As the holiday season approaches, it’s time to break out your craft supplies and get creative! Everyone loves a beautiful holiday diy project, especially when you don’t have to purchase costly materials. Who knew that with just some basic popsicle sticks you can create amazing crafts? If you’re looking for some unique yet cost-effective holiday decorations this year, then look no further – we’ve gathered 20 popsicle stick crafts perfect for moms and teachers alike. Whether making an elf on a shelf or a festive snowman ornament, these craft ideas will bring the holidays alive in no time! So grab those wooden sticks and let’s get crafting!
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1.Santa, Tree and Snowman Popsicle Stick Craft-Easy to make and cute to decorate you and your kids will have a blast creating any of these holiday crafts ideas. Santa, Christmas tree or a snowman, Hang on the tree or around the house to add to the holiday decor. First paint the color of your choice, after paint dries put 4 popsicle sticks together by hot gluing along the edges. Hot glue on all the objects to decorate. If you use regular Elmers glue the sticks will not stay together!
What you need:
- Paint
- Hot glue gun
- String for hanging
- Buttons
- Cotton balls (for Santa)
- Snowflake and star decoration
- Studs for tree
- Popsicle sticks
2.Christmas Window Popsicle Stick Craft-These Christmas window ornaments are perfect for a student to make to bring home to mom and dad. You need a picture of the student of course, placed on green paper for the back ground. Hot glue red sticks (you can paint them, use marker or find red ones). First glue a square together, and then cross it in the middle with a t -shape. Make the bottom piece with a bigger stick ( or you a put 2 smaller ones together). Last but not least glue the mini wreathe on top and the string so it hangs and the white glitter for snow. You can use regular Elmers glue for that.
What you need:
5. Mini wreathe
3.Popsicle Tree Ornament– Perfect ornaments to hang on the tree. Remember when you are done to sign the back with their name and the year so it’ll be something you can use as a memory. Again you can use already dyed sticks or you can paint them yourself. First hot glue the pieces to make a star or a tree. For the tree the smaller pieces are going to have to be cut or you can buy different size popsicle sticks from amazon. Hot glue on the studs, ribbon and star on top. Use glitter glue to paint the stem of the tree.
What you need:
- Colored popsicle sticks
- Hot glue gun
- Studs
- Glitter glue for stem
- Ribbon for hanging
- Star
- Different size popsicle sticks
- Paint sticks (if needed to paint plain popsicle sticks)
4.Christmas Tree Popsicle Craft– Simple and fun Christmas tree craft for kids at home or at school.
What you need:
1.Green & Brown popsicle sticks
3. Hot glue gun
5.Popsicle Stick Ornaments-Be as creative as you dare with these adorable kid ornaments. Find a picture to remember to place in the middle of your tree, choose a popsicle stick color and decorate your tree. You can use just about anything, stickers, buttons, studs, shapes, pom-poms, pipe cleaners and ribbons. Make sure to hot glue your sticks together in a triangle, and your ribbon to the top so your ornament can hang.
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6.Holiday Car Popsicle Craft– This engaging activity is not only easy to make, but it also makes a great decoration for any holiday party or gathering. Using popsicle sticks, glue, and some simple tree, you and your little ones can craft an adorable miniature car that screams Christmas. . So grab some popsicle sticks and start crafting!
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7. Hot Cocoa Popsicle Craft– Glue 7 of the large popsicle sticks together. Use the color paint markers Draw a curved line on top and three straight lines on the bottom with white. Color in the bottom red. Cut a u shape out of the cardboard and color red and white along the edges. Finally draw some white squares on the remaining sticks for the marshmallows. Color the rest brown. Hot glue the Handle onto the side of the cup and last but not least glue the gingerbread man. Enjoy a cup of hot cocoa.
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8.Fireplace popsicle craft- First decorate a stick with the striped decorative paper. Hot glue together that decorative popsicle sticks, the stripe stick being on top. Then take 2 more sticks and glue them side by side together and 2 more to make the sides of the fireplace. Glue the tops of these to the bottom of the three sticks, which is the top of the fireplace. Glue on a square piece of black construction paper to the back. Cut out 2 rectangles for the logs, and use yellow and orange tissue paper for the fire.Feel free to crumple up and make it to your liking. Hot glue on the ribbon to hang and your have yourself a fireplace ornament.
What you need:
- 8 brown popsicle sticks regular size
- Colored paper for top of fire place
- Construction paper
- Tissue paper
- Ribbon to hang
- Foam stockings
- Hot glue gun and Elmers glue
9. Popsicle Snowflakes– Choose a color and decorate in whichever way you want. Glitter and pom poms or studs can be placed however you see fit.
