Sled Ornament from Popsicle Sticks
An easy to make popscile stick ornament and keepsake
Yield: 1
Cost: $5
Materials
- Wax paper
- 6 Popsicle sticks
- Glue - Get a strong tacky glue that dries clear
- Rope, string, or a chenille strip to use as the handle
- Paint - Spray paint is a great shortcut
- Glitter (optional)
- A Picture of your little one all bundled up, and posed to look like they are on a sled. I think the nursery school teachers have the kids pose on the table to get a flat surface under them
Instructions
- Lay out a piece of wax paper for the sleds to dry on
- Start by pouring some glue into a tray.
- Dip the skinny edge of the popsicle stick in the glue.
- With glue between the edges, place five sticks side by side to create the seat of your sled
- Now, for the crossbar. Lay a popsicle stick across the seat of your sled, about an inch down
- Once the sled has dried, turn it over and glue the runners to the bottom
- Paint your sled - Add (optional) glitter while the paint is wet
- Glue the ends of your rope to the bottom of the sled. - This is your handle
- Cut out the image of your child from your photograph, leaving a little bit of extra photo paper beneath them.
- Bend the extra photo paper backward, and use that as the piece to glue to your sled.
For Staggered Sled
- You should stagger the pieces for the seat into a V shape at the front
- For this version, The handle looks nice, glued to the top of the crossbar.