craft stick snowflakes

We took down our Christmas tree & decor this week - and the house seems so bare!!! The kiddos wanted to make a craft and I wanted something to fill the Christmas-is-over void!

We came up with Craft Stick Snowflakes!

Here's what you'll need:

-4 craft sticks per snowflake

-hot glue/hot glue gun

-paint

-glitter

-baker's twine/string for hanging

Arrange your sticks into snowflakes and hot glue. Paint - this was the kiddos' job! I gave them white paint and a few drops of dark & light blue.
We laid them out to dry and added some glitter. What I had on hand was more shimmery than glittery, but it worked!
Once they were completely dry, I cut some baker's twine to hang them from.
Simple & easy! I think that we are all having snow withdrawls right now! Usually, by the end of December, we've had many 2"+ snowfalls and even a snow day or two. So far this winter, we had our first snowfall on the 27th. It really was only a mini snowfall and was completely melted away by lunch time!

Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornament

Craft Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments

My kiddos made these tonight and they are super cute and super easy!!

For one ornament, you'll need three craft sticks. I used the jumbo ones that are already colored. One doesn't get cut at all, one gets cut by 2" and then you'll have a remaining 4" piece. The last stick gets cut to 6".

I glued the tree together before I let the kiddos have at it..2" piece on top, 4" piece next and 6" piece last. I put glue (elmer's glue all) in a container and gave them q-tips to use to put glue on the buttons to then glue to the tree.

N is only 2.5 years old and did so great! B took his time a little more but they both came out super!!

I added some ribbon to the back to make a hanger with hot glue and off to the tree we went to hang them up!!

*Older kiddos could use plain colored sticks and paint them themselves.