Gather all supplies. To create the Uncle Sam base, line up five jumbo craft sticks on your work surface. Measure 3.5” from the end of the craft sticks and draw a pencil line across all five craft sticks.
Basecoat the front and sides of three of the jumbo craft sticks with red acrylic craft paint, and the other two with white acrylic craft paint.
Basecoat one craft stick with blue acrylic craft paint. Let dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary.
Line up the craft sticks on your work surface with the red and white at the top and the natural wood at the bottom. Attach the blue craft stick brim to Uncle Sam’s hat with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Flip over and using scissors, trim additional jumbo craft sticks to the width of Uncle Sam and attach with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Attach two wiggle eyes to the center of Uncle Sam’s face with a glue gun and glue sticks.
Trace your child’s hand onto white construction paper, cardstock, or craft felt and cut out. Glue the two handprints to Uncle Sam’s face just under his nose to create his beard.
Using a piece of the cut popsicle stick from before chop a small section to create the nose. Attach to Uncle Sam’s face directly under his eyes to create a nose.
Trace three mini stars onto the back of silver glitter craft foam, and then cut out with scissors. Attach the three silver glitter stars to Uncle Sam’s hat with a glue gun and glue sticks.