Crayon Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids

This crayon popsicle stick craft is the most fun back-to-school activity! Kids will love turning simple craft sticks into a set of colorful craft stick crayons — and they make the cutest classroom decorations or pencil cup accessories too.

Two finished popsicle stick crafts with colorful overlay text reading “crayons popsicle stick craft”

Materials for This Crayon Popsicle Stick Craft

Before you start, gather your simple supplies. You probably have most of these in your craft stash already, making this a perfect easy back-to-school craft for kids.

Supplies

Regular craft sticks
Acrylic craft paint – colors of choice
Paintbrush
Colored cardstock to match paint colors
Scissors
Glue gun and glue sticks
Black marker
Ruler

Once your supplies are ready, it's time to make some colorful craft stick crayons!

How to Make a Crayon Popsicle Stick Craft

This crayon popsicle stick craft comes together with painting, cutting, and gluing. Follow the steps below to create a set of adorable back-to-school crayons.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Gather all the supplies for this crayon popsicle stick craft. Setting everything up ahead of time makes the process easy and enjoyable.

Popsicle sticks, scissors, glue stick, marker, straw, paint, and paper arranged on an orange sheet

Step 2: Paint the Craft Sticks

Working in groups of 3, paint each group of sticks in your chosen crayon color. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat if necessary.

Three popsicle sticks painted orange next to a tube of acrylic paint and a paintbrush

Step 3: Cut the Crayon Tips

Trace and cut a pointed triangular tip from cardstock that matches each crayon color.

Square orange paper and a small cut orange paper shape on a white background

Step 4: Assemble Each Crayon Body

Once dry, lay each group of 3 sticks side by side and glue them together to form the crayon body.

Three painted popsicle sticks aligned horizontally with a cut orange paper piece below

Step 5: Attach the Tips

Glue the matching pointed cardstock tip to the top end of each crayon body.

Three orange popsicle sticks glued together with a paper piece attached at one end

Step 6: Add the Crayon Band

Use a black marker to draw a thick band across the middle of each crayon body to simulate the paper wrapper.

Orange popsicle stick craft with black decorative lines drawn across the sticks and a marker below

Step 7: Add the Final Details

Use the black marker to add light horizontal lines along the band and any label details you like to finish each crayon.

Two completed popsicle stick crafts painted orange and green with black wavy lines

Your colorful set of crayon popsicle stick crafts is ready to show off!

Grab the Crayon Popsicle Stick Craftivity

Want to make this back-to-school craft even easier? The Crayon Popsicle Stick Craftivity includes printable templates and step-by-step instructions — great for classroom welcome activities, homeschool, or a fun end-of-summer craft.

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