Get in the holiday spirit with today’s SUPER EASY Popsicle Stick Christmas Gnomes kid craft idea! Just keep scrolling and peek inside our tutorial for all the details! #gluedtomycrafts

I don’t know what it is about gnomes and Christmas that I love so much. But I do remember when I was about eight years old and going on a class field trip to the local Christmas Market in Germany {fun fact – I grew up in Germany!}

We were about to board the bus to head back to the school, when we passed by a little stand selling “mystery” toy bags. Just like what you typically see here in the states, it was just plain brown paper bag, stapled at the top and you couldn’t see inside. You pick one, pay and go on your way.

I had a few euros left to my name, so I purchased one and headed on the bus. To my surprise, in the bag was a little stuffed Christmas gnome. The cutest thing EVER. I remember this moment oh-so-well because the excitement turned to disappointment because this “said” gnome needed some major TLC. His hat was separating from his body and I could see the stuffing instead. You can imagine, I was pretty mad and felt betrayed. But I remember going back home and my mom fixing it back up. All was well again. Now that I think about it, I wonder if my mom still has that very gnome. I guess I should ask about it! ;-)

Anyways – I have a love for gnomes {and nutcrackers too!} So that’s what inspired this latest kid craft tutorial. I hope it inspires you today!

Happy crafting, my dear friends!

Popsicle Stick Christmas Gnomes Supplies:

• Popsicle Sticks {3 per gnome craft}
• School Glue
• White Yarn
• Craft Scissors
• Christmas Patterned Scrapbook Paper
• Skin Tone Cardstock Paper
• White Cardstock
• Snowflake Paper Punch {affiliate link}

Directions:

• First glue your THREE popsicle sticks together in a triangle formation. Set aside and repeat for each Christmas gnome craft you want to make.
• Next is the yarn beard. Cut off SEVERAL {we are talking maybe 30+} 12″ inch pieces of white yarn. Tie them one by one onto one side of the popsicle stick shape. This will be gnome’s long beard. Make sure you cover one entire side of the popsicle stick shape with the tied-off white yarn. If desired, once the yarn is tied on, trim down the beard with your scissors.
• Once done with the white yarn beard, grab all your paper pieces. Cut out a large triangular hat for your gnome, as well as a large oval shaped nose out of the skin tone cardstock. At this point in time, you can also punch out a snowflake for the hat.
• To finish off the Popsicle Stick Christmas Gnome craft – glue the cardstock hat in place on top of the popsicle stick shape {see our picture for example} as well as the paper “nose” in the center of the yarn beard.
• Add any other embellishments you like!
• Then display as is or hot glue some yarn to the back for easy hanging.

Did you know that at Glued To My Crafts we LOVE sharing Christmas crafts with our readers?! We have well over 200+ posts to share, from ideas from the past FIVE YEARS! All of which are super easy and perfect for any skill-level!

But on that note, we know you don’t have that much time to go through them all {we know the struggle!} so here are just a few of our favorites that we think you will enjoy! Check them out!

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