Are you looking for a fun and easy craft project to do with your kids? Then this black and brown porcupine made out of craft foam and popsicle sticks MIGHT be the perfect tutorial for you!
Porcupine Craft Idea For Kids
Today’s Popsicle Stick Porcupine kid craft idea is yet another creative idea to use those wooden craft sticks you may have laying around!!!
To recreate your own prick-free porcupine from crafts sticks, simply follow the full step-by-step tutorial below, to learn how we made this adorable POKEY friend with just jumbo popsicle sticks, black craft foam and basic school glue! Super simple materials AND steps – I PROMISE!
I can say it over and over again, till I’m blue in the face, but it REALLY is super simple and rather inexpensive. Please consider this my plus for YOU to HAVE to do it with your child today. So enough chit chat from me – let’s gather those craft supplies and get to work! Keep scrolling to see everything you need to know!
Happy crafting my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished craft foam and wood stick porcupine friends with us by tagging our page on Instagram. I can’t wait to see your woodland friends in action! #gluedtomycrafts
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If you’re looking for a fun and easy craft idea, look no further than this porcupine made out of craft foam and popsicle sticks!
Craft Supplies:
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- School Glue
- Brown Craft Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Small Paper Plate
- Black Craft Foam
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Brown Scrapbook Paper
- Black Cardstock Paper
- Basic Paper Scissors
- Small Wiggle Eyes
Directions:
- First grab three popsicle sticks {three per porcupine} and glue them together to look like a triangle.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Repeat for each porcupine piece you want to make today.
- When the triangle shape is dry enough, go ahead and paint it completely brown.
- Again, set it aside to allow it to dry completely.
- While that is drying, grab your brown scrapbook paper and cut a triangular shape that will be placed within the popsicle stick design and be body of the porcupine.
- At this time, you should also cut out a heart shaped head out of the brown cardstock and a small oval nose from the black.
- Now glue your paper pieces in place, on the painted popsicle stick shape.
- Now grab your black craft foam and have children cut out small stripes to be the spikes of the porcupine.
- To finish off the Popsicle Stick Porcupine – have children glue on their black “quills” all over the decorated craft stick piece, as well as the wiggle eyes.
- Then set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
- If you are looking for another porcupine craft idea, head on over to our paper plate version!
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Popsicle Stick Porcupine
- 3 Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- Brown Craft Paint
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- Black Craft Foam
- Brown Scrapbook Paper
- 2 Wiggle Eyes
Instructions
- First grab three popsicle sticks {three per porcupine} and glue them together to look like a triangle.
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Repeat for each porcupine piece you want to make today.
- When the triangle shape is dry enough, go ahead and paint it completely brown.
- Again, set it aside to allow it to dry completely.
- While that is drying, grab your brown scrapbook paper and cut a triangular shape that will be placed within the popsicle stick design and be body of the porcupine.
- At this time, you should also cut out a heart shaped head out of the brown cardstock and a small oval nose from the black.
- Now glue your paper pieces in place, on the painted popsicle stick shape.
- Now grab your black craft foam and have children cut out small stripes to be the spikes of the porcupine.
- To finish off the Popsicle Stick Porcupine – have children glue on their black "quills" all over the decorated craft stick piece, as well as the wiggle eyes.
- Then set aside to let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
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