This latest and greatest holiday craft creation from Glued To My Crafts will bring LOTS of fun & festive cheer to your home today!
It’s a first-seen-here idea and I hope you are inspired to recreate our Popsicle Stick Christmas Stocking Ornament craft project with your child this afternoon!
Popsicle Stick Christmas Stocking Ornament Craft For Kids
A DIY Christmas lets you create one-of-a-kind decorations for the tree, as well as making awesome memories crafting with your children or grandchildren.
With our latest holiday kids craft tutorial, I really hope you take the time to make your Christmas tree {and home} sparkle bright, as you build & decorate your own craft stick red stocking ornament with so much of your own style & personality! I can’t stress it enough – but this ornament craft idea is a great way to raid your stash and use up any random supplies you might not have a need for anymore {especially if you have any leftover from your previous Christmas art projects!}
Our Christmas stocking themed craft idea may be small in size but it’s mighty! So rake up as much holiday fun and family memories this season, as you join your child on the kitchen table to recreate your own Christmas stocking ornament from popsicle sticks, today! You can find ALL the details you need to know below, as well as Amazon affiliate links to a few craft supplies we used.
Happy crafting and designing your wood craft stick stockings, my friends! I can’t wait to see what you come up with when you share pictures on our Facebook page – hint hint! Then hang them on the tree, add them to your Christmas presents or maybe even hang them on the mantle like the deal thing! So many ways to spread the creativity – I just hope it started right here, right now!
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Christmas Stocking Ornament Craft Supplies:
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks {seven per stocking ornament craft}
- Low-Temp Hot Glue Gun
- Hot Glue Gun Sticks
- Red Craft Paint
- Foam Paint Brush
- Small Paper Plate
- White Cotton Balls {about 3-5 per stocking ornament craft}
- Basic Craft Scissors
- Twine or Ribbon for hanging
- optional embellishments like holiday stickers, glitter glue, sequins etc.
Directions:
- First things first – get your glue gun hot and ready!
- Grab your seven popsicle sticks {7 per ornament craft.}
- Start off by laying four popsicle stick next to each other, on a flat surface.
- Now grab the remaining three popsicle sticks and hot glue them, on top of the first four, going the opposite direction to create a sock or stocking shape.
- Allow the hot glue to dry completely before moving onto the next step.
- Now grab your small paper plate, red craft paint and paint brush.
- Squirt some red paint on the paper plate.
- Using the paint brush, paint the newly made popsicle stick shape completely red.
- When ready, grab your cotton balls and the hot glue gun again.
- Hot glue a line of cotton balls on the painted popsicle stick shape, just like on the top of a stocking.
- Finally the last step – cut, tie and hot glue some string to the back of your decorated piece to make it into an ornament.
- Then add ANY and ALL embellishments you like to make your stockin stand out. Maybe some small holiday stickers, some glitter glue or craft sequins!
- When it’s all dry enough, display your popsicle stick Christmas stocking ornament proudly for all to see!
- Don’t forget to share pictures with us! #gluedtomycrafts
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