This Craft Stick Elf is fun to make to get into the holiday spirit.
All you need are craft sticks, pom-poms, and construction paper.
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We like making Christmas Crafts a lot (look at our Printable Christmas Bookmarks or create your own Rudolph Reindeer Gift Card).
Print out the Christmas Coloring Pages to keep the little hands busy – we’re sure kids will love them.
Our craft stick elf is easy to make and will look great as a Xmas eve decoration anywhere you place it!
How to Make the Craft Stick Elf
What you need:
- printable template
- nine craft sticks
- beige acrylic paint
- paintbrush
- glue
- color papers (green, red, beige, and brown)
- pencil
- scissors
- googly eyes
- black marker
- eyeshadow
- Q-tip
- pom-poms (red and beige)
- red chenille stick
Step by Step Tutorial
The Head
Paint 7 craft sticks beige.
Ensure you get the sides of the craft sticks with the paint too.
When dry, place seven of them, one beside the other.
Go ahead and glue one craft stick crosswise on the back.
Cut another craft stick in half.
Glue it to create a cross.
Cut out the template.
The Hair
Draw the hair on brown color paper.
The Ears
Draw the ears on beige paper and cut them out.
Draw the inside of the ears on the actual ears.
The Neck
You can draw the neck of the dress on red paper and cut it out.
The Hat
Draw the hat on green paper, and cut it out.
Now start gluing the parts – glue the neck dress first.
Glue on the hair – leave a part of the sticks peeking out on the top.
Now glue the hat over the hair.
Glue the ears behind the sticks.
The Eyes and Mouth
Draw eyes and mouth with black marker.
The Nose
Glue a beige pom-pom on the elf for the nose.
The Smile
Draw a smile to fit the elf.
The Cheeks
Use eyeshadow to create a blush effect.
The Hat Decoration
Cut a red chenille piece in half.
Glue the thick red chenille on the edge of the cap.
Glue a red pom-pom at the end of the green hat.
The Eyebrows
Draw eyebrows on the elf.
Decorate the blushy cheeks however you like.
The final product is this craft stick elf.
If you’re looking for a budget-friendly elf or want to have fun with a craft, this is your go-to craft.
You can make a bunch of them with different neck dresses, hats, and faces.
There are never enough elves.
Have a jolly Christmas!
And stay tuned for more crafts.
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