Horse Popsicle Stick Craft
If your kids are horse lovers, or you’re just looking for a fun farmyard craft, this horse popsicle stick craft is ready to gallop into your day. With a painted face, floppy paper ears, and a googly-eyed expression, this craft is simple, adorable, and sure to be a barnyard favorite.
This quick, 20-minute project is perfect for preschoolers, early elementary students, or anyone who loves adding to their collection of farm animal crafts.
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What You’ll Need for This Popsicle Stick Horse Craft
How to Make a Popsicle Stick Horse
Step 1: Gather Your Supplies
Gather your supplies: popsicle sticks, brown paint, googly eyes, colored paper, scissors, and glue.
Step 2: Paint the Sticks Brown
Paint four craft sticks with brown paint and let them dry completely.
Step 3: Build the Base
Line the painted sticks up side by side and glue them together with a support stick on the back.
Step 4: Cut the Horse Pieces
Cut out horse features from paper: ears, mane, muzzle, and tail from brown/tan paper, and nostrils from black paper.
Step 5: Add the Muzzle, Ears, Mane, and Tail
Glue the muzzle at the bottom, the ears and mane at the top, and the tail on the side.
Step 6: Add the Eyes and Details
Add googly eyes above the muzzle.
Use a black marker to draw on nostrils and any extra details you like.
All done!
Let everything dry, and your little horse is ready to gallop!
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