Easy Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments

several twigs

Make sure you use dry twigs – they are easier to work with than green twigs.

Directions:

Lay a piece of wax paper onto a flat surface to protect it.

Paint a large craft stick brown with acrylic paint. Let set to dry completely. Paint a wood star yellow and let set to dry completely.

We usually do our painting the night before or in the morning and come back to the project later. If you're doing these as a classroom or scout troop activity, you can always pre-paint the popsicle sticks and stars.

Use diagonal cutters to cut twigs into different lengths and line them up to make a triangle tree.

Set the twigs onto the popsicle stick to see how the tree looks. Make sure you set the star onto the tree as well. Attach twigs and star with hot glue.

Place small buttons onto the twigs for ornaments and attach them with hot glue. You can buy a bag of assorted buttons or use old buttons from your scrap bag. I always buy a bag of buttons. I swear, I have a bazillion stray buttons lying around this house but I can never find them when I need them.

Cut a 5″ piece of baker's twine, yarn, or ribbon and knot at the end. Attach to the back of the star, with hot glue, to allow the ornament to hang.

Voila!
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There is definitely room to get creative. You can use paints or glitter to give your trees a different sort of look and if you want a blinged-out tree, you can use sequins or plastic jewels instead of the buttons. But, I like the rustic look of these.

This is a tear-free kid's craft and by that, I mean one that won't make me cry. It comes out looking like it's supposed to look and it doesn't take super long to put together once the paint is dry. If you have younger kids, this will hold their attention from start to finish. Enjoy!