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Home » Crafts » 3 Unique Popsicle Stick Crafts For Kids And Adults

3 Unique Popsicle Stick Crafts For Kids And Adults

May 9, 2019 By Vanessa Beaty 1 Comment

Have I mentioned how much I love popsicle stick crafts? Honestly, is there anything that you can’t make with these easy to find craft sticks?

I recently found myself with a surplus of popsicle sticks – not that my kids eat a lot of popsicles or anything – and I wanted to do something productive with them.

Popsicle earring holder, coaster and pencil holder

Table of Contents

  • What Can You Make With Popsicle Sticks?
  • Are These Popsicle Stick Crafts Good Kid’s Projects?
  • What Else Can You Make From Popsicle Sticks?
  • Video Tutorial:
  • How To Make An Earring Holder From Popsicle Sticks
    • Materials:
    • Instructions:
  • How To Make A Coaster From Popsicle Sticks
    • Materials:
    • Instructions:
  • How To Make A Popsicle Stick Pencil Holder
    • Materials:
    • Instructions:

What Can You Make With Popsicle Sticks?

Like I said, you can make nearly anything with these little craft sticks. This video tutorial will show you how to make an adorable earring holder, a coaster, and a pencil holder.

You can do these with regular popsicle sticks that you have on hand, or, I found mind online. Just look for large popsicle sticks – they’re going to be a bit wider than the traditional ones, and they’re available in multiple colors!

Popsicle stick pencil holder on a desk

Are These Popsicle Stick Crafts Good Kid’s Projects?

Yes! Kids are going to love helping you with any of these crafts. Any of these would be a wonderful popsicle stick craft for summer camps or Bible School. Or, just make them at home.

These crafts are a great way to keep your little ones busy this summer or when it’s raining, and they can’t get outside.

Earrings on popsicle stick earring organizer

What Else Can You Make From Popsicle Sticks?

I have shared so many fun popsicle stick crafts with you guys. More recently, I showed you a great video tutorial on how to make a hexagon shelf with popsicle sticks. I’ve also shown you how to make these cute coasters from popsicle sticks and these lovely popsicle stick napkin holders.

Honestly, there are tons of fun popsicle stick crafts that you can do!

Coaster made from popsicle sticks

Video Tutorial:

 

How To Make An Earring Holder From Popsicle Sticks

Whether you are making this for yourself or to give as a gift, this DIY popsicle stick earring holder is a fun and super easy craft. It holds several pairs of earrings when you get it finished, and it’s a cute little earring organizer to have on your dresser.

Earring organizer made from popsicle sticks with earrings

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Actual Time: 15 Minutes

Total Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Materials:

  • 6 Colored Popsicle Sticks (You can buy these already colored or paint them yourself)
  • 4 Plain Popsicle Sticks
  • Hot Glue Gun

Plain and colored popsicle sticks to make an earring holder

Instructions:

1. If you choose to paint the popsicle sticks yourself, do this first. Make sure that you give them plenty of time to dry. I recommend spray paint, but you can use acrylic or craft paint if you want.

2. Take 2 of your plain popsicle sticks and lay them down away from each other. You are going to glue the colored sticks to these sticks.

3. Glue 4 of your colored sticks to the 2 plain sticks.

Gluing plain sticks to colored sticks

4. You don’t want the sticks to overlap. Space the 4 colored sticks out evenly and make sure that they fit right up to the outside edge of your plain sticks.

Adding hot glue to colored popsicle sticks

5. Take your other 2 colored sticks and glue them to the bottom of your frame.

6. Take the other 2 plain sticks and glue them at an angle from the top down to the 2 colored sticks on the bottom.

Creating a triangle shape with popsicle sticks

7. You should end up with a lean-to shape, sort of like a triangle.

8. And now you have a unique holder for all of those dangly earrings.

9. Your finished jewelry holder should look something like this one:

DIY popsicle stick earring holder without earrings

Finished Craft Stick Earring Organizer.

How To Make A Coaster From Popsicle Sticks

Making coasters from popsicle sticks is super easy. This is an excellent project for the kids, or you could make one for yourself. A popsicle stick coaster would look great on your desk!

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Active Time: 10 Minutes

Total Time: 15 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Materials:

  • 6 Popsicle Sticks
  • Hot Glue gun
  • Yarn – 2 Different Colors

Popsicle sticks and yarn needed to make a coaster

Instructions:

1. You’re going to create a lattice type design with your popsicle sticks for this one.

2. Lay 3 popsicle sticks down, all in one direction.

Laying craft sticks down to create a coaster

3. Lay the other 3 popsicle sticks down on top of those in the other direction.

4. Use hot glue to attach them all together.

Gluing down popsicle stick coaster

5. To decorate your coaster, use yarn in different colors to wrap on the corners.

Wrap yarn in corners where popsicle sticks meet

6. Wrap just a small piece of yarn on all of the areas where your sticks are joined. You can use hot glue to hold the yarn in place.

Corner of coaster wrapped in yarn

7. That’s all there is to is. Your finished DIY popsicle stick coaster should look like this one:

Finished popsicle stick coaster

How To Make A Popsicle Stick Pencil Holder

This popsicle stick pencil holder is an excellent craft for kids. It’s so easy to cover a can with popsicle sticks, and this would make an excellent addition to your child’s desk – or yours!

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 5 Minutes

Active Time: 15 Minutes

Total Time: 20 Minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Materials:

  • An empty and clean can
  • Popsicle Sticks (You need enough to go around the can entirely)
  • Hot Glue Gun
  • Ribbon Or Twine For Decorating

Supplies needed to make popsicle stick covered pencil holder

Instructions:

1. Choose the can that you want to use. Note that the size of your can will determine how many popsicle sticks you need to use. I chose a can that is about the same height as my craft sticks so that it fits well.

2. Wash and dry the can thoroughly.

3. Start gluing popsicle sticks onto the outside of the can.

Gluing popsicle sticks onto the outside of the empty can

4. Cover the entire can with popsicle sticks.

Covering entire empty can with popsicle sticks

5. Add a ribbon or any other decoration that you desire.

Adding ribbon to the outside of popsicle stick pencil holder

6. You’re all finished! Your DIY popsicle stick pencil holder should look something like this one:

Finished popsicle stick covered pencil can

What’s your favorite popsicle stick craft?

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  1. Rin says

    May 10, 2019 at 2:53 pm

    Love the jewelry organizer and pencil holder. Super cute 🙂
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