Popsicle Stick Nativity Ornament Craft

Make this simple Nativity Scene Ornament with the kids this Christmas. This craft is great for preschoolers, kids, or Sunday School Class. With your help, kids can easily make this homemade ornament of Baby Jesus for the tree. Come on in, and I’ll share how to make this easy ornament…

You might need to do a little prep work, but with your help, the kids can do most of this ornament craft on their own.

It looks so cute on the tree.

Here’s What You’ll Need to Make this Nativity Christmas Ornament Craft…

• Glitter foam
• Ruler
• (6) Mini Popsicle Sticks
• Foam star stickers
• Small Wooden Bead – (7 mm or 1/4 in.) in size
• Black Flair Pen or Fine Tip Marker
• Miniature Clothespin – 25 mm
• Blue Yarn – about 4-5 ft.
• Raffia for straw
• Glue – My recommendations for glue are a Warm (low temp.) glue gun and tacky craft glue or Fabri-Tack.
• Optional – hole punch

Instructions:

• Cut a rectangle that is approximately 3&1/2 x 4 inches from the glitter paper

• Kids can glue popsicle sticks with the tacky glue or you can with a warm glue gun, to resemble a shelter and an X in the middle – at the bottom of the shelter
• Add strips of raffia to the top of the manger (x)

Assembling Baby Jesus:

• Glue the small wooden bead to the mini clothespin, like the image above
• Glue one end of the yarn to the top of the clothespin – I used a low temp. glue gun

• Wrap the yarn around the clothespin and secure it with more glue (tacky glue is fine for this)
• Use a fine tip marker or Flair Pen to make eyes and smile on the bead

• Trim the extra black pieces of foam from the manger scene
• *If you want, you can leave a little extra piece a the top and use a hole punch for the yarn to tie into for hanging
• Or, Glue a small piece of yarn in a loop at the back of the ornament
• Add your foam star to the top of the manger
• That’s it! – Merry Christmas

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~ Melissa – Kid Friendly Things To Do