I just LOVE doing crafts with my kids at Christmas time! It warms my heart to see their little hands create this time of year. These Popsicle Stick Christmas Ornaments are perfect for kids to make and turn out so cute!
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What You Need
Craft Paint—Brown, Tan, White
4 Pieces Ribbon, about 2 inches each
6 Small Buttons, assorted colors
2 Small Jingle Bells
2 Small Red Poms
1 Small Piece Black Paper
3 Pipe Cleaners—2 Brown and Orange
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How To Make Popsicle Stick Christmas Ornaments
Paint 2 Large Wood Craft Sticks brown and 2 sticks white. Let dry. On the brown sticks, paint a dot of tan in the middle of the stick and a dot about a half inch from the top. Let dry.
Cut 2 little black snowman hats from the black paper and cut 2 pieces of the orange pipe cleaner about ½ inch long each for the carrot noses.
Snip the brown pipe cleaners into thirds. Bend 2 of them in a “U” shape and then bend the ends a different direction to look like antlers. Take 2 more of them and make stick arms for the snowmen by twisting and bending each end into a “V” to look like stick hands.
Now just glue all the parts on each of the sticks. For each reindeer: Glue eyes, red pom nose, and bell on the front. Glue antlers on the backside. For each Snowman: Glue eyes, carrot nose, 3 buttons, 2 ribbons for the scarf, and a black hat.
Let this sit and dry for about 20 minutes.
Once dried, just take the Twine, and knot each piece so it forms a loop. Glue this onto the back of each craft stick to use as the ornaments hanger. Let dry.
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Enjoy your Popsicle Stick Christmas Ornaments!
Brandy says
I am addicted to using popsicle sticks for crafting. They make the best thing to work with when creating ornaments. I usually just make decor for the mantle, this year I will try your Christmas ornament craft!
Gladys parker says
My grandchildren would love to make these Popsicle Stick Christmas Ornaments! They love reindeer and crafting therefore it would be a sweet fun project to do with them. Memories are what the Holidays are all about.
Elizabeth O says
Oh my!! These are really so adorable. I really love these popsicle stick ideas. I would definitely try this one. I love it.
Cynthia Nicoletti says
These are such cute ornaments. My daughter who is a teacher always likes new ideas and I will share these with her.
Sarah Bailey says
Now those are just the cutest idea for a christmas make, they would make lovely gifts from kids as well to family.
Tara Pittman says
These are so cute. I think my kids made some of these when they were younger.
Laura says
Love a bit of Christmas crafting! My lil one is only 8 weeks old, so I’ll save this for later!
Claudia Krusch says
This is such a cute craft idea. I will have to make these with my friends little ones when they come over this weekend.
parpar de real says
What a fun craft for my kids and this is the best way to keep them busy during this long weekend.
Rosey says
I like to do crafts with the kids too. We just finished turkeys for Thanksgiving. This will be fun for Christmas!
gingermommy says
This looks like a super fun craft to do with the kids. I am going to have to make these soon.
Vanessa Palma says
These look like so much fun! I’m totally making these with my kids.
Stephanie Jeannot says
Wow! What an amazing craft to do for thanksgiving and the holiday season. I would really like to do this with some of the little ones in my family. They’s like this a lot.
Wendy Polisi says
Those are such a cute idea. My kids would loooove to do these! Plus, they’re easy enough it wouldn’t result in me having to do most of the craft, ha!
Kelly Hutchinson says
These are so cute! I have been look for simple crafts my daughter and I can do together. These would be perfect!
Leigh Anne Borders says
These are really cute! I love being able to do crafts like this with my students. Things that I can actually do and so can they:)
Soonjoo says
This is really cute and fun Christmas ornament to make at home. I like making my own ornament rather han buying them. I would love to try make them.
Krystel | Disney on a Budget says
What a fun craft to do and you can use these to decorate! Any kid would love this
Karlee says
Oh my gosh I totally remember making these as a kid!! My mom still has some she hangs on the tree. What a fun craft!
Leigh Anne Borders says
I love this craft idea! It is easy to make and they really do look cute on the tree!
Sara says
These are cute! It’s a fun way to spend quality time and be creative with kids.
Nadine Cathleen says
What a fun idea! It’s simple enough yet looks so pretty. I bet the kids love it 🙂