You can create incredible crafts from such waste material as ice cream sticks. For children, this creative process will be especially exciting and useful, because its implementation contributes to the development of fine motor skills, attentiveness and perseverance. Using scrap materials, glue and wooden sticks, you can make not only toys, but also useful items for the home.
Plant tags
Popsicle sticks can be used as plant tags. These tags are convenient for marking seedlings in pots, a greenhouse or a box, but they can also be used in open ground. The inscription on the stick can be applied in any convenient way; if necessary, it can be covered with a protective layer.
Bracelet
A bracelet made from ice cream sticks can become an original decoration. To create it, sticks need to be soaked in water for 1-2 days or boiled. Then carefully insert the sticks into the glass or mug until they take the shape of a circle. After complete drying, they must be pulled out with tweezers. Ready-made bracelets can be decorated with paints, sparkles, rhinestones, fabric, or decoupage.
Doors
You can create miniature fairy doors using popsicle sticks. The required elements of a magic door are: an irregular, asymmetrical shape, a metal door handle, mandatory crossbars, the presence of a peephole or window, simulated forged hinges and a keyhole with a key.
House
A doll house is the dream of every girl, which you can easily make with your own hands. By gluing together ice cream sticks, you need to make 6-7 blanks corresponding to the size of the intended house and use cross bars to fasten them together. Assemble a house of the desired shape from the blanks. You can also make a fence, stairs, furniture and more from sticks.
Bookmark
If you simply decorate a popsicle stick, you can easily get a simple bookmark.
In a more complex version, two sticks of different lengths must be glued together at one edge and the attachment point must be covered with a decorative element, for example, a plaster heart.
Toy furniture
Bed
Do-it-yourself toy furniture will delight kids not only with the result, but also with the manufacturing process. With just two dozen popsicle sticks you can easily make a baby doll bed. This craft will not take much time and will easily fit into a doll’s interior.
Easel
Popsicle sticks can be used to make a mini easel for photographs. To make it you need 9 sticks of the same size, one even stick and a toothpick. Each easel leg consists of three glued sticks, they are fastened together with a toothpick; the role of a stand is played by a stick attached across.
Desk
Making it will require a lot of effort, and in addition to sticks and glue, you will need cardboard for flexibility and stability. If you add a bouquet and congratulations to the finished craft, you will get an excellent souvenir for a first grader.
Bench
To make a mini-bench, you should take cardboard blanks as a basis, fasten them together and cover them with wooden sticks. Then the bench can be painted and varnished.
Coach
Making a carriage out of popsicle sticks is not an easy task. Although, in essence, you can build a simple house with a flat roof and attach wheels to it, you will get something similar to this.
To create a more elegant option, you will have to work hard, thinking through the design and small details.
Ship
You can build a wooden boat from ice cream sticks. This craft will definitely not leave any child indifferent. To create it you will also need matches, toothpicks, and kebab skewers. An old handkerchief will do for the sail. If desired, the boat can be checked for buoyancy.
Bird feeders
One of the easiest options for making a bird feeder is using popsicle sticks. For the bottom you need to take 10-12 sticks and fasten them together, gluing two sticks to the edges of the structure. For the walls, you need to lay out the sticks in the shape of a square in several rows. All that remains is to secure the rope and hang it on the tree.
Magnets
If you glue a magnet to a photo frame made from popsicle sticks, you will get an interesting refrigerator magnet. This craft can be presented as a gift to grandparents if you place a photo of the child in it.
New Year decoration
On winter New Year's Eve evenings, you can keep your child busy making Christmas tree decorations. In skillful hands, ice cream sticks can turn into funny people and snowmen, cute angels, a snowflake, a Christmas tree, a star or a Christmas candy. You can fantasize about the New Year theme endlessly.
Educational material
Wooden sticks can be painted and used to teach counting. Also, ice cream sticks glued together will help you learn and remember geometric shapes. Sticks painted in different colors can be laid out according to given patterns, observing the location and color order. Such games contribute to the development of thinking.
Weapon
Crossbow
Using two popsicle sticks, a rubber band, a binder and a paper straw, you can build an original working mini crossbow that can shoot pen refills. You just need to glue the sticks together in the shape of the letter “T”, secure the binder with superglue, it will act as a trigger, thread and tighten the elastic band. A paper tube is needed to fix the “arrow”.
Catapult
A popsicle stick catapult is a fun activity for kids. You can shoot soft paper balls from such a weapon. For the base, it is enough to take 7 sticks, and for the trigger, 2 sticks and a metal bottle cap or plastic spoon are enough. All elements are fastened together with rubber bands, and the lid is attached with double-sided tape.
