
Making toys with popsicle sticks is a fun and affordable activity that can bring hours of joy. AVAKids will guide you through some creative popsicle stick crafts and offer some helpful tips.

Super Easy Popsicle Stick Crafts
Simple Popsicle Stick Crafts
Colorful Counting Sticks
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks, glue gun
- Markers, scissors, foam paper
Instructions:
- Step 1: Mix and color the popsicle sticks.
- Step 2: Cut the foam paper into shapes, such as flowers.
- Step 3: Glue the shapes onto the ends of the popsicle sticks using a glue gun.
Creating colorful counting sticks from popsicle sticks allows children to unleash their imagination. They can create any shape they want with the foam paper, and you can add beads to the sticks for extra flair.
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Unique Airplane
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks, small wooden board
- Scissors, crayons, glue
Instructions for making a unique airplane from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Prepare 5 clean popsicle sticks.
- Step 2: Choose 2 small wooden boards about 5 cm long and 1 cm wide. Then glue the two boards together.
- Step 3: Paint 2 long popsicle sticks and attach them horizontally to the wooden board. The popsicle stick should be about 1 cm away from the end of the wooden board. Attach one stick on the top and the other on the bottom of the board.
- Step 4: Cut a flat popsicle stick about 5 cm long and 0.4 cm wide. Then color the popsicle stick and glue it on as the tail of the airplane.
- Step 5: Decorate the popsicle sticks. Now you have a popsicle stick airplane for your child to play with.

Helicopter from Popsicle Sticks
Whimsical Dragonfly
Materials:
- Merino popsicle sticks, crayons, plastic spoon
- Glue, googly eyes
Instructions for making a dragonfly from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Cross two popsicle sticks and glue them together in the middle.
- Step 2: Place the two crossed sticks near the neck of an upside-down spoon and secure them with glue.
- Step 3: Glue googly eyes onto the back of the plastic spoon.
- Step 4: Decorate the popsicle sticks to make the dragonfly’s wings more attractive. Now you have a cute dragonfly for your child.
Pretty Peacock

Making a Peacock from Popsicle Sticks
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks, bamboo skewers
- Colored paper, glue, scissors
Instructions for making a peacock from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Arrange 7 popsicle sticks in a fan shape like a peacock’s tail and secure them with glue.
- Step 2: Draw the peacock’s head and body on colored paper. Then cut it out and glue it to the center of the popsicle sticks arranged as the tail.
- Step 3: Cut 2 small bamboo skewers or toothpicks to make the peacock’s legs.
- Step 4: Decorate the eyes, wings, and tail of the peacock with crayons or colored paper to create accents. Now you have a beautiful peacock for your child.
Simple Puzzle
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks, paper, crayons
- Glue
Steps to make a simple puzzle from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Draw and cut out a rabbit shape on white paper.
- Step 2: Place 7 popsicle sticks next to each other to create a flat surface.
- Step 3: Place the white paper rabbit shape on the popsicle sticks. Then use a pencil to trace the outline of the white paper and color the rabbit on the popsicle sticks.
- Step 4: Add eyes and a nose to the cute rabbit, and you’re done. With these popsicle sticks, you can mix them up and let your child assemble them to form the rabbit shape. This popsicle stick puzzle is super simple but no less fun.

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Creative Bunk Bed Truck
Materials:
- Wooden sticks, colored popsicle sticks, a piece of fabric
- Glue, white toothpicks, a piece of cardboard
- 4 bottle caps, ruler, pen, small hand drill
Steps to make a creative bunk bed truck from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Assemble the popsicle sticks into a large rectangular frame.
- Step 2: Assemble the popsicle sticks into a smaller rectangular shape.
- Step 3: Combine the two rectangular frames and attach wooden sticks to the corners to create the basic frame of the truck.
- Step 4: Attach small details to the truck frame and evenly spaced wooden sticks to create the truck bed.
- Step 5: Assemble the popsicle sticks into a second large rectangular frame for the upper bunk.
- Step 6: Attach the rectangular frame to the truck frame, adding a purple support bar at the front.
- Step 7: Attach small pieces of wood to the front of the truck.
- Step 8: Attach wooden sticks vertically to the upper bunk frame to create the upper bunk bed.
- Step 9: Cut the cardboard into small circles, insert them into the bottle caps, and drill a hole in the center of each to create 4 wheels.
- Step 10: Attach the wheels to the truck body.
- Step 11: Install the railing for the upper bunk.
- Step 12: Cut the fabric to create bedsheets and pillows. Now you have a whimsical bunk bed truck made from popsicle sticks for your child.

