Introduce your kids to the joy of crafting with the delightful Popsicle Stick Star Hanger Craft!

This fun and engaging DIY project for kids combines popsicle sticks and imagination to create a charming star-shaped hanger.

Watch their creativity soar as they decorate the sticks with vibrant colors, glitter, and their own unique designs.

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This combines the simplicity of popsicle sticks with the enchantment of stars, resulting in a charming hanger that will add a touch of magic to any room.

In this blog post, we'll guide you through the steps and materials needed to create this whimsical craft, providing your children with a fun and rewarding creative experience.

Why you'll love this craft!

Easy and Accessible:

This craft requires simple and readily available materials like popsicle sticks, paint, glue, and string or ribbon. You don't need any specialized tools or equipment, making it convenient and accessible for both kids and parents.
Encourages Creativity:

The popsicle stick star hanger craft allows children to express their creativity and imagination. They can choose their own colors, designs, and embellishments, giving them the freedom to personalize their star hangers and showcase their unique artistic vision.
Fine Motor Skills Development:

As children handle the popsicle sticks, paintbrushes, and glue, they engage and refine their fine motor skills. Painting, gluing, and stringing the hangers require control and precision, helping children develop their hand-eye coordination and dexterity.
Sense of Achievement:

Completing the popsicle stick star hanger craft gives children a sense of accomplishment. They can proudly display their finished creations and feel a sense of pride in their artistic abilities and the effort they put into making something beautiful.
Bonding and Quality Time:

Engaging in the popsicle stick star hanger craft provides an opportunity for parents and children to bond and spend quality time together. It's a chance to have meaningful conversations, share ideas, and create lasting memories as you work on the project collaboratively.

Materials to make a Popsicle Stick Star Hanger!

Craft Sticks, Jumbo
Natural Jute Twine
Silver Glitter Glue
Ribbons, Lace, Trim, Baker’s Twine – Assorted Scraps in Red, White, Blue
Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
Acrylic Craft Paint – Red, White, Blue
Paintbrush
Pencil with New Eraser
Scissors

Gather all supplies. To create the sign, line up seven jumbo craft sticks on your work surface.

Attach a jumbo craft stick to the front top and bottom with a glue gun and glue sticks. Cut additional craft sticks to the width of the sign and glue in place on the back.

TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.

To create the star, line up five jumbo craft sticks on your work surface.

Attach two craft sticks in an upside down “V” shape with a glue gun and glue sticks.

Glue a craft stick at a diagonal from the bottom right-hand side of the “V” shape.

Glue a craft stick at a diagonal from the bottom left-hand side of the “V” shape.

This creates an “X” shape. Attach the final craft stick horizontally from the top right and left-hand side of the “X” shape.

Basecoat the star with blue acrylic craft paint and the sign with red acrylic craft paint.

Let dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.

If working with little kids, you can use washable markers, crayon, or even colored pencil to color the jumbo craft sticks.

Create a polka dot pattern on the star by dipping a new pencil eraser into white acrylic craft paint.

Dot the pattern randomly all over the star. Once dry, embellish the painted polka dots with smaller dots of silver glitter glue.

This is where you can get creative with the kiddos and have them make their own patterns and color combinations!

Measure and cut a 10” length of strong twine and place vertically on your work surface.

Layout 6” long scraps of red, white, and blue ribbons, lace, string, baker’s twine, yarn, and natural jute twin in an “X” pattern on top of the vertical length.

Use approximately 20-24 scraps. Tie the vertical twine tightly around the center of the bundle and secure with a knot.

To create a hanger, measure and cut three 12” lengths of twine and/or ribbon.

Tie the ends and the center into knots for a clean finished project.

Flip the sign over and attach the ends of the hanger to top right and left-hand sides with a glue gun and glue sticks.

Attach the star to the sign with a glue gun and glue sticks, and then glue the scrappy bow to the center of the star.

Trim any long ends of the scrappy bow with scissors.