Gun
A miniature pocket pistol can be easily made using Popsicle sticks. Like a real weapon, it has a movable trigger, and instead of bullets there are rubber bands. This craft will not leave any boy indifferent.
Slingshot
Such powerful and compact weapons can also be made from wooden sticks. In this craft, the main thing is to secure all the parts well with glue and then with electrical tape. You can shoot from such a slingshot with paper clips, but under no circumstances should you aim and shoot at people. It may be dangerous.
Puzzles
For little ones, you can make puzzles from wooden sticks. The easiest way is to draw geometric shapes on several sticks laid out in a row, and then mix them.
Using the same principle, you can make puzzles using stickers or more complex designs.
Home theater characters
A home puppet theater will amuse kids of all ages. Characters on sticks are quite easy to make, so you just need to involve children in the manufacturing process. Heroes of your favorite fairy tales can be drawn on sticks, or created using applique.
Decor items
Vase
Wooden ice cream sticks will help you make an original decorative element from an ordinary glass vase. The sticks need to be soaked in boiling water or left in cold water for a day. Then use tweezers to lower the soaked sticks into the vase so that they take its shape. At the same time, it is better to lay them with a slight shift.
Decorative pendants
This type of pendant is quite simple to make. It is necessary to glue the sticks together into the desired shape, paint them and apply a pattern using the decoupage technique.
Jewelry holder
To ensure that your earrings are always visible and not lost, make a convenient holder for them.
Flower pots
By decorating ordinary plastic pots with wooden ice cream sticks, you can get original flowerpots for indoor flowers. To decorate them, you can use paints, appliqués, beads, ropes or ordinary wire.
Well
A decorative well can become an element of a more complex composition. For its base you need to choose a jar or box of a suitable size, and for finishing - ice cream sticks. In fact, the production of this craft has many variations and depends on the imagination and hard work of the master.
Hot stand
A convenient and useful thing is a hot stand, which can be made using ice cream sticks and wooden beads of two sizes. You need to make 3 holes in all sticks and assemble the stand using thread, alternating beads with sticks.
Shelves
Ice cream sticks are a material from which you can build a full-fledged shelf on the wall. A similar shelf in the shape of a honeycomb, made by yourself, will become an original element of the interior and will look very cute and stylish.
Framework
With the help of wooden sticks, even a child can make a stylish photo frame on his own. First you need to paint the sticks in the desired color. Then fold them into a square shape and glue them together. Sequins, appliques and stickers are the right decor for this product.
Lamp
A good option for using wooden sticks is to make a lamp. It is enough to make four identical rectangular blanks from thin slats and ice cream sticks, which will need to be connected to each other. By placing an ordinary light bulb inside the blank, you get a magnificent lamp.
Dishes
You can use popsicle sticks to make a fruit or candy plate. To do this, you need to lay out the sticks in the shape of a hexagon and glue them together. Having determined the height of the plate, make the required number of such layers.
Casket
Older girls will love a box made of wooden sticks. You can make it yourself and store jewelry and other valuables in it. A box with a removable lid can be decorated with flowers made using the quilling technique or decoupaged.
Airplane
Making an airplane will be a very interesting activity for a child. A few simple steps, glue and wooden sticks will be needed to create such crafts. A child's joy will know no bounds if he makes a whole flotilla of colorful airplanes.
Sled
A sleigh made from ice cream sticks is a cute New Year-themed craft that can be used as a Christmas tree decoration and as a souvenir. All rounded parts of the sled must be made from pre-soaked sticks. Bright colors and sparkles are suitable for decoration.
Handbags
An exclusive wooden handbag made from ice cream sticks will definitely not leave its owner unnoticed. With your imagination, you can build an accessory of any shape and size, and borrow the handles from an old bag. The main thing is not to get caught in the rain with such a handbag.
We offer you a selection of ideas for creating crafts from ice cream sticks with your own hands. In this article you will find interesting options for children's creativity, as well as several practical accessories for the home. Each of these things is so simple that even a child of primary school age can cope with its manufacture (and some can be easily done by a preschooler).
Most of the suggested crafts are very funny, so children will love making them. Moreover, their creation will be preceded by the obligatory eating of popsicles by the whole family, because the main material for creating our accessories is wooden ice cream sticks. Of course, in the creative departments it’s easy to find a ready-made set of 50 or 100 wooden spatulas of this type, but is that interesting? So enjoy your favorite treat and then get down to business with the kids!