Making a Bunk Bed Truck from Popsicle Sticks
Popsicle Stick Windmill
Materials:
- Wooden popsicle sticks, toothpicks
- Scissors, ruler, pen, hot glue, glue gun
- Cardboard, mini hand drill, thin wire
How to make a windmill from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: First, arrange the popsicle sticks into a triangle shape, gluing the ends of the sticks. Leave the popsicle stick at the top vertex of the triangle detached.
- Step 2: Drill a hole in the top popsicle stick at the vertex of the triangle. Make another similar triangle from popsicle sticks; the two frames must be the same size.
- Step 3: Then attach the two triangle frames upright on 2 popsicle sticks placed horizontally as the windmill’s base.
- Step 4: Measure and cut the cardboard into four equal circles.
- Step 5: Arrange 5 popsicle sticks with their ends clustered into a circle so that the distance between the sticks is even. Secure them to the circle with hot glue.
- Step 6: Then glue another circle on top of the circle with the 5 popsicle sticks to cover the sticks. Drill a small hole in the center of the circle.
- Step 7: Drill small holes in the ends of the popsicle sticks. Mark the popsicle sticks before drilling as the drilled holes must align.
- Step 8: Make another rotating blade for the windmill with 5 similar popsicle sticks.
- Step 9: Attach the two rotating blades to the windmill base.
- Step 10: Use toothpicks to connect the two blades of the rotating blade. Repeat this process to attach all the blades of the rotating blades.
- Step 11: Use another wooden popsicle stick to measure the size of the toothpick to make a picture frame. After measuring, cut off the excess and assemble the popsicle sticks into a rectangular frame. Attach a piece of cardboard to the back of the wooden frame to complete the picture frame.
- Step 12: Drill two holes on both sides at the top of the picture frame. Similarly, make several other picture frames. Then you can place the pictures into the picture frames.
- Step 13: Cut the flexible wire into several equal small pieces, thread the wire through the two small holes on the top of the picture frame, and tie them onto the toothpick of the rotating blade. The picture frame hanging windmill is now complete.

Making a Picture Frame Hanging Windmill from Popsicle Sticks
Simple Night Light
Materials:
- Handmade popsicle sticks, size 2×15 cm
- Hot glue, glue gun, paint or dye to color the popsicle sticks
How to make a night light from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Assemble three popsicle sticks into an equilateral triangle, overlapping the ends of the sticks. Then use a glue gun to secure them. Make about 20 such triangles.
- Step 2: Place one triangle as the base, then use a glue gun to apply a straight line of glue on the edge of the triangle and assemble it with other triangles. Each edge of the triangle should be attached to another triangle.
- Step 3: Continue assembling the triangles to form a sphere.
- Step 4: Spray paint the sphere and add decorative patterns to make the lamp more beautiful.
- Step 5: Insert a candle or electric light, and you’ve created a cute night light from popsicle sticks.

Popsicle Stick Night Lights Come in Many Shapes
Adorable Bunny
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks 1×11.5 cm
- Paint, glue gun, and hot glue
How to make an adorable bunny from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Sketch the bunny shape with broken lines on paper.
- Step 2: Arrange the popsicle sticks according to the sketched bunny shape and use a glue gun to glue the ends of the popsicle sticks together in the shape of a bunny.
- Step 3: Continue gluing layers of popsicle sticks onto the frame, following the same pattern, until the desired thickness is achieved.
- Step 4: Paint the popsicle sticks. Then cut yarn into small pieces and tie them in the middle to create a fluffy pom-pom for the bunny’s tail. Now you have a cute stylized bunny made from popsicle sticks.
Pretty Handmade Bracelet
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks, pens, acrylic paint and brushes
- Round glass (the mouth of the glass should be slightly larger than the wrist)
- Glue
- Pot of water
- Patterned fabric, patterned paper, handmade rhinestones

Super Cute Handmade Bracelet from Popsicle Sticks
How to make a handmade bracelet from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Soak the sticks in hot water. First, put the popsicle sticks in a pot of boiling water, then cover and simmer for another 5-10 minutes. Alternatively, soak them overnight if you have more time. Soaking the sticks makes them softer and easier to bend.
- Step 2: Shape the bracelet. Remove the sticks from the water; they should now be softer. Bend the stick into the mouth of a round glass with a circumference slightly larger than the wrist. Wait for the stick to dry, or use a hairdryer to speed up the drying process. Then carefully remove the bracelet from the glass.
- Step 3: Decorate the bracelet creatively. Paint the bracelet or use patterned paper or fabric depending on your and your child’s creativity. You can also make beaded or rhinestone-studded bracelets with a unique style.
Toy Swing

