How To Make Popsicle Stick Sled Ornament

How to make a popsicle stick sled ornament for under 2 step 1.

How to make popsicle stick sled ornament. Line up five whole popsicle sticks to create the deck of the sled. Cut the indented end of the sticks so that they are evenly rounded as above. Shape the popsicle sticks. Glue around 0 69 acrylic paint around 0 54 fine sandpaper or file.

To build the seat of the sled lay the short sticks in the shape you want them cut small sections of the plain stick small enough to fit then use hot glue to attach them together like this. The first step is pretty easy. Dab hot glue on the smaller cross pieces then place the sticks on their edges and hold until the glue sets. Once the pattern is fastened to the popsicle stick i wrap everything in see through shipping tape.

I took the time to make the ends somewhat symmetrical but this isn t necessary. Take 5 sticks and line them up as seen above. After gathering supplies lay 3 miniature craft sticks flat on a piece of wax paper. I arranged mine so that the middle one was slightly more forward than the ones beside it forming a bit of an arrow with the five popsicle sticks.

Add a photo of your child or student to personalize it even more. Cut a few popsicle sticks in half to create the cross pieces. How to make popsicle stick sled ornaments. Take another stick and cut it into two pieces just slightly wider than three sticks.

I use spray adhesive. Use the two small stick pieces to glue and brace the. It can be painted or covered in patterned washi tape. Here are the steps for making popsicle stick sled ornaments.

If you don t have spray adhesive wrap your popsicle sticks in painter s tape as i ve shown in the third picture for this step and then use a glue stick to glue the template to the painters tape. We re painting the popsicle sticks red. Use sharp scissors to snip a small board from the extra craft stick about 1 1 4 inches long. When the glue is dry invite your child to paint their sled board and.