Deck the halls with this adorable gingerbread pickup truck ornament! Add a little extra holiday cheer to your Christmas tree and start the season off with sweetness!
Gingerbread Truck Ornament
If you have been a long time follower of Glued To My Crafts, you already know how much my lil man loves trucks.
We have even shared quite a few “truck themed tutorials” in the past on our website and today’s gingerbread cookie post is just one our latest “first seen here” ideas but with a festive PICKUP TRUCK ORNAMENT spin for the Christmas tree!
So what are you waiting for? Rev up those engines, grab those craft supplies and “vroom” on by to crafting up your own gingerbread pickup truck ornaments with your child this holiday season!
You can find ALL the details you need to know to build your own gingerbread truck Christmas ornament in the full tutorial below! Remember – our tutorial is here to inspire. I hope you take what you see here and BUILD it even better with what you have on hand already – hint hint! But if you must ask, the stickers I used for mine were all from Hobby Lobby recently 🙂
Happy crafting, my friends! Please don’t forget to share pictures of your holiday gingerbread trucks made from craft sticks on our Facebook page, for us to admire! #gluedtomycrafts
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Get in the holiday spirit with this easy wood gingerbread pickup truck ornament tutorial that kids can make this holiday season!
Craft Supplies:
- Jumbo Popsicle Sticks – 3 per craft
- Mini Popsicle Sticks – 2 per craft
- Hot Glue Gun and Sticks
- Small Paper Plate
- Light Brown Craft Paint
- Paint Brush
- Loose White Craft Glitter
- Sharpie Markers
- Colored Cardstock Paper
- Craft Scissors
- Embellishments
- Twine or Ribbon
Directions:
- First things first – get the glue gun hot and ready!
- Now grab your THREE jumbo popsicle sticks, TWO mini sized ones and the glue gun {the popsicle stick amounts are per holiday pickup truck you are going to make today}
- Lay the three large ones next to each other, one by one, on a flat surface.
- Now grab your other two mini popsicle sticks and hot glue them the other direction to create a rectangle shape.
- Set aside to let it dry a bit. Repeat for each gingerbread cookie truck ornament you want to make today.
- While that is drying, grab all your pieces of cardstock paper and the scissors. Cut out the various elements for your truck {the wheels, the bed of the truck, a window and head light.} I went ahead and use peppermint candy stickers for my wheels but you can of course change that up as well!
- Go ahead and also cut out anything else you see fit for your truck.
- Set all these aside till later.
- Once the popsicle stick shape is dry enough, go ahead and squirt some craft paint on the paper plate.
- Grab the paint brush and paint the flat side of the wood shape, with ONE coat of LIGHT BROWN craft paint.
- Then while the paint is still wet, go ahead and shake some loose, white craft glitter on top to give the “gingerbread cracker truck” some dimension.
- Shake off excess glitter.
- Now take the black Sharpie marker to add a few dotted “holes” on the craft stick shape, to give it even MORE of a gingerbread cracker feel.
- Now we are heading towards the last steps! Go ahead and glue the cardstock pieces you made earlier, in place on the craft stick shape, as well as any other embellishments you see fit {like peppermint wheels or a Christmas tree to the back of the truck!}
- To finish off the Popsicle Stick Gingerbread Holiday Truck, cut off a short piece of twine {or ribbon} and hot glue it to the back so you can hang it on the tree with ease.
- Also go ahead and also use some Sharpie markers to draw a “Santa driver” in the window of your truck.
- When it’s all done and dry, display it or play with proudly!
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Don’t want the crafty fun to stop?! Of course you don’t! There are MORE crafts to be made this month and several of which would pair nicely with today’s holiday gingerbread trucks made from craft sticks tutorial!
On that note, if you are looking for another craft to recreate today, be sure to also check out our Paper Plate Snow Globe and Paper Plate Gingerbread House craft posts. Both of which are fan favorites of ours!