Swing Made from Popsicle Sticks
Materials:
- 19 popsicle sticks (1×11.5 cm), 6 popsicle stick pieces (5.5 cm), toothpicks with a diameter of 2.5 mm (two 19 cm toothpicks, four 12 cm toothpicks, two 12.5 cm toothpicks, two 7 cm toothpicks)
- White and pink paint
- Hot glue, glue gun, super glue
- Decorative flowers, ribbon
How to make a swing from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Use hot glue and a glue gun to assemble 19 popsicle sticks into a rectangular piece. Then attach two 19 cm toothpicks across the two ends to secure it.
- Step 3: Sharpen one end of each of the four 12 cm toothpicks slightly. Then use super glue to attach them in pairs to form a V-shape.
- Step 4: Then attach a 7 cm toothpick below the V-shape to create a triangle.
- Step 5: Attach a 12.5 cm toothpick vertically in the center of the wooden board made from the 19 popsicle sticks.
- Step 6: Use super glue to attach the two triangular frames to both sides of the wooden board to create the swing legs.
- Step 7: Attach the remaining 12.5 cm toothpick to the top of the two triangles to create the top frame of the swing.
- Step 8: Assemble three 5.5 cm popsicle stick pieces into a rectangular shape. Make another similar piece. Then glue the two pieces perpendicularly to form a seat.
- Step 9: Paint the swing frame white and the seat pink.
- Step 10: Glue two pieces of ribbon to both sides of the seat to create the swing ropes. Thread the ropes through the top frame of the swing and tie them.
- Step 11: Clamp two pink popsicle sticks to the front and back of the top swing frame to cover the tied ropes.
- Step 12: Decorate the swing with small flowers. Now you have a beautiful swing made from popsicle sticks for your child.
Popsicle Stick Car
Materials:
- Several popsicle sticks
- Wooden clothespins, compass
- Pencil, scissors
- Glue, paintbrush, watercolors, colored cardstock
How to make a car from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Arrange 5 popsicle sticks horizontally next to each other and secure them with two small wooden sticks vertically on both sides.
- Step 2: Remove the metal springs from two wooden clothespins and combine the wooden parts with the rectangle created in step 1 to form the car body.
- Step 3: Use 2 other popsicle sticks to connect the shapes created in step 1 and step 2.
- Step 4: Paint the combined shape from step 3.
- Step 5: Draw and cut out wheel shapes from colored paper.
- Step 6: Glue the colored paper wheels onto the popsicle stick structure and decorate it for a unique car for your child.
You can also check out this video for a simpler car design:
Cute Animals
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks
- Colored paper, glue, crayons
How to make cute animals from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Assemble and glue the popsicle sticks into a rectangle or triangle depending on the animal you and your child want to make.
- Step 2: Draw patterns with crayons, for example, brown and yellow stripes for a bee.
- Step 3: Cut colored paper into parts like the head or legs and glue them on, depending on the animal you want to create. There’s no set formula for this craft, so feel free to be creative.

Creating Cute Animals with Popsicle Sticks
Simple Popsicle Stick Picture Frame
Materials:
- Popsicle sticks, cardstock
- Crayons, glue
How to make a simple picture frame from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Glue 4 popsicle sticks into a rectangular frame.
- Step 2: Glue cardstock to the back of the popsicle sticks in a U shape, leaving one side unglued to insert the picture.
- Step 3: Insert the picture and glue the remaining side. Decorate the picture frame. Now you have a simple and cute picture frame made from popsicle sticks for your child.

Pretty Picture Frame from Popsicle Sticks
Treasure Chest
Materials:
- Colored wooden popsicle sticks, mesh ribbon
- Cardstock, blue paint
- Brush, pen, ruler
- Glue
How to make a treasure chest from popsicle sticks:
- Step 1: Cut the cardstock into a rectangle 3.5 inches long and 2.5 inches wide.
- Step 2: Cut 2 squares and 2 semi-circles from cardstock, paint them blue, and let them dry.
- Step 3: Place 7 popsicle sticks parallel to each other and tape them together to secure.
- Step 4: Apply glue to the paper pieces and glue them vertically along the bottom of the box.
- Step 5: Glue the wooden popsicle sticks along the sides of the box to create the front and back.
- Step 6: Attach the wooden popsicle sticks to the two semi-circles to create the box lid.
- Step 7: Glue ribbon along the edges of the box sides and the bottom edge of the cardstock.
- Step 8: Glue one end of the ribbon to the front edge of the box and the other end to connect to the box body.
- Step 9: Cut 2 small pieces of ribbon to secure inside, connecting the lid to the box body when opened. Now you have a treasure chest made from popsicle sticks.

Treasure Chest from Popsicle Sticks
Safety Tips for Making Popsicle Stick Crafts
Safety precautions when making popsicle stick crafts at home to ensure your child’s safety:
- Clean the popsicle sticks with rubbing alcohol, saline solution, hot water, or clean water. Then dry them with a clean towel or let them air dry before letting your child play with them.
- Wash your child’s hands thoroughly after making crafts. You can use wet wipes to clean their hands.
- Making popsicle stick crafts often involves difficult steps like using pliers, sawing wood, or scissors. Do not let your child perform these steps to avoid injury.
- To store the toys after they are made, place them on a high shelf with a flat surface. Avoid clutter, which can easily damage them.

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