue.
The kids can write a personal message on the back of the butterfly for passing out to classmates or you could attach a string and tag to each.
Check out our adorable Valentine Plane treats too!
Ashley M says
I love this valentine – what a cute idea! I’ll have to keep it in mind as I’m not sure it’s a good idea for 15 preschoolers.
Justin says
Too sweet for words
Jenna says
Awwww Super cute! Thanks for the ideas! Pinning!!
Chrishelle says
This is such a cute hand made Valentine card. We will definitely be using this with our 4H craft group. The kids are doing a lot of homemade Valentine projects.
Amanda Love says
This is so easy to do. Why didn’t I think of doing something like this. I’m looking for something easy to do with my toddler and we can surely do this. Thanks for the idea.
Kecia says
We don’t have a school-aged child yet, but I cannot wait to make cute Valentines for my kiddos to take to school! These look so easy to make and they come with the treat built in.
Lolo says
Your little saying is so cute! Fun Valentine!
Stacie Connerty says
What a cute idea for Valentines. I always try to make homemade Valentines with my kids. They have such pride over what they have created.
Rebecca says
I love making little heart cards like this. Very cute! Thank you!
M.Clark says
This is a very cute Valentine’s Day craft idea, I think I like this one better than the airplane. Thank you for this post.
Ashley says
Very cute! My guys have gotten past these, but they are adorable.
Mitch says
I love Smarties! What a great ides for Valentines Day!
thanks,
Mitch
Nicole Brady says
I’ve seen people make butterflies with Smarties but never putting the gum underneath. That’s adorable!
Jennifer @TheRebelChick says
I agree, the gum underneath is such a cute idea! I want to make these for my nieces and nephew, they are still young enough to trade Valentine’s at school!
Angela says
This is so sweet! It would be perfect for handing out to classmates.
Cherie @ incherieswords says
This is so darn cute! My 5 & 10 year olds would LOVE to make this. And then my 14 year old would love to eat this. Thanks for sharing!