Cupid Doesn’t Flip Hamburgers Character By Linda Valentino (author of Pots of Fun for Everyone)

Materials

•  9” x 12” oaktag
• Paper: red, white, pink, orange
• Black marker
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Scissors

Directions

Teachers

1. Cut a simple 11” body from oaktag. (Enlarge photo character to 11” and trace.)
2. Trace enough bodies for each child.
3. After reading Cupid Doesn’t Flip Hamburgers, have each child write 3 adjectives describing Cupid on 2” red and pink hearts.

Students

Read Cupid Doesn’t Flip Hamburgers. Use the book as a guide to make your Cupid character. (Boys might prefer to make Mr. Lovegood from Cupid DOES Eat Chocolate Covered Snails.)

1. Dress your Cupid in a 6” dress cut from red paper.
2. Cut a white apron 7” long. Fold up 1” on bottom for pocket.
3. Glue the dress and apron on your character.
4. Cut a small red heart from red paper and glue to the apron.
5. Cut hair from orange paper and glue to head.
6. Cut hat from white paper and glue to hair.
7. Draw a simple face with a black marker.
8. Glue your hearts in Cupid’s pocket.

* Individualize your Cupid by adding details such as a necklace, bracelets, shoes, and socks. What about some nice cookies for her to hold? But be careful not to eat Cupid’s cookies unless you are ready to fall in love!