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Category: Winter Crafts

Kid Friendly Popsicle Stick Hot Chocolate Mug Tutorial

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Ward off the cold with this cute craft stick mug decoration. Add a magnet and display it on a refrigerator, door, or inside a locker and think chocolatey goodness all season! It’s complete with “marshmallows.”

Difficulty level: Easy
Time to complete: 1 hour, includes drying time
Age range: 6+

Things you’ll need:
Acrylic paint
Paint brush
10 popsicle sticks
Small white pom poms
Acrylic snowflake
Craft foam sheet
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Scissors
Magnets
Card stock

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Things to do:
1. Warm up your hot glue gun and attach the craft sticks to the card stock as shown.
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2. Continue until all 10 have been glued onto the card stock.
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3. Cut the card stock around the sticks and paint. You’ll need to use two coats, allowing it to dry in between.
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4. Warm up your hot glue gun. Glue the pom poms to the top of the “mug.”
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5. Repeat with all the pom poms.
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6. Glue the acrylic snowflake to the front.
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7. Cut a piece of the foam into the shape of a handle and glue to the side of the craft stick mug. Glue the magnets to the back.
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DIY Rustic Felt Trees

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Make an entire forest of these rustic felt trees, or create just one for a tree for a dollhouse or train set for an older child. Perfect for either decor or imaginative play!

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

Things you’ll need:
Tree template
Green felt
Cinnamon stick
Round birch wood slices
Hot glue gun
Glue sticks
Scissors
Drill and drill bits
Sewing pins

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Things to do:
1. Drill a hole in one of the wood slices, making sure it’s largest to insert a cinnamon stick. Warm up your hot glue gun.
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2. Add some hot glue to the base of the cinnamon stick and glue inside the hole.
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3. Fold a piece of felt and pin the template along the fold as shown.
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4. Cut out the tree shape and unfold.
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5. Repeat for at least 5 more trees, but more if you want a fuller effect.
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6. Refold the tree shape and carefully add hot glue along the fold.
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7. Attach to the cinnamon stick as shown.
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8. Repeat for another tree shape, placing it opposite of the first one.
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9. Continue for the remaining tree shapes. The top of the final tree should look as shown.
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