Just like a REAL ugly sweater party, we are giving YOU the inspiration for a kid friendly craft idea centered around the holiday tradition! So please check out and bookmark our “first seen on Glued To My Crafts” Popsicle Stick Ugly Sweater Friends tutorial below!

With the upcoming Christmas season comes the common “ugly sweater party” invitation.

I have been to quite a few of them in the past couple of years and every time it’s a ton of fun coming up with the PERFECT outfit to wear. Don’t you think?!

Now can we all agree that it’s super fun because you get to MAKE your own ugly sweater, right?

I mean… sure you can BUY any ole’ ugly sweater at pretty much any store these days but DIY-ing and giving it your own spin, just makes it so much better! Plus you don’t even need to be a skilled crafter or have the perfect materials on hand. The uglier and most “outside the box” ideas are the best – right?!

So with all that being said, I put the inspiration of my past ugly sweater creations into this latest tutorial and I hope you like it too! I could easily see this craft being done at an ugly sweater Christmas party. Wouldn’t it be neat to just have table set up with various random materials and let the kids {and even adults} go to town on it?! Then you could even host a “contest” among those who participate too!

Well… if you think all this is a good idea, I’ll let you get to it then ;-) Happy crafting, my friends and don’t forget to show off your ugly sweater friend creations with us!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Ugly Sweater Party Friends Craft Supplies:

* Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {3 per ugly sweater friend}
* School Glue
* Colored Cardstock {skintone being important, as well as some Christmas colors}
* Scissors
* Wiggle Eyes
* Sharpie Markers in various colors and sizes
* Embellishments like glitter, stickers, tinsel, sequins etc {hit up Dollar Tree for these!}

Directions:

* First grab three popsicle sticks {three per ugly sweater friend} and glue them together to look like a triangle. Set aside to let it dry completely. Repeat for each piece you want to make.
* While your shape is drying, choose a sheet of colored cardstock for inside your sweater. Cut out a triangle out of it, that will fit inside the popsicle stick design you just made. This will be the body of the friend and the inside of the sweater shape, as well. Set aside.
* Now grab your remaining cardstock paper and cut out a circular head, arms and legs for your piece.
* Draw on facial characteristics on the head with your Sharpie markers. Set all of it aside.
* When the popsicle stick shape is dry enough, take your Sharpie markers {or craft paint} and give the popsicle stick shape you just made, some color.
* Finally, take your various paper pieces that you just cut out and glue them to the popsicle stick shape, in their designated spots.
* To finish off the Popsicle Stick Ugly Sweater Friends – decorate the inside of the sweater shape with ANY and ALL embellishments you want. Be sure to go to town and really give it your own spin!
* When done, set it all aside in an undisturbed area so it can dry completely before you display!

Christmas is probably my favorite time to share crafts on Glued To My Crafts! We have so many tutorials that stand out from the past five years but by far, my favorite ones are our Footprint Christmas Tree on Car Keepsake Printable, Nutcracker Inspired – Popsicle Stick Christmas Ballerinas and our Thumbprint Reindeer Frame tutorials! You should check them out too :-)

Don’t forget to also join our private Facebook community! We are revving up to share our Christmas crafts and I don’t want YOU to miss out on the fun!