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Popsicle Stick Characters

Item # 22810883P103
Beginner Under 1 Hour

UNICORN

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun
  • Wooden popsicle sticks
  • Paint: glitter paint, white paint, black paint
  • Pipe cleaners of various bright colors
  • Small paint brushes
  • Paint sponges

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Begin by lining up 6 wooden popsicle sticks next to one another
  2. Glue one stick horizontal towards the top and one stick horizontal towards the bottom to hold the 6 pieces in place. Trim edges of horizontal sticks to make level with the edges
  3. Allow time for glue to dry
  4. Paint entire surface white and allow to dry
  5. Using glitter paint, cover entire surface over top of white
  6. While allowing paint to dry, begin to cut 2-3 inch pieces from pipe cleaners
  7. Once paint is dry, layer with hot glue one row at a time and glue various colors of pipe cleaners on the top section of the wooden piece
  8. Using a small paint brush, draw simple eyes with eye lashes on the wooden piece
  9. Using pink pipe cleaner, create a nose by cutting two 1" pieces and folding each in half. Attach each piece using a hot glue gun
  10. To create the unicorn horn, overlap 2 popsicle sticks and glue on corners to create a point. Attach using a hot glue gun
  11. To create the ears, cut off edges of popsicle sticks and create a pointed edge; attach using a hot glue gun
  12. Hot glue popsicle stick to back of head.

MONSTER

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Scissors
  • Hot glue gun
  • Wooden popsicle sticks
  • Paint: bright orange, yellow, and green
  • Pipe cleaners of various bright colors
  • Small paint brushes
  • Paint sponges
  • Small craft eyes
  • White Artist Tape
  • Pencil or pen

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Begin by lining up 6 wooden popsicle sticks next to one another
  2. Glue one stick horizontal towards the top and one stick horizontal towards the bottom to hold the 6 pieces in place. Trim edges of horizontal sticks to make level with the edges
  3. Allow time for glue to dry
  4. Using orange, green, or yellow paint, cover entire surface of wooden piece
  5. Allow paint to completely dry
  6. Using a pen or pencil, begin wrapping pipe cleaner around pen/pencil to create a spiral
  7. Leave about 2 inches of pipe cleaner straight; repeat process until you have about 16 different spirals
  8. Once paint is dry, layer with hot glue one row at a time and glue pipe cleaner spirals on the top section of the wooden piece
  9. Glue small craft eyes below pipe cleaner
  10. Using white artist tape, tear a piece about 5-6 inches long; use scissors to cut jagged teeth shapes
  11. Attach artist tape about 1/2" below eyes; glue a wooden stick over the top part of artist tape
  12. Hot glue popsicle stick to back of head.

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