Paddle pop stick men - Arts, Crafts and DIY

16 Comments

A simple and easy craft for all ages. You could use these for pretend play in any situation and they are easy to take in a pocket as they are so small.

Material

Paddle pop sticks
pipe cleaners
textas

Method

Twist one pipe cleaner around the middle of a paddle pop stick to make the arms.
Draw a face and you're done.

Notes

This is an easy craft for most ages, and from preschool up they should be independent with making these themselves.

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- mom19782016
- 08 Jan 2016
  3:11 pm

16 Comments

- - mom103778 said
  - 18 May 2022
    9:09 am
I used to make things like this with my girls when they were young, it used to keep them busy for awhile.

- - mom462038 said
  - 13 Apr 2020
    5:19 pm
I’ll have to collect some pop sticks for this. I just bought a box of frozen yoghurt popsicles, there’s a start

- - mom129591 said
  - 31 Aug 2019
    9:10 pm
It look s great! Thank you so much for sharing this.

- - kjgarner said
  - 29 Jun 2018
    9:54 pm
You could make a whole family worth
- kjgarner replied
  
  30 Jun 2018 , 10:24 pm
  And you can use wool for hair
  - mom19782016 replied
    
    15 Oct 2020 , 1:07 pm
    
    Ooh great idea on the hair!
- - mom111059 said
  - 23 Jun 2018
    4:38 pm
paddle pop men could be put in the garden like fairies.

- - mom111059 said
  - 17 Jun 2018
    6:47 pm
Great idea. Kids could put on a play with their characters. Thanks.

- - june11 said
  - 11 Jan 2016
    12:48 am
Older children shorten the one used as the head and body, and glue on more to use for the arms and legs. Decorate them with old wrapping paper using glue or sticky tape. Depending on the age of the child, Mum may need to cut the paper or supervise the process. You could also use material scraps or left over knitting yarn.

- - cherz said
  - 10 Jan 2016
    9:50 pm
these are so cute and you could also use them in a puppet show.
thanks for sharing.

- - robyn_smithwick said
  - 10 Jan 2016
    1:31 pm
My oh my. Paddle pop sticks are so versatile.

- - mom93821 said
  - 10 Jan 2016
    7:23 am
An inexpensive and fun project for the children during the school holidays. These little paddle pop stick people look good.

- - mom94125 said
  - 09 Jan 2016
    10:13 pm
haha this is a great idea! i bet everyone has lots of these paddle pop sticks because it is so hot!.
- mom94125 replied
  
  10 Jan 2016 , 7:31 pm
  yes i also thought that you can add a magnet on these as well. or paper outfits
  - mom19782016 replied
    
    03 Feb 2016 , 1:42 pm
    
    Great idea with the paperclip – you could make it into a bookmark!
  - mom93821 replied
    
    08 Jun 2020 , 6:36 am
    
    I like the magnet and the paperclip idea, both terrific tips.