Christmas Door Popsicle Stick Craft

Tiny doors make everything more fun.

These Christmas door popsicle stick crafts are simple, festive, and full of little details kids love. Painting the doors, wrapping tiny wreaths, tying bows, and adding a mini mail slot makes this feel like a real holiday project, not just another quick craft.

It’s an easy December activity for classrooms or home, and the finished doors are cute enough to display all season long.

Christmas door popsicle stick craft featured image

Materials for a Christmas Door Popsicle Stick Craft

Before you start, it helps to get everything out and ready. This craft comes together smoothly when supplies are within reach, especially if kids are working alongside you.

You’ll need:

Jumbo craft sticks
Regular craft sticks
Faux pine greenery stems
Self-adhesive gold pearls
Glue gun and glue sticks
Skinny ribbon in red and bright green
Acrylic craft paint in red and bright green
Gray cardstock
Scissors
Paintbrush
Black marker
Pencil
Ruler

Once everything is set up, you’re ready to build the doors.

Step-by-Step Christmas Door Popsicle Stick Craft Instructions

This craft comes together in simple stages, and each step adds a little more personality to the doors. It works well as a guided craft or an open-ended activity where kids can take their time with details.

Step 1: Gather your supplies

Gather all supplies and set up your work surface so everything is ready to go before you begin. This makes the rest of the craft feel relaxed and easy to follow.

Dollar store supplies for a Christmas door popsicle stick craft including craft sticks, acrylic paint, scissors, glue gun, faux greenery, and ribbon

Step 2: Build the craft stick doors

To create each door, line up five jumbo craft sticks side by side on your work surface. Trim two regular craft sticks to width and glue them across the back using a glue gun and glue sticks.

Popsicle sticks glued together to form a door base using hot glue

Step 3: Paint the doors

Basecoat one door with red acrylic craft paint and the other door with bright green acrylic craft paint. Let them dry completely, then add a second coat if needed for bold, even color.

Painted red and green popsicle stick doors drying with acrylic paint and a paintbrush nearby

Step 4: Measure the mail slots

Using a pencil and ruler, measure two rectangles on gray cardstock. Each rectangle should be 1.5 inches long and 0.5 inches wide.

Gray cardstock pieces being measured and cut for a Christmas door craft

Step 5: Cut and label the mail slots

Cut out the rectangles, making sure to cut inside the traced lines for a clean finish. With a fine tip black marker, outline the left, bottom, and right edges, then write the word MAIL in the center.

Small cardstock labels reading “mail” next to scissors and a black marker

Step 6: Make the wreaths

Wrap a faux pine greenery stem around the base of a bottle of acrylic paint. Twist the ends together at the top to secure the shape. This creates a perfectly sized wreath for the doors.

Faux greenery garland pieces cut into small wreath shapes for a Christmas door craft

Step 7: Tie the ribbon bows

Tie skinny red and bright green ribbon into small bows. Trim the ends so they look neat and even.

Step 8: Assemble the doors

Use a glue gun to attach the wreaths to the doors. Glue the red bow onto the wreath on the green door and the green bow onto the wreath on the red door.

Popsicle stick doors decorated with small wreaths and ribbon bows using hot glue

Step 9: Add the finishing details

Attach a self-adhesive gold pearl to each door to create the doorknob. Glue the mail slots to the bottom center of each door to finish the look.

Christmas door popsicle stick crafts with wreaths, bows, and mail details

Step 10: Display your finished Christmas doors

Once everything is fully set, display the doors on a shelf, holiday tray, bulletin board, or classroom display. You can also add names to use them as place cards or personalized decor.