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Elephant Popsicle Stick Craft For Kids

Prep Time: 8 minutes
Active Time: 15 minutes
Drying Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes
This elephant popsicle stick craft will be a hit with your little ones as they transform popsicle sticks into a lovable elephant with a little paint and a few supplies!
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Author: Sam
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Materials

  • Popsicle sticks
  • Paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Permanent glue dots or hot glue
  • Colored cardstock or construction paper
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Markers
  • Elephant template

Instructions

  • Download the elephant template, print, and cut out the pieces you need.
  • Paint the popsicle sticks in 1-2 thin coats of gray paint. Let it dry completely before moving on.
    hands using grey paint to paint onto popsicle sticks
  • Begin by gluing the inner ears to the outer ears.
  • Flip the popsicle sticks over and glue the ears to both sides of the back.
    hands gluing elephant ear onto popsicle sticks
  • Next, take the trunk and glue it to the middle of the elephant's head.
  • Glue the eyes onto the head so that the bottom of the eyes are slightly overlapping the top of the trunk.
    hands gluing eye onto elephant face
  • Finish up by drawing eyebrows above the eyes.