My youngest son and I made robot Valentines today for his kindergarten class. He did most of the punching and I did most of the assembling. He also enjoyed picking out papers from my scrap bin for each of his friends. This is a wonderful project for using up scraps!
These are based on my robot Valentine featured in the February issue of Scrapbooks Etc. magazine. I have had lots of inquiries on specific directions, so I figured I would tell how I made these. The fun thing about robots is that you can make them any way you'd like with what you have on hand. I think the sillier and more random the better! =)
Begin by wrapping a miniature candy bar with patterned paper to cover the logo and adhere. Trim a ¼" strip of gray cardstock, run through a paper crimper and trim into arms and legs. Cut a gray punched circle (Fiskars pop-up circle punch) in half to form the feet. For the hands, punch a ¼" hole punch into gray cardstock and punch the negative piece with the circle punch used for the feet to form a washer shape. Cut in half for each hand. Mini Glue Dots really speed up this project!
I used Fiskars' limited edition Bistro Brew squeeze punch for the head, but any square or rectangle shape would work. I adhered the head with foam adhesive so it wouldn't be so much shallower than the body. I added a heart punch on the chest and a strip of cardstock behind the head for bolts, a hand-cut smile (using self-adhesive foam), and googly eyes. Robots are all different, so have fun decorating him as you wish!
To view all of my Valentine blog posts for more project ideas, check here.
My favorite part is the different sized eyes of the robots :) That flower is sooo beautiful - I can't wait to get the instructions!
Posted by: Sarah Crowder | 02/13/2011 at 06:23 PM
These are so amazingly cool! How fun for kids to pick out all the papers too. Spencer will love making these!!
Posted by: Erin | 02/13/2011 at 09:48 PM
These are wonderful!!! I heart robots.
Found your project via Childmade.
Posted by: KJ@letsgoflyakite | 05/14/2011 at 12:14 PM
How fun for kids to pick out all the papers too. Spencer will love making these!!
Posted by: Kids Nike TN | 08/10/2011 at 03:06 AM
I just wanted to stop by and let you know that I featured your card on my feature, "Scouting Sunday". I love the card! If you're interested, you can snag a cool "I've been Scouted..." button, and see your feature at http://www.thiscraftinglife.com/2013/01/9awesomevalentinescards.html. Keep up the great work!
Posted by: Lori S | 01/13/2013 at 09:55 PM
My son is so into robots! He would love to make them.
Posted by: JDaniel4's Mom | 01/15/2013 at 10:29 AM
Used a Starburst for the head :) solved the problem of it being shallower and added an extra little treat to enjoy!
Posted by: Rachel | 02/11/2013 at 06:49 PM