Bookmarks
Let's start with the simplest thing and make simple bookmarks, for each of which we will need only one ice cream stick. How many popsicles you eat, you will get so many bookmarks.
You also need to take:
- a small picture (or a ready-made accessory);
- glue;
- paints.
The best paint to choose is acrylic, but you can also use gouache or even watercolor. True, the last option will not be too bright. If you're not too lazy to tinker, you can decorate the popsicle sticks with a marker.
An inexpensive set of acrylic paints can be ordered on AliExpress (check this link). Bright colors, excellent quality, high durability - a universal option for a wide variety of crafts.
Cut out an image of the head of any animal from a coloring book or postcard. We paint the stick the same color, then glue the structure together.
Additionally, you can cut out and paste letters onto the bookmark, laying out some phrase or the child’s name.
If you have some interesting accessories or felt from which you can cut out something interesting (a figurine of a kitten, a heart, a sun, a flower), use it.
Glue them to the tip of the stick, and decorate the piece of wood itself using a marker or stamp with an interesting print.
Picture puzzle
This is an educational toy for preschool children. Perhaps it is better for you to do it yourself or help your child. For this craft we need to take at least 8-10 ice cream sticks.
Additionally you will need:
- any picture, postcard or photograph;
- PVA glue.
Everything is simple here: coat the back of the picture with glue. Place the chopsticks on it (or proceed in reverse order). After drying, cut it. The educational toy is ready! Children love to put together such puzzles.
Photo frames
We have previously told you how to make your own photo frame from popsicle sticks. Here is a simpler option - children of primary school age can handle it.
In addition to sticks, we need to take:
- paints;
- glue;
- any decor (felt, buttons, beads, sparkles, etc.);
- cardboard.
Place and glue a layer of ice cream sticks onto a small piece of cardboard. Then we take four sticks and paint them any color (with paints or a marker). We fold the sticks crosswise and glue something cute and cute to them. You can lay out flowers or scatter buttons in a chaotic manner - your imagination is up to you.
You can also lay out the frames in a slightly unusual way. To do this, lay the ice cream sticks not in an even layer, but slightly pushing them out in one direction or the other.
We glue a picture or photograph on top of the panel, and cover the joints with painted sticks and decor.
Simple toy
Dragonfly or airplane? Decide for yourself. Even a preschooler can make such a toy out of sticks and clothespins with his own hands. Just help your child paint the materials, and he can handle the rest.
We will need:
- two ice cream sticks;
- pin;
- two beads;
- paints;
- glue.
Paint and decorate the clothespin (you can sprinkle it with glitter, after smearing it with glue). Glue the beads to the outer part of the clothespin with superglue. There is no need to glue the sticks. Simply fold them crosswise and then secure them with a clothespin.
Three-dimensional picture
If you want your child to master appliqué, you can start with popsicle stick crafts. Let's learn from birds: we'll make chickens or a penguin.
Additionally we will need:
- thick cardboard;
- colored paper;
- PVA glue;
- decorative eyes;
- paints;
- any decor.
We place four or five sticks in a row on the cardboard (the pieces of wood must first be painted with gouache or other paints). We cut out the wings, “hair” and paws. All this needs to be carefully pushed under the edges of the sticks and glued. The eyes need to be “planted” with glue.
To make an applique in the shape of a penguin, we use the same technique. The outermost sticks can be lowered to make paws. We draw the white breast on top of the glued sticks, since it is impossible to do this in a disassembled state.
Pencils
To make pencil holders, you will need a significantly larger number of Popsicle sticks.
Additionally, let's take:
- any cardboard boxes (can be for tea);
- paints;
- decorative materials;
- Super glue;
- PVA glue.
First you need to paste the box around the perimeter on all sides. To make the structure more stable, add horizontal fixing sticks inside.
Views: 2,039
Second attempt to load MK. Sorry, but something went wrong while loading and some of the photos with text disappeared.
Good day, dear needlewomen!
There are times when you want to congratulate a lot of people, but you can’t get enough of them all... I made such small gifts for the workers of the kindergarten where I worked before and for my friends. I gave it to my teachers. I didn’t even expect that such small prizes could evoke a sea of positive emotions. They even took me to show it to after-school care to do it with the children. So I decided to upload these ideas here too. Maybe it will be useful to someone.
