‘Back to School’ Popsicle Stick School Bus Photo Frame Magnet Tutorial

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Start the school year right with this adorable popsicle stick school bus. Take a photo of your child at the beginning of the year, place “inside” the bus. At the end of the year, take another photo to see how much your child has grown!

Difficulty level: Easy
Time to complete: 1 hour
Age range: 10+

Things you’ll need:
Jumbo popsicle sticks
Popsicle sticks
Yellow paint
Paint brush
Scissors
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Buttons
Black and white card stock
Permanent marker

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Things to do:
1. Paint 6 jumbo popsicle sticks and 3 regular-sized popsicle sticks and allow to dry. You might have to paint two coats.
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2. Line up 4 jumbo sticks on your white card stock and trace. Cut out the card stock in a rectangle slightly smaller than the size of the popsicle sticks. Warm up your hot glue gun.
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3. Glue the 4 jumbo popsicle sticks to this piece of card stock.
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4. Glue 3 regular-sized popsicle sticks vertically as shown, and add the fifth jumbo popsicle stick to the top for the “roof” of the bus.
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5. Write the name of your school on the final jumbo stick. Cut out two wheels and glue buttons onto them.
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6. Glue the wheels to the bottom of the bus, and glue the final jumbo stick in the middle of the school bus. Add two magnets to the back of the popsicle sticks.
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7. Finally, Glue your child’s photo into the left window. At the end of the year, glue their second photo into the right window.

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