Searching for a craft idea that’s sure to entertain kids? Check out this fun and easy-to-follow tutorial on creating the cutest fox puppet using a craft stick, paint, and leaves!
Orange Fox Puppet Made With Craft Sticks
Fall will be fast approaching soon and I hope you love ALL the crafty goodness that I have planned and will be adding to our website soon. Till then – I’m kick-starting the fun with today’s Popsicle Stick Leaf Holding Fox tutorial that just “might” be the ONE for you to recreate with your child this season. My hope is that you bookmark {or PIN!} this particular post right now!
Now imagine yourself pulling together the BEST art project for your child today. This very leaf holding fox post.
It’s got my favorite craft medium {jumbo popsicle sticks} and that warm fall feel. It’s honestly perfect for the season we are heading into {especially since August is nearly over!}
My favorite part? The fact that these craft stick fox creations are holding a small decorative leaf in their clothespin “hands.” I mean – hello?! It doesn’t get any cuter than that!
Now what are you waiting for?! You can find all the crafty details below and recreate it with your child today. Maybe even make it your mission to change up the colors and/or change up the decorative piece each fox is holding. You could place a paper cutout of a pumpkin in the center or maybe even a small note for someone to read. So many possibilities on this one! I hope you run with it!
Just one last note – I highly suggest this craft for the older children in your home since a glue gun is involved. Other than that – this fox craft tutorial is super easy, just like ALL the tutorials you can find on Glued To My Crafts right now!
Happy crafting, my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your leaf holding fox pieces with us! Find us on Facebook or use our branded hashtag #gluedtomycrafts for us to see!
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Unleash your child’s creative side with this adorable craft stick leaf holding fox puppet!
Craft Supplies:
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks – 3 per craft
- Mini Popsicle Sticks – 2 per craft
- Mini Clothespins – 2 per craft
- Low Temp Glue Gun
- Orange Craft Paint
- Brown Craft Paint
- Small Paint Brushes
- Decorative Plastic Leaves
- Brown Cardstock Paper
- White Cardstock Paper
- Basic Paper Scissors
- Black Sharpie Marker
- Small Brown Pom Pom
Directions:
- First get the glue gun hot and ready!
- Assemble the base of your fox friend by gluing THREE jumbo popsicle sticks and TWO mini popsicle sticks together to look like a fence {3 next to each other and the mini popsicle sticks across}
- Set aside to let it dry completely. Repeat for each foxy friend you want to make.
- When dry enough, go ahead and paint your newly made popsicle stick shape completely with the burnt orange craft paint.
- Go ahead and also paint your TWO mini clothespins with the dark craft brown paint, as well.
- Set all the painted pieces aside.
- Now grab your brown cardstock paper.
- Cut out TWO small pointy triangle ears for your fox.
- Go ahead and also cut out his tail.
- Grab your white cardstock and cut out a larger triangle for his face, as well as a small section for the tail, to give it dimension.
- Take the black Sharpie marker and draw on TWO eyes on the white triangle piece.
- Now go ahead and glue ALL the paper pieces to the painted popsicle stick shape from earlier.
- This next step is CRUCIAL. Take your TWO painted mini clothespins and pinch them around the decorative fall leaves to look like hands/arm holding it.
- Go ahead and hot glue the combined piece you just made, to the center of the painted popsicle stick shape.
- To finish off the Popsicle Stick Leaf Holding Fox craft, hot glue your paper fox tail to the back of the popsicle stick shape, as well as the pom pom nose.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit.
- Then let it dry completely before displaying proudly!!!
Story Time Suggestions:
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- Goodbye Summer, Hello Autumn by Kenard Pak
- It’s Fall! by Renée Kurilla
- Fletcher and the Falling Leaves by Julia Rawlinson
- Foxes In Fall by Victoria Frazier
- We’re Going on a Leaf Hunt by Steve Metzger
- Pete the Cat Falling for Autumn: A Fall Book for Kids by James Dean
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