Popsicle Stick Christmas Ornaments

First, paint your craft sticks:

1. 5 yellow sticks, 1 brown stick, 5 green sticks, as well as a wooden star painted yellow
2. If needed, apply a second coat of paint.
3. Cover all craft sticks with a top coat of glitter glue or clear glitter paint. Allow to dry completely.

How to Make a Craft Stick Star Ornament

1. Arrange your yellow craft sticks to form a star, so that the ends of each stick overlap. Use a hot glue gun to secure the craft sticks in place.
2. Glue rhinestones to the craft sticks for decorations.
3. You may even look for self-adhesive rhinestones to make things easier for kids.
4. Glue a loop of ribbon to the back of your ornament to hang it to the tree.

How to Make Popsicle Stick Christmas Tree Ornaments

1. Measure and cut a two-inch section from each end of the brown craft stick to be the tree trunk.
2. Dry fit three green craft sticks in a triangle shape to be the tree.
3. Attach at the intersections with a glue gun and glue sticks. Attach remaining two green craft sticks as the tree branches and then trim excess with scissors.
4. Glue tree trunk to base of tree and star to top of tree.
5. Decorate with rhinestones.
6. Attach a loop of ribbon to the back of your popsicle stick tree ornament for hanging.