Christmas Window Popsicle Stick Craft

This Christmas window popsicle stick craft is one of those holiday activities that instantly feel cozy. These little craft stick windows look like you’re peeking inside a Christmas scene, which makes them perfect for December crafting when everything is about anticipation and magic.

They’re simple enough for kids to help with but detailed enough to feel like real holiday décor, not just a one-and-done craft.

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Materials for This Christmas Window Popsicle Stick Craft

This craft uses bright cardstock, a little paint, and plenty of sparkle. It’s one of those projects that looks fancy but is totally manageable once everything is laid out.

Here’s what you’ll need to make these craft stick Christmas windows:

Craft sticks, jumbo
Rhinestones, assorted
Wooden stars
Glitter glue, gold
Glue gun and glue sticks
Acrylic craft paint, brown and yellow
Cardstock, bright green, medium green, and red
Scissors
Paintbrush
Pencil
Patterns

Christmas window popsicle stick craft promotional graphic with two finished window crafts, text that reads “Window popsicle stick craft,” and a message offering 25% off the matching packet using a coupon code.

Once everything is ready, you can start building the windows.

Step-by-Step Christmas Window Popsicle Stick Instructions

This project comes together in layers, which makes it easy to pause between steps and let pieces dry as needed.

Step 1: Gather your supplies

Lay out all of your materials so everything is easy to reach while you work.

Craft supplies for a Christmas window popsicle stick craft including craft sticks, acrylic paint bottles, cardstock, scissors, a paintbrush, a black marker, wooden stars, and a glue gun on a white wood surface.

Step 2: Build the window frames

Line up four jumbo craft sticks into a square. Glue the corners together to form the window frame.

To create the window panes, glue two jumbo craft sticks together in a cross shape.

Tip: Liquid craft glue works, but it will need extra drying time.

Unpainted craft sticks arranged into two square window frames with crossbars, with loose craft sticks and a glue gun on a white wood background.

Step 3: Attach the window panes

Glue the craft stick cross to the center of the window frame square.

Two assembled popsicle stick window frames with vertical and horizontal crossbars glued in place on a white wood surface.

Step 4: Paint the window frames

Basecoat the windows with brown acrylic craft paint. Let them dry completely, then add a second coat if needed.

Two popsicle stick window frames painted brown, with a bottle of brown acrylic paint and a paintbrush above them on a white wood background.

Step 5: Paint the stars

Basecoat the wooden stars with yellow acrylic craft paint. Allow them to dry and apply a second coat if necessary.

Craft supplies for a Christmas window popsicle stick craft including yellow acrylic paint, a paintbrush, wooden star shapes, and painted yellow stars on a white wood surface.

Step 6: Trace and cut the patterns

Download, print, and cut out the patterns. Trace the window pattern twice onto red cardstock. Trace the Christmas tree pattern once onto bright green cardstock and once onto medium green cardstock.

Christmas tree patterns traced onto green cardstock using a pencil, with white and red cardstock sheets nearby on a white wood surface.

Cut out all pieces, trimming just inside the pencil lines for clean edges.

Step 7: Attach the trees to the backgrounds

Glue both Christmas trees onto the red cardstock window bases using a glue gun.

Cut green cardstock Christmas tree shapes placed on red cardstock backgrounds, with a glue gun nearby on a white wood surface.

Step 8: Add the cardstock inserts

Flip the craft stick windows over and glue the cardstock inserts into place on the back.

One painted popsicle stick window frame placed over red cardstock with a green Christmas tree underneath, next to another red cardstock square on a white wood background.

Step 9: Decorate the trees

Decorate both Christmas trees with assorted self-adhesive rhinestones to create ornaments.

Tip: Beads, buttons, sequins, or shapes made with paper punches also work well here.

Two Christmas window popsicle stick crafts with green cardstock trees decorated with colorful gem stickers, with extra gems spread out on wax paper in front.

Step 10: Add the stars

Glue a wooden star to the top of each Christmas tree.

Two popsicle stick window frames painted brown placed over pink cardstock backgrounds with green Christmas trees decorated with gem stickers, with a glue gun to the right.

Step 11: Add sparkle

Outline or decorate the stars with gold glitter glue. Let everything dry completely.

One completed Christmas window popsicle stick craft showing a brown window frame, a green cardstock Christmas tree with colorful gem stickers, and a yellow star on a pink background.

Step 12: Display

Display your finished craft stick windows as Christmas décor, or tuck a photo behind the window so it looks like your kids are peeking out watching for Santa.

Two completed Christmas window popsicle stick crafts displayed side by side, each with brown frames, green cardstock trees decorated with gem stickers, and yellow stars.

Grab This Craftivity Packet

Want to save time on prep?

This craftivity packet includes the patterns you need to make these Christmas window popsicle stick crafts quickly and easily, whether you’re crafting at home or in a classroom.

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