Popsicle Craft Stick Craft for Kids

This popsicle craft stick craft is the sweetest summer activity for kids! With a pack of craft sticks, some colorful paint, foam sheets, and googly eyes, your little ones can create the most adorable ice cream popsicle characters — each one with its own fun personality and silly face.

A title graphic showing three popsicle stick crafts with the text “popsicle popsicle stick craft” overlaid and a website watermark at the bottom.

Materials for This Popsicle Craft Stick Craft

Before you start, gather your supplies. Many of these items can be found at the Dollar Store, making this a budget-friendly and endlessly creative summer craft for kids.

Supplies

Craft sticks
Acrylic craft paint – colors of choice (we used lavender, pink, blue shown)
Paintbrush
Foam sheets – assorted colors
Googly eyes
Glue gun and glue sticks
Scissors
Black marker
Chenille stems (optional – for sprinkles or accessories)

Once your supplies are ready, let's build some adorable popsicle characters!

How to Make a Popsicle Craft Stick Craft

This popsicle craft stick craft comes together with painting, cutting, and gluing. Follow the steps below to make your adorable ice cream popsicle characters.

Step 1: Gather Your Supplies

Gather all the supplies for this popsicle craft stick craft. Having everything laid out before you start makes the process smooth and extra fun.

Assorted craft supplies including wooden craft sticks, googly eyes, acrylic paint bottles, pipe cleaners, felt sheets, scissors, a paintbrush, a marker, and a hot glue gun on a wooden surface.

Step 2: Build the Popsicle Base

Group 5 craft sticks side by side for the popsicle head. Leave 2 additional sticks extending below as the handle. Glue all the sticks together.

Five wooden craft sticks glued side by side with one stick glued horizontally across the top; scissors and a hot glue gun nearby.

Two sets of craft sticks glued into rectangles, each reinforced with horizontal sticks on the back; a loose craft stick and glue gun beside them.

A single craft stick marked with curved cut lines at both ends next to a partially assembled stick rectangle and scissors.

Step 3: Paint the Popsicle Head

Paint the top 5 sticks (the popsicle head) in your chosen color. Leave the handle sticks natural or paint them a contrasting color. Let dry and apply a second coat if necessary.

A stick rectangle attached to a vertical craft stick handle, being painted pink with a paintbrush and a bottle of pink acrylic paint.

A similar stick rectangle attached to a handle, painted blue with a paintbrush and a bottle of blue acrylic paint.

A stick rectangle attached to a handle painted a light peach color, with two darker peach-painted craft sticks placed beside it and paint bottles in the background.

Step 4: Cut the Foam (or Felt) Shapes

Cut a rounded top shape and a drip shape from foam sheets in a coordinating color and attach them to the top and side of the popsicle head for a melty ice cream look.

A piece of purple felt with a paper template pinned on top using straight pins.

The purple felt cut into a rounded dripping shape next to the paper template and a small teardrop-shaped felt piece.

Step 5: Add the Decorations

Decorate the popsicle with cut foam confetti, small foam pieces for sprinkles, rhinestones, or loops of chenille stem. The more colorful, the better!

Small cut pieces of multicolored pipe cleaners scattered next to scissors.

Step 6: Add the Eyes and Mouth

Attach googly eyes to the popsicle face. Use a black marker to draw a fun smile, surprised expression, or whatever face your kiddo wants!

Two painted craft sticks glued vertically onto a peach-colored stick base with googly eyes being added; a hot glue gun nearby.

A pink painted stick popsicle base with googly eyes, a purple felt “drip” top being glued on, and a small felt piece attached to the side.

A blue popsicle stick craft covered with multicolored pipe cleaner pieces and googly eyes; glue gun nearby.

Step 7: Repeat for More Popsicles

Repeat the steps to make a whole set of popsicle characters in different colors and expressions — a fun family of frozen treats!

Three completed popsicle stick crafts with handles: one blue with colorful “sprinkles,” one peach with two vertical accents, and one pink with a purple felt top and side detail.

Your adorable popsicle craft stick characters are done — the coolest craft of the summer!

Grab the Popsicle Craft Stick Craftivity

Want to make this summer craft even easier? The Popsicle Craft Stick Craftivity includes printable templates and step-by-step instructions — perfect for summer camp, homeschool, classroom parties, or a fun afternoon at home.

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