Materials used:
-PVA glue
- ice cream sticks
- clothespins
-acrylic paints
-tassel
-varnish
-decor elements
It is best to use PVA glue for gluing. I made my first stars for an article in a magazine. This idea has been in my head for a long time. So I ate ice cream very heavily all summer. I glued them with hot glue. I thought it would be easier and faster. But it turned out to be neither easier nor faster. The sticks often came unglued from each other. It wasn't always neat. I tried to glue the latter ones using PVA glue. It turned out to be much more convenient, neater and easier.
First we glue our top and secure it with a clothespin. Apply glue for the next stick.
We glue it, fix it with clothespins and, if necessary, remove excess glue with a cotton swab.
Glue the third stick, fix it and turn the future star over. Apply glue to the back side.
Glue the last stick. Let's see if all the sticks in the corners are aligned. If necessary, we adjust it. This is a big plus of this glue; you can’t do that with hot glue.
The drying time for each glue is individual. It took me 15 minutes. Over the course of the evening I was able to make 20 stars and paint them with acrylic. The next day I coated them with varnish. This photo was taken for a magazine. The gluing method has not yet been precisely determined. To be honest, I had a hard time with them back then. The sticks kept peeling off and the glue was often visible.
The option I found described above turned out to be very simple and easy to implement. But as they say, simple ideas don’t only come to your head. At the moment I have already seen stars on the Internet. True, they are glued together differently, in my opinion more difficult.
Garlands look best on “bare” windows. I got a little lost against the background of a small curtain. It was necessary to do only with red and green. I also hung them on a horizontal stick at different lengths. I also hung it from the window. It looks very nice both from the street and inside. But it was not possible to take good photographs. The glass reflects the entire situation and everyone gets lost in the photograph.
I made a lot of pendants. If there are sparkles, they should be sprinkled on immediately after applying the varnish so that they stick well.
We decorate with everything we have at home. It looks very nice as a decorative element for packaging a New Year's gift on the simplest wrapping paper.
Now skis.
We will need:
-PVA glue
- clothespins
- ice cream sticks
-buttons
-acrylic paints
-sandpaper
-thick yarn for handles and thread for hanging
I saw this idea in a magazine last year. These skis were used as a decorative element for gift packaging. It should be noted that the simplest packaging paper with such small elements looks very interesting and not hackneyed.
First we paint the sticks. After drying, we go over the sharp spots with sandpaper. Create the effect of old skis. We glue them together using PVA.
Break off the sharp ends of the toothpicks on one side. We paint with white acrylic. Once it dries, we put our buttons on the toothpicks. Since the buttons consist of two parts, I specially took a close-up photo to make it clear what they look like. We paint the handle black and glue our black lace. We glue them together using Moment Crystal glue. My tube is in such a state that I was already ashamed to photograph it with all the materials used.
Then we glue them using the same glue to the skis themselves. I made them both as pendants and as refrigerator magnets.
I wanted to do more, but it turned out that there weren’t enough buttons in the house. That's bad luck...
Such ideas have been floating around on the Internet for a long time. But everyone designs it in their own way. I also couldn’t resist making such a snowman.
Materials:
-PVA glue
- ice cream sticks
- clothespins
-acrylic paints
-double-sided tape
-magnets
-brown felt-tip pen
-cardboard
- black peppercorns
-ribbons and other decorative elements
I’ll say right away that I glued these snowmen using PVA and connected them using double-sided tape. Of course, it’s easier and faster with tape, but you don’t always have it at home. Therefore, if we glue using PVA, then we can make a device so that the sticks are all together and at the same height. Place the tape on the cardboard, sticky side up. We fasten the ends to fix this strip. Carefully lay out the sticks. I specially drew a line at the top to make it easier to maintain the same height. When everything is laid out, measure how much will need to be cut from a horizontal stick. It shouldn't reach the edge. Apply glue to the stick itself. After everything is glued, we put it under the press. How long it takes depends on your glue.
We separate our snowman only when the horizontal sticks are firmly glued to the base! After that, we divide it roughly into parts. We paint the bottom one white, the top one black. When everything is dry, glue on the rim of our pot and secure it with clothespins.
This is what it looks like from the inside. I made them both as magnets and as pendants.
I no longer took photographs of how to cut out the nose and glue on the eyes. I will only add that instead of such eyes you can also use black peppercorns or draw them. The mouth can be made with the same or you can use black yarn. First I draw the mouth, then I thinly squeeze out PVA glue along the contour of the mouth and lay out the thread. Nose - I draw a carrot and outline it with a brown felt-tip pen to make it look more textured. I used thin cardboard and painted it with orange paint. I glued everything on PVA. I glued the scarves onto double-sided tape. We decorate with everything we have in the house.
