Crafters big and small will delight in making a Popsicle Stick Toy Soldier Ornament with craft sticks, paint, and one extra unique craft material. Read on for the full tutorial!
How to Make a Wooden Toy Soldier Ornament
Do you hear what I hear? It’s the happy sound of children cheering for winter break! There may be a teacher or two joining the chorus, but it’s mostly the joyful song of children anticipating Christmas.
This morning, the boys and I settled around our kitchen table to watch the snow fall through our window and to create some last-minute Christmas ornaments. Our Toy Soldier Ornaments are colorful, simple, and quite festive. We hope you like them just as much as we do!
Crafters big and small will delight in making a Wooden Toy Soldier Ornament with craft sticks, paint, and one extra unique craft material.
- Jumbo craft sticks
- Mini craft sticks
- Red, yellow, blue, and black acrylic paint
- Foam brushes sponge tip and plastic insert removed
- Satin Mod Podge
- Tacky craft glue
- Hot glue
- Twine
- Paintbrushes
Invite kids to use the blue, red, and yellow paint to make a toy soldier uniform on the wide craft sticks. Use washi tape to create straight, clean lines.
Use the end of a paintbrush dipped in yellow paint to make buttons for the soldier’s uniform.
Use red and yellow paint and mini craft sticks to create arms for the toy soldier ornaments. Dip the end of a small paintbrush into black paint to make eyes for the soldier ornaments.
When all of the painted pieces are dry, seal the ornaments with Mod Podge.
Glue all of the ornament pieces together with tacky craft glue or hot glue.
Squeeze a small drop of glue inside of the sponge tip, then slide the sponge onto the toy soldier’s head.
Last, attach a loop of twine to the back of the ornament using the hot glue.
Your popsicle stick toy soldier ornament is complete!
To Make This Christmas Ornament Craft You Will Need
- Jumbo craft sticks
- Mini craft sticks
- Red, yellow, blue, and black acrylic paint
- Foam brushes, with the sponge tip and plastic insert removed
- Satin Mod Podge
- Tacky craft glue
- Hot glue
- Twine
- Paintbrushes
Directions for Toy Soldier Ornament
1. After gathering supplies, invite kids to use the blue, red, and yellow paint to make a toy soldier uniform on the wide craft sticks. I used washi tape to create straight, clean lines…but that step isn’t absolutely necessary.
2. Use the end of a paintbrush dipped in yellow paint to make buttons for the soldier’s uniform.
3. Use red and yellow paint and mini craft sticks to create arms for the toy soldier ornaments. Dip the end of a small paintbrush into black paint to make eyes for the soldier ornaments.
4. When all of the painted pieces are dry, seal the ornaments with Mod Podge.
5. Glue all of the ornament pieces together with tacky craft glue or hot glue.
TIP: I secured the body and arms on the back with a small piece of washi tape in addition to the glue.
6. Squeeze a small drop of glue inside of the sponge tip, then slide the sponge onto the toy soldier’s head.
7. Last, attach a loop of twine to the back of the ornament using the hot glue. Hang and enjoy!
Video Tutorial: Popsicle Stick Toy Soldier Ornament
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Shaunna Evans says
December 22, 2013 at 8:47 pmThese are adorable! I hope you and your boys have a wonderful holiday break together.
Magdalena Antonelos says
October 24, 2017 at 10:20 pmI love them all they are so cute and look simple to make. Thank you for the great ideas.
Diane Willhite says
October 28, 2017 at 1:36 pmI did the soldier by painting both sides and using two hats to make it two sided. Love the idea!
Adriana says
December 10, 2017 at 9:59 amThank you great idea.
Lise says
December 15, 2017 at 3:23 pmhow the heck do you get the foam tip and plastic insert off the paint brush? LOL…. I think I have broken every nail on my fingers.
Melissa Lennig says
December 15, 2017 at 8:42 pmI’ve always just been able to pull them off!