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Easy DIY ice-cream stick crafts for kids
As parents, we’re always on the lookout for things to do with kids, especially at weekends. Why not make these fun ice-cream stick crafts?
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The weekend is here, and you’ve got to find some way to get your toddlers busy otherwise they’ll get bored and grumpy. Have them create DIY crafts with ice-cream sticks. They can show off their “works of art” and even use them as decorations in their rooms.
We’ve gathered up a few easy DIY crafts that will have your tot gluing, painting, and laughing – all at the same time!
Cute little chicks
You will need
- Ice-cream sticks
- Glue
- Paints and brushes
- Felt
- Scissors
- Feathers
- Plastic eyes
Method
- Place about six sticks in a row.
- Snap a stick in half and glue the two halves to the back of the six sticks to secure them.
- Paint all the sticks yellow.
- Cut wings, a beak, and feet from felt and glue them in place.
- Glue one feather to the head and your baby chick is born!
Bug-eyed turkey
You will need:
- Sticks
- Glue
- Pencil
- Paint
- Feathers
- Plastic eyes
- Cardboard
Method
- Place four sticks in a row.
- Snap one stick in half and glue the two halves to the back of the four sticks to secure them.
- Using a small bottle, trace a circle for the head.
- Draw the rest of the turkey’s body.
- Paint the shape.
- Glue on three pieces of a stick for feet and paint them. Glue on the eyes and cardboard beak.
Space rockets
You will need:
- Sticks
- Glue
- Paint
- Scrapbooking paper
- Pencil
- Cardboard
- Scissors
Method
- Place about four sticks in a row, snap one stick in half and glue the two halves to the back of the four sticks to secure them. Paint the sticks any colour.
- Using scrapbooking paper, trace a circle using a small glass and a pencil.
- Cut out the circle and trim the bottom in a zigzag to create flames.
- Cut out a triangle and glue the flames and rocket tip in place.