Today’s post is beautiful on a budget. You can even turn up the holiday music as you craft away with your child, on this one! Keep scrolling to see how I made these Popsicle Stick Christmas Carolers come to life with inexpensive materials and steps!
Bring the joy of the holiday season to your home with this fun and easy kid craft. All you need is some popsicle sticks, paint, and a little imagination! Your child will love singing along to their favorite Christmas carols while they craft these adorable Popsicle Stick Christmas Carolers.
It’s that time of year again! Raise your hand if you are one of those guilty ones who blares the holiday music way too loud, way too early and you sing along for everyone to hear. I feel ya and that’s what inspired today’s post! Because let’s face it – Christmas will be here before you know it, so today is THE DAY to starting making those holiday craft plans out {and making that playlist as well!}
Now that we have all that out of the way, may I suggest you add this craft stick Christmas carolers kid craft idea to the to-do list?
It’s a first-seen-here caroler craft idea on Glued To My Crafts and seriously, the angels were singing in my head, when I finished up the details on this one! I’m super proud of this unique idea I came up with today!
So without further ado, this is a simple DIY that kids can make and play with this holiday season. I could even see these carolers made out of wood sticks being used as ornaments on the tree, as well!
Enough chit chat from me – I’ll let you get to ALL the details below, in the full tutorial!
Happy crafting, my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your Popsicle Stick Caroling Friends with us on our Facebook page! I can’t wait to see how you give each one their own personality! #gluedtomycrafts
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Bring the Christmas spirit to your home with these fun and easy Popsicle stick carolers. This craft is perfect for kids of all ages and can be adapted to any holiday theme. So grab some crafting supplies and get in the festive mood!
Craft Supplies:
* Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {3 per caroler craft}
* Mini Popsicle Sticks {2 per caroler craft}
* Mini Clothespins {2 per caroler craft}
* Low Temp Glue Gun
* Craft Paint {any color you like – think holiday colors}
* Small Paint Brush
* Small Paper Plate
* Skin-Tone Colored Cardstock Paper
* Hair Colored Cardstock Paper
* White Cardstock Paper
* Sharpie Markers {black and a hair color}
* Small Music Note Stickers {I found these at Walmart}
optional materials – small holiday Santa hat stickers
Directions:
* First get the glue gun hot and ready {adult supervision please!}
* Assemble the base of your singing caroler by gluing THREE jumbo popsicle sticks and TWO mini popsicle sticks together to look like a door {3 next to each other and the mini popsicle sticks across}
* Set aside to let it dry completely.
* Repeat for each singing friend you want to make today.
* When the hot glue is set enough, go ahead and squirt some craft paint on a paper plate.
* Take the paint brush and completely paint the newly made popsicle stick shape. This will the body of your caroler.
* Set it aside again, to allow it to dry completely.
* With the remaining craft paint, go ahead and paint your two clothespins to represent the “sleeves/arms” of the caroler.
* Set those aside to allow them to dry completely, as well.
* Now grab your all your sheets of cardstock paper, along with the paper craft scissors and Sharpie markers.
* We are going to start with the head. Cut out a large circle from the skin-tone cardstock.
* Use your Sharpie markers to draw on some hair, a nose, eyes, an “O” shaped mouth etc.
* Out of the white cardstock, we are going to cut out a small rectangle, that will be the sheet music.
* Decorate it with the music stickers. If you can’t find the stickers, just draw on music notes with a black Sharpie marker.
* If you are going to make a girl, go ahead and also cut out some long hair for her, from the cardstock.
* Set aside all your paper pieces aside, except the decorated music sheet.
* This next step is CRUCIAL. Grab your TWO painted mini clothespins and your music sheet cutout.
* Pinch the clothespins {one on each side} around the white paper, to make it look like the caroler’s hands/arms are holding it.
* Now go ahead and hot glue the combined piece you just made, to the center of the decorated popsicle stick shape.
* To finish off the Popsicle Stick Caroler craft, glue on the paper pieces you made earlier to the popsicle stick shape. The head goes on the front and if you made hair, that piece goes on the back.
* Add any other embellishments you see fit.
* Then let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
* Don’t forget to snap a few pictures to share with us on your various social media sites #gluedtomycrafts
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Now go! Go get crafty with your child and snap a few pictures of those popsicle stick holiday carolers to share with us! #gluedtomycrafts
Popsicle Stick Christmas Carolers
Supplies:
- 3 Jumbo Popsicle Sticks
- 2 Mini Popsicle Sticks
- 2 Mini Clothespins
- Craft Paint
- Cardstock Paper
- Embellishments
Instructions:
- First get the glue gun hot and ready {adult supervision please!}
- Assemble the base of your singing caroler by gluing THREE jumbo popsicle sticks and TWO mini popsicle sticks together to look like a door {3 next to each other and the mini popsicle sticks across}
- Set aside to let it dry completely.
- Repeat for each singing friend you want to make today.
- When the hot glue is set enough, go ahead and squirt some craft paint on a paper plate.
- Take the paint brush and completely paint the newly made popsicle stick shape. This will the body of your caroler.
- Set it aside again, to allow it to dry completely.
- With the remaining craft paint, go ahead and paint your two clothespins to represent the "sleeves/arms" of the caroler.
- Set those aside to allow them to dry completely, as well.
- Now grab your all your sheets of cardstock paper, along with the paper craft scissors and Sharpie markers.
- We are going to start with the head. Cut out a large circle from the skin-tone cardstock.
- Use your Sharpie markers to draw on some hair, a nose, eyes, an "O" shaped mouth etc.
- Out of the white cardstock, we are going to cut out a small rectangle, that will be the sheet music.
- Decorate it with the music stickers. If you can't find the stickers, just draw on music notes with a black Sharpie marker.
- If you are going to make a girl, go ahead and also cut out some long hair for her, from the cardstock.
- Set aside all your paper pieces aside, except the decorated music sheet.
- This next step is CRUCIAL. Grab your TWO painted mini clothespins and your music sheet cutout.
- Pinch the clothespins {one on each side} around the white paper, to make it look like the caroler's hands/arms are holding it.
- Now go ahead and hot glue the combined piece you just made, to the center of the decorated popsicle stick shape.
- To finish off the Popsicle Stick Caroler craft, glue on the paper pieces you made earlier to the popsicle stick shape. The head goes on the front and if you made hair, that piece goes on the back.
- Add any other embellishments you see fit.
- Then let it dry completely before displaying proudly!
- Don't forget to snap a few pictures to share with us on your various social media sites #gluedtomycrafts
