Handmade popsicle sticks

Summer is a hot season, and also a season for eating popsicles crazily. Many people buy large quantities of popsicles home in batches when summer comes. After eating these popsicles, many people just throw away the remaining popsicle sticks. In fact, this popsicle stick can also be made into a variety of small handicrafts. Whether it is used as a toy for children or as a decoration at home, it is a more artistic one.

1. How to make a puppy with popsicle sticks

Preparation: Popsicle sticks, cardboard, scissors, glue, paintbrush, plush ball and two big movable eyeballs~

First take out about 8 popsicle sticks and carefully stick them together from the side, while sticking a piece of cardboard on the back to ensure they are firmly attached. You can use tape to help during the pasting process. After it dries, carefully stick the eyes and plush balls on.

2. Cut two big ears and a long tail from brown cardboard and stick them on the back of the popsicle stick.

3. Finally, take out the red and black pens and draw the puppy's mouth, tongue and toes. Done~

2. Handmade airplane

Materials: foam balls, popsicle sticks, straws, toothpicks, barbecue paper, screws, latex, double-sided tape, scissors

Step 1: To make the fuselage of the helicopter, wrap the prepared foam balls with aluminum foil and stick the edges with double-sided tape. The fuselage of the toy plane is ready. Isn't it simple?

Step 2: Drill a small hole in the middle of the cleaned popsicle stick. Don't make it too tilted, as this is the propeller of an airplane.

Step 3: Stack the small holes of the two popsicle sticks together in a cross shape and fix them with latex.

Step 4: Insert a screw (a small nail will also work) into the small hole in the middle of the popsicle stick. The propeller of the toy helicopter is ready.

Step 5: Insert the propeller of the helicopter into the fuselage.

Step 6: Now start making the tail of the plane: cut a piece of large straw and insert it into the foam ball.

Step 7: Cut a piece of popsicle stick and insert it into the tail.

Step 8: Cut the toothpick into two pieces.

Step 10: Cut two small straws according to the distance between the toothpicks.

Step 11: Cut a hole in the straw and insert the helicopter's feet.

Step 12: The helicopter is ready. It’s quite easy to make a helicopter by hand using popsicle sticks, so let’s get started!