What do children love most in the world? Of course, ice cream! And they love ice cream on a stick doubly because it is more interesting to eat than ice cream from a cup. Prudent parents will create a good platform for creativity if they save all the ice cream sticks that their children enjoy. In the future, they will be able to make crafts from ice cream sticks, turning them into the most unusual and very useful things.
A craft in the form of a photo frame will be no less useful. A DIY photo frame made from popsicle sticks can be made by a child of any age – working on it will not be difficult. All that is required from the child:
paint sticks in different colors;
wait until they dry well;
glue them together in the form of a square, placing sticks of the same color opposite each other;
glue two more sticks so that the top and bottom sticks are “soldered” between them;
“Solder” horizontal sticks between two vertical ones 
"Soldered" sticks Decorate the frame with pictures, stickers or small appliqués.
Another simple option for a useful craft is a bookmark. It's easy to make if you have a few pieces of felt or foam board, as well as tiny toy eyes.
Use your imagination and you will get the most unusual bookmarks in the shape of animals.
But if parents are interested in useful products, then children are more attracted to homemade toys. And in this case, sticks can also serve well - from them you can make a whole flotilla of airplanes that any boy will like.
From a plastic container, a package of processed cheese and ice cream sticks you can make a surprisingly impressive flying saucer.
Or you can make a real puppet theater with funny actors and beautiful scenery.
To make dolls, you need to stock up on:
- double-sided tape;
- colored cardboard;
- knitting yarn;
- glue;
- pieces of chintz or calico;
- satin ribbons, beads and other decorations;
- a simple pencil, white paper and scissors.
First of all, you need to draw clothing patterns on a white sheet of paper. We are preparing two sets at once - men's and women's.
We cut out the patterns and transfer them to fabric. We decorate the patterns with buttons, bows and fabric appliqués.
Glue or sew Velcro to the back of the clothing.
We are preparing the pupae.
We wind brown knitting yarn onto the brush. We remove the skein from the brush, intercept it in the center with a double thread. Let's tie it up. We cut the yarn at the folds. The result is voluminous hair.
Glue it to a stick, which will be a boy. Let's make the girl's hair lighter. We supplement the figures with toy eyes, handles and pieces of Velcro to which the clothes will be attached.
We choose a costume, attach it - and our doll is ready! It will be very interesting for the youngsters to select and change clothes for such dolls.
You can make simpler dolls by simply gluing paper clothes, hairstyles and eyes onto an ice cream stick.
You can make a real puppet theater with a stage!
As decoration you can do:
Fence. You can easily use Popsicle sticks to make a picket fence in which you can place animals, thereby creating the image of a farm.
Furniture. The simplest option is a bench and a table, which can be used to decorate your home and yard. Look at the video on how to make a home decoration from popsicle sticks: Box made from popsicle sticks Box in the shape of a triangle
If small items will be stored in the box, stick the sticks vertically onto the transverse base, pressing them tightly against each other. This craft can also be decorated with a funny applique.
Check out how to make a popsicle stick box:
After eating another portion of a cool treat, do not rush to throw the wooden stick into the trash. This is an excellent material for creating original crafts. Among other things, sticks are an environmentally friendly material. Working with them is easy and pleasant. A variety of products made from ice cream sticks can not only become a decorative element, but also perform useful functions. Cup holders, vases, boxes, bread bins, coasters - these are not all types of crafts made from ice cream sticks. Let's start with the simplest thing - a photo frame.
Photo frame
We will need:
- ice cream sticks (8 pieces);
- acrylic paints;
- glue;
- decorative decorations (pictures printed on a sheet of cardboard).
Pencil holder
If you make yourself such a vase-stand for pencils from ice cream sticks, you won’t have to look for them in all the bedside tables and shelves.
We will need:
- ice cream sticks;
- cardboard roll from used toilet paper;
- glue;
- round base made of cardboard;
- paints and decorative elements (optional).
Wooden ice cream sticks are a malleable, rewarding and affordable waste material, so you can easily create more complex products from it. A house made from ice cream sticks looks very impressive and will delight your daughter!
Bracelets made from ice cream sticks look beautiful and original. The technique for making them is simple. First, the sticks are boiled in water for half an hour so that they become elastic. Then they wrap it around the rolling pin, securing it with tape or a bandage. When they dry, glue them together and decorate.
Ice cream sticks are used to make home decorations - wells, bread bins, boxes, hot stands and much more.
