Welcome the first day back of school with open arms, with our super simple and adorable Craft Stick School Bus Friends kid craft idea!!! #gluedtomycrafts

“REV” up the excitement for the back-to-school season with this easy step-by-step craft stick school bus tutorial!

All you need is a few jumbo popsicle sticks, yellow craft paint and a little “sticky” imagination to make it come to life! It’s the perfect DIY school bus art project activity for one {or many} kids to do in honor of the time of year!

So what are you waiting for? Gas up your craft engines and get ready for some creative fun with your child today! You won’t regret it! You can find ALL the details you need to know, in the full tutorial below!

Happy crafting, my friends {and of course – happy back-to-school season as well!} Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished popsicle stick school bus creations on our Facebook page to admire!

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School Bus Friends Craft Supplies:

* Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {8 per school bus craft}
* Yellow Craft Paint
* Black Craft Paint
* Pink Craft Paint
* Paint Brushes
* Small Paper Plate
* School Glue
* White Cardstock
* Black Cardstock
* Black Sharpie Marker
* Kid Friendly Craft Scissors

Directions:

* First grab your EIGHT jumbo popsicle sticks and glue.
* Lay FIVE popsicle sticks next to each other in a line.
* Grab the remaining THREE popsicle sticks and glue them the opposite direction to create the body of the school bus.
* Set aside to let it dry completely.
* Once those are dry, have children paint their popsicle stick shape however they like with the yellow paint as the body and the black/pink for the face.
* Now grab your sheets of cardstock and scissors.
* Cut out a simple rectangular shape for the eyes {a window shape with black marker dots.} Then cut out TWO wheels from the black for each school bus.
* To finish off the Popsicle Stick School Bus Friends, glue the cardstock pieces in place on the popsicle stick shape, as well as any other embellishments you see fit {think rhinestones, glitter, personalized embellishments etc.
* Then display or play with proudly!

Not ready to let the crafty fun stop here?! I hear ya! Be sure to also check out our Popsicle Stick Apple Cores and Popsicle Stick Crayon Friends – Kid Craft posts for TWO MORE back-to-school themed craft ideas!!! #gluedtomycrafts