Ready for a fun family activity? With just a few simple materials, you can make some awesome popsicle stick airplanes with your little ones! Let’s get crafting together!
Pretend Play Airplanes Made From Craft Sticks
Popsicle sticks are fairly easy to find, inexpensive and even come in fun colors & different shapes/sizes. After playing around with my own popsicle stick stash in my craft room, I instantly pictured these awesome airplanes made out of them. Next thing you know, wham bam this blog post was born!
If you are looking for a budget-friendly and fun boy themed craft activity – this Popsicle Stick Airplane craft tutorial is the one to do today! Not only is it easy to pull together, but kids {and even adults} can also customize them however they like, with supplies you probably already have on hand.
So without further ado – inspire young creative minds and encourage some fun family time with our small-scale project today! Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished wood craft stick airplanes on our Facebook page wall to admire from afar! #gluedtomycrafts
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With some basic materials like popsicle sticks and other art supplies which are readily available in stores or online–you can have endless hours of fun creating airplanes that will soar across your imagination!
Craft Supplies:
- Mini Popsicle Sticks
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- Wavy Paddle Fan Sticks
- School Glue
- Paint Brushes
- Various Colors of Craft Paint
- optional materials – craft glitter, star stickers
Directions:
- First arrange and glue together your popsicle sticks in an airplane formation {see the above picture for an example} You want the wavy stick to be the wings, the jumbo popsicle stick the center of the plane and the mini popsicle stick is the propeller.
- Set aside to let them dry completely.
- Repeat for each airplane you want to make today.
- Now it’s time to customize! Let’s kids paint, add glitter – whatever they like!
- Once done, set aside to let it all dry completely before displaying or playing with proudly!
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We have TONS of craft ideas for beginners!
If you loved today’s popsicle stick airplane craft tutorial and you are by chance still looking for even MORE easy kid craft ideas that use popsicle sticks, be sure to check out these fun posts below:
- Popsicle Stick Christmas Trees
- “I Love You” Puppet
- Popsicle Stick Christmas Trains
- Popsicle Stick Clovers
- Paper Bag Superhero Bunny
- Popsicle Stick Owls
- Popsicle Stick Fish
- Popsicle Stick Mama Bear
- Popsicle Stick Panda
