Angel Popsicle Stick Craft

Step 1: Gather your supplies.

Set everything out on your work surface so you are not hunting for scissors with wet paint on your hands. Plug in your glue gun if you’re using one, and keep a scrap piece of paper nearby for testing glitter glue.

Step 2: Make the angel body.

Create a triangle using three jumbo craft sticks. Secure the corners with hot glue.

Tip: You can use liquid craft glue, but you will need to wait for it to dry before moving on.

Step 3: Paint the craft stick triangle.

Paint the triangle with white acrylic paint. Let it dry completely, then add a second coat if you can still see the wood showing through.

Step 4: Trace the angel body pattern.

Download, print, and cut out the angel patterns. Trace the angel body pattern onto white cardstock with a pencil.

Step 5: Cut out the body backing.

Cut out the cardstock body, making sure to cut inside the traced lines so the edges look clean when it’s attached.

Step 6: Glue the body backing to the triangle.

Glue the white cardstock body onto the back of the craft stick triangle.

Step 7: Make and paint the arms and hands.

Cut one jumbo craft stick in half to create the arms. Paint the arms white. Paint the hands using a flesh tone acrylic paint of your choice. Let everything dry, then apply a second coat if needed.

Step 8: Paint cardstock if needed.

If you do not have cardstock that matches your flesh tone paint, paint white cardstock with your chosen flesh tone acrylic paint and let it dry.

Step 9: Trace the head, hair, and wings.

Trace the angel head onto flesh tone cardstock. Trace the hair onto brown cardstock. Trace the angel wings twice onto gold cardstock using a pencil.

Tip: If you want the wings to feel extra personal, trace your child’s hand for the wing shapes.

Step 10: Cut out all pattern pieces.

Cut out the head, hair, and wings, again cutting inside the traced lines for a clean finished look.

Step 11: Make the face.

Attach the hair to the head with hot glue. Draw half-circle closed eyes on the face with a black marker. Create rosy cheeks by dipping a new pencil eraser into pink paint and stamping one dot on each side of the face.

Step 12: Create the halo.

Bend a gold tinsel chenille stem in half. Form a circle with about a one-inch tail at the bottom, then twist the ends to secure the halo shape.

Step 13: Paint the star.

Basecoat the wooden star with yellow acrylic paint. Let it dry, and apply a second coat if needed.

Step 14: Assemble the angel.

Attach the head to the body. Glue the arms to the body. Glue the wings to either side of the back of the angel body. Glue the star to the hands. Glue the halo to the back of the head.

Step 15: Add glitter glue wing details.

Use gold glitter glue to draw scalloped lines on the wings to create feather details. Set the craft aside until the glitter glue is fully dry.

Step 16: Hang your finished angel on display.

Once everything is completely dry, your angel is ready to show off. Hang it on a Christmas tree, add it to a holiday garland, or display it on a wall or door.

If you want to use it as a place card or gift topper, you can also write a name on the body with a marker once the paint is dry.