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10.Popsicle Sleigh Craft–
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11. Snowman Popsicle Craft– These adorable snowman can be used for a Holiday decoration, for inventive play- or even a book mark! Cut out a white circle for the snowman’s head, carrot for the nose and a hat. Glue the buttons onto the white sticks, then the head and hat. Take a pipe cleaner and twist around neck for the scarf.
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12.Reindeer Popsicle Craft– This simple reindeer craft can be done in many ways. You can use plain sticks or ones that are already colored brown. You can color the sticks with crayons or marker paint. Whatever you have available.
What you need:
1.Popscicle sticks colored brown
4. Goggly eyes
5. Hot glue gun
13. Gingerbread popsicle craft– Glue 5 popsicle sticks together. Glue on the squiggly ribbon to the top and bottom and out green sequence on both sides. Place the eyes in their proper place and draw the pink cheeks with the paint marker and draw on the smile with the permanent marker. You can add a bow if you’d like.
What you need:
- 5 Brown Popsicle Sticks
- Curly ribbon
- Large goggly eyes
- Green sequins
- Hot glue gun
- Pink Paint
- Black sharpie
14. Popsicle Snowflake Craft– With the hot glue gun position three sticks and glue them to they look a star. First cross it, then cross it again. Glue the white buttons to fill up the sticks, and final touch is the large pearl in the middle. Add some string to complete the snowflake ornament.
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15.The Grinch Popsicle Craft– Use the hot glue gun and glue 4 popsicle sticks together. Color the top half green with stick markers and the bottom half red. Use the white foam paper cut out a cloud shape for the top of grinches head and the bottom of his head. It will separate the red from the green. Glue on foam Santa hat. Cut out very tiny yellow squares for the eyes and add black circles. Draw eyebrows on top. Glue on green pom pom nose and add the crooked smile.
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16.Snowman popsicle craft– Glue together 6 large popsicle sticks with hot glue gun. Paint front and back with the white stick paint. Glue on buttons for mouth and eyes. Glue on red pom pom for earmuffs and green pipe cleaner connected to each pom pom. Create and orange from construction paper and glue it on. You can add pink checks with paint or crayon (once the white paint dries). And you have an adorable snowman art craft!
What you need:
- 6 Large popsicle sticks
- Black buttons
- Large red pom poms
- Pipe cleaners
- White paint marker
- Construction paper
- Hot glue gun
17. Christmas Tree Popsicle Stick Craft– Perfect craft to bring home from school! First Paint 8 sticks green (both sides) and one stick brown. Glue 3 green stick together in a triangle. Make sure the bottom stick that goes across is laying across the top of the other 2 sticks. Glue each stick on placing the top of the stick to one point. Glue on the iron stick the bottom, behind the front. Splatter with glitter (Elemers glue will work for this, you can even try a glue stick).
What you need:
3.Glitter
4. Hot glue gun
18. Elf Craft– Hot glue 4 sticks together. Paint the bottom half green. Use red construction paper to cut out the hat and scarf. Use green paper to cut a triangle for the hat. Glue red pom pom on top of the green triangle. Place eyes and nose on the face and draw the mouth. You have a perfect little elf craft!
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19. Simple Christmas Tree Craft– You will need to cut the popsicle sticks to make them smaller in size for each one. It is easier to cut each one before you glue them together. Then glue them on starting with the biggest full size stick on the bottom, and continuing smaller each line as you go up. Next glue the stem to the bottom and the buttons all over the tree, whichever colors and however many you would like. Glue the twine to the back of the tree and you have yourself a Christmas tree ornament made from popsicle sticks!
What you need:
2. Buttons
5. Hot glue gun
20.Santa Clause Popsicle Stick Craft-First use the hot glue gun to glue on 4 large popsicle sticks together. Glue on the cotton balls to make a beard. Cut a large triangle out of red stock paper and glue to head(stock paper is hard and will not flap over). Glue one cotton ball to the top and across the whole bottom of the triangle. Glue in eyes and red pom pom for nose.
What you need:
- 4 Large popsicle sticks
- Red Card stock
- Goggly eyes
- Cotton balls
- Hot glue gun
- One red pom pom for nose
Conclusion
All in all, DIY popsicle crafts offer the perfect way to make any holiday just a little more special for your kids. Popsicles have been around since 1905 and are an ideal tool for crafting and displaying creativity! Not only do these craft projects provide some sweet family fun, but they also result in some colorful decorations or handmade gifts that will last for years to come. So, what’re you waiting for? Let’s get crafting! Whip out those crafting supplies and get started on creating a few fun popsicle projects that your children–and the spirit of the holidays–will surely enjoy!
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