My pineapple craze on Glued To My Crafts continues!!!

While scrolling through the aisles of Michaels recently, I came across these Wide Craft Sticks. They were really inexpensive and eight pieces in the pack. My best way to describe them is “pill shape.” They were just something “different” and I couldn’t put them down.

As you may know, I LOVE working with crafts sticks when it comes to my kid craft tutorials. It kinda became “my thing” after I got sick of paper plate tutorials.

So anyways – when I came across these wide craft sticks {right in the same section as my beloved popsicle sticks} I thought to myself, “Geez – I wonder if these would make for great pineapples?”

And guess what? My idea came to life and here we are today!

These Craft Stick Pineapple Friends are really easy for kids {and adults} and involve only a few supplies & easy to follow steps. Plus they make for awesome party decorations and even puppet play {my favorite!}

So find the full tutorial below! Happy crafting, my friends!!!

Pineapple Friends Supplies:

* Wide Craft Sticks
* Small Green Clothespins 
* Yellow Craft Paint
* Paint Brush
* Black Sharpie
* Wiggle Eyes
* School Glue

Directions:

* First you will want to paint your wood shape completely yellow. Set aside to let it dry completely. Repeat for each pineapple you want to make.
* Once dry, go ahead and “pinch” THREE small green clothespins to the top of your wood piece. This will the leaves of the pineapple.
* Next grab your black Sharpie and draw “x’s” and small dots all over the wood shape to give a more defined pineapple look.
* To finish off your Pineapple Friends – glue your wiggle eyes on and draw on a smiley face. Then display proudly!!!

Be sure to also check out our Handprint Pineapple tutorial as well!