How adorable is this little craft stick dog? It is so easy to make and kids will love it.
Use it as a summer afternoon craft idea, for kids in daycare, or as a fun summer camp craft idea.
With only a few inexpensive craft supplies, the kids will love making this!
This is a simple craft that can be made with very few supplies.
Sometimes, however, you might want a craft that takes a little longer for the kids to complete to help keep them occupied for a little longer.
Supplies Needed
Brown paper
Black paper
White paper
Pink paper
Black marker
Hot glue sticks
1,Place five
craft sticks together side by side then glue two additional craft sticks across them vertically.
Gluing craft sticks together
Trim the excess bottom off the two vertical craft sticks.
2,Trimming extra craft sticks off
Now, glue 3 craft sticks side by side vertically in the center of the horizontal pieces to create the doglegs.
On a piece of brown paper, draw a tail, 2 ears, and 2 round paws.
3,Drawing on brown paper
Cut out the paws, ears, and tail.
Ears and tail for craft stick dog
You will also need to cut out 2 round white pieces for eyes, one pink piece for the tongue, and one black nose-shaped piece.
4,Glue one ear on each side of the horizontal headpiece.
Gluing ears onto craft stick dog
5,Next, glue the paws onto the bottom of the vertical sticks.
6,Gluing feet onto craft stick dog
Add the tail to the side of the
craft sticks toward the bottom of the puppy feet by the paws.
Gluing a tail onto popsicle stick dog
Draw lines onto the paws to make them look more like toes.
Woman drawing paws on puppy feet
7,Glue the white circles onto the head toward the top.
8,Gluing eyes to craft stick puppy
Add black circles into the center of the eyes.
9,Glue the nose just below the eyes.
Adding nose to craft stick puppy
Add a black marker mouth below the nose and glue the pink tongue just below the mouth.
Adding mouth to craft stick puppy
10,Add any additional color paper, marker, or decorations to the dog as desired.
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