Every year we have to make crafts and do activities related to the Grinch. It’s just one of our favorite Christmas movies ever!
This year, we’re sharing this popsicle stick Grinch. It’s a fun grinch Christmas craft for kids that uses common supplies and lets kids break out the paint!
Besides being fun to make, it’s a great way to spend time together as a family.
You can also add a string to the back and make it a cute, homemade Christmas ornament for the tree.
Watch our quick video tutorial below and see exactly how we made it.
Grinch Craft Idea
Supplies
- Popsicle sticks
- Red and green acrylic paint
- Colored cardstock
- Black marker
- 1 cm pom poms
- Glue stick
- Permanent glue dots or hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Grinch template (enter your email in the form at the end of this post to have the link emailed to you)
- Bakers twine (optional; for making into an ornament)
- Tape (optional; for making into an ornament)
Directions
Download the Grinch template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
Begin to make the Grinch by cutting a popsicle stick into thirds with the scissors. Line up 4 popsicle sticks. Stretch out a glue dot onto the short popsicle stick pieces you just cut. Glue these to the 4 popsicle stick group in the top, bottom, and middle of the sticks.
If you prefer, you can also use hot glue to glue them onto the 4 popsicle sticks. We always seem to burn ourselves with hot glue, so we stick to glue dots 🙂
Flip the secured popsicle stick base over and paint a little over half of the length Grinch green. Paint the remaining bottom section red. Let dry completely before moving on. It only takes about 10 minutes to dry if you do 1-2 thin coats of acrylic paint.
Assemble the Santa hat by gluing the fluff to the bottom of the hat. Take a mini white pom pom and glue it to the tip of the hat.
Place the completed hat on the top of the green part of the popsicle sticks and glue in place.
Take the eyes and glue them a bit below the hat. Be sure to leave room for the eyebrows to go above the eyes. Cut out 2 small thin rectangles and glue them on as eyebrows or use a black marker to draw on angry eyebrows.
Use the black marker to draw on the Grinch’s mouth. Take a mini green pom pom and glue it between the eyes.
Finish it off by gluing the Santa suit fluff on the popsicle sticks where the red and green paint meet.
Optional: Make this Grinch craft into an ornament by cutting a length of baker’s twine, looping it, and taping it securely to the back.
Even though he’s angry, he’s somehow so cute too!
This craft is most suitable for older elementary children. If you want to do this craft with younger kids, you’ll need to cut out the small template pieces for them. Depending on their age and skills level, they may also need help gluing the pieces on the popsicle sticks.
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Popsicle Stick Grinch Craft For Kids
Make this cute popsicle stick Grinch craft with the kids this Christmas season!
Materials
- Popsicle sticks
- Red and green acrylic paint
- Colored cardstock
- Black marker
- 1 cm pom poms
- Glue stick
- Glue dots or hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Grinch template
- Bakers twine (optional; for making into an ornament)
- Tape (optional; for making into an ornament)
Instructions
- Download the Grinch template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
- Begin to make the Grinch by cutting a popsicle stick into thirds with the scissors. Line up 4 popsicle sticks. Stretch out a glue dot onto the short popsicle stick pieces you just cut. Glue these to the 4 popsicle stick group in the top, bottom, and middle of the sticks.
- Flip the secured popsicle stick base over and paint a little over half of the length Grinch green. Paint the remaining bottom section red. Let dry completely before moving on. It only takes about 10 minutes to dry if you do 1-2 thin coats of acrylic paint.
- Assemble the Santa hat by gluing the fluff to the bottom of the hat. Take a mini white pom pom and glue it to the tip of the hat.
- Place the completed hat on the top of the green part of the popsicle sticks and glue in place.
- Take the eyes and glue them a bit below the hat. Be sure to leave room for the eyebrows to go above the eyes. Cut out 2 small thin rectangles and glue them on as eyebrows or use a black marker to draw on angry eyebrows.
- Use the black marker to draw on the Grinch's mouth. Take a mini green pom pom and glue it between the eyes.
- Finish it off by gluing the Santa suit fluff on the popsicle sticks where the red and green paint meet.
- Optional: Make this Grinch craft into an ornament by cutting a length of baker's twine, looping it, and taping it securely to the back.
