It’s fun to create Popsicle Stick People because you can decorate them however you like! Using pipe cleaners for arms and legs lets these Popsicle Stick People hold different poses. You can make them hold different objects by wrapping their bendy arms around them too! Make a whole set of Popsicle Stick People and put on a puppet show! This is a great way to get flexible with your creativity.

Difficulty level: Beginner
Time required: 10 minutes
Age range: 8+

Things you’ll need:
1 – thick popsicle stick
2 – pipe cleaners
Washi tape
2 – googly eyes
Glue
Markers
Scissors

Things to do:
1. First, glue your googly eyes to the top of your popsicle stick. (Make sure to leave room to draw on your hair. )
2. To make your person’s shirt and arms, decide which pipe cleaner you want to use for your arms and tape it onto your popsicle stick with a strip of washi tape.
3. To make your legs, take your other pipe cleaner and bend it in half to mark the center.
4. Tape your legs to your popsicle stick underneath your shirt with another strip of washi tape.
5. Use markers to decorate your popsicle stick person’s facial features and hair.