Popsicle Stick Craft Ideas

Popsicle Stick Wishing Well

Approximate Time: 1hour

Supplies:

• 5 inch coffee can
• glue
• masking tape
• jumbo Popsicle sticks (5 1/2 inch)
• regular size Popsicle sticks (3/8 by 4 1/2 inch)
• elastic bands
• acrylic paint - red and pink
• paint brush
• stencils - butterflies

Instructions:

1. Glue Popsicle jumbo sticks around the can until it is completely covered.
2. Once your done, wrap a few rubber bands around the can to hold sticks in place while glue dries.

3. Glue two more jumbo craft sticks on the sides near the top of your can, directly across from each other.
4. While that is drying you can start the roof, using regular size Popsicle sticks. Lay two Popsicle sticks down parallel to each other; put a dab of glue on each end of another stick and lay it across the two you have. Keep doing this until one side of your roof is done. Repeat this again for the other side of your roof.

5. Also glue two sticks together on a 45 degree angle, you will need two of these. Set all this aside to dry.
6. When dry, glue the two 45 degree angles on the top of the Popsicle sticks you put on the sides of your can; the ones you did directly across from each other at the top.

7. Put a bit of masking tape on them until they are dry.
8. When dry, glue on your roof pieces.

9. Glue one stick on the top of your wishing well's roof.

10. Once the well is dry you can paint it. I used a decorative stencil to add a design to the finished well.

11. Now add pennies or use it however you like.

By coville123 from Brockville, Ontario

Popsicle Stick Shelf

Glue three popsicle sticks together. You will need two of these, and one on each end to form a rectangle. Keep building it until you have 14 layers. You will need three of these boxes.

Once done, attach each box together with 2 popsicle sticks. When dry, turn over and do the same to the back. Reinforce by building a fifteenth layer around the two sticks.

Then, depending on the pattern you want, start filling in the back the way you want them.

I put some on diagonally, then added some sideways. I did some straight then added some sideways. It will all depend on the way you want it to look. When dry, hang up.

By coville123 from Brockville, Ontario

Craft Project: Popsicle Stick Trinket Box

Approximate Time: 1 day (accounting for the glue drying time)

Supplies:

• Wood glue
• 60 clean sticks
• Large button for handle

Instructions:

Lay the 2 sticks out across from each other on your left and one on your right.

Lay 2 more across the first 2 in the opposite direction. Glue the tips of the sticks where they touch at the corners.

Add each row gluing the corners.

This box has 9 rows (36 sticks for the 4 sides).

The bottom can be glued on after the rows are completely dried. Put a layer of glue on the complete bottom after it has been glued to the sticks on the side.

The top is made by laying 2 sticks opposite each other. Lay each stick close to each other and going across the first 2 laid down. Gluing to the 2 laid down first. After dried put a layer of glue across the whole top to hold sticks in place.

Attach a large button for the handle.

Let each piece dry completely. Paint and decorate as you please.

By Little Suzy from Millbury, Oh

Popsicle Stick Puzzle

Approximate Time: 5 minutes

Supplies:

• Popsicle sticks (wide craft sticks recommended)
• tape
• markers or crayons

Instructions:

1. Lay a number of craft sticks side by side so that they look like a picket fence.
2. Place a strip of tape across the top and bottom of the sticks, to keep them together.

3. Use crayons or markers to draw a picture across the sticks.
4. Remove the tape, scramble the sticks, and see if you can put the picture back together!

By Kirsten from Logan, UT

Craft Project: Decorated Popsicle Stick Frame

Approximate Time: Less than an hour for each step

Supplies:

• washable tempera paint
• paper
• paper towels
• drinking straw
• dish soap
• colored Popsicle sticks
• foam shapes and letters
• glitter glue
• tacky glue
• felt (your choice of color)
• low temp glue gun
• hammer
• unfinished shadow box

Instructions:

Part 1: Get a small dish of tempera paint and mix it with dish soap to make a creamy consistency. There are no exact measurements for this step; trial and error worked for me. Add a little water to make it runny.

Cut one straw in half and dip into paint mixture. Blow in the straw from the opposite end onto a piece of paper. You will get drips and splatters, so cover your surfaces! Have fun!

Part 2: Use 8 colored Popsicle sticks to make a square. Glue the sticks using tacky glue. Begin decorating using foam shapes and glitter glue. Have fun!

Once the frame is dry and bubble paper is dry, use the frame as a guide for a section of the bubble paper to frame. Cut out bubble selection and use tacky glue on the back of the frame to attach paper.

Part 3: Open unfinished shadow box frame and remove hardware and glass. Since my bubbles were purple, I used red and blue tempera paint for my frame color; you can use any colors that match anything in your Popsicle sticks or bubbles. Use a paper towel to apply your paint to the frame, then use a clean towel to wipe the paint off, creating a colored stain. Set aside.

Using the back of the frame as a guide, cut your felt piece. Use low temp hot glue to attach felt to frame back. Use the same glue to attach Popsicle frame and foam letters. Set aside.

Now that the frame is dry, the glass can be re-inserted. Be sure to put a small dab of hot glue in each corner to hold the glass in place. Replace back and attach hardware. Hang and enjoy!

By Jenn from Vineland, NJ

Popsicle Stick Picture Frames