How to make a Popsicle stick sled ornament for under $2

Why make your own ornaments?
Making ornaments at home is a great project for the kids at Christmas. It is easier than you think and will give you (and the kids) a sense of pride in making it yourself. They are absolutely great for ornament exchanges, and make wonderful gifts for Christmas (and they are under $2!). Which is why I chose to show you how to make a Popsicle stick sled ornament for my first Instructable.

You can modify my design (there are dozens of variations) and make it yours! The most important thing to remember is to be creative and have fun.

Step 1: What You Need

Parts, Materials, and Tools
6 Popsicle sticks ($0 if you have some, but you can get a pack of 50 for under $1 at a craft store)
Scissors ($0, assuming you have these)
Glue (around $0.69)
Acrylic Paint (around $0.54)
Fine sandpaper or file (around $0.65)

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Total: $1.88

Comments

[puzzlemaker]

I found your sled ornament instructable while looking for popsicle stick craft ideas.  I made one with my daughter and featured it here (linking to your article). In your pictures I couldn't tell about the runners - how to put them up or down. Take a look at the one we made and please leave a note if you are able to stop by. I added the date on the runner with a thin paintbrush and white paint.

[The Uber Maker]

What an awesome article, I really liked some of the other ornaments! I guess you instinctively put the edges the same way we've always done it (with the flat edge up). Thanks for linking to my Instructable, I like your article so I'll link to it in my post. Happy Holidays!

[Bosun Rick]

Ummm, I'm thinking it would easier to glue it all together, then just spray paint it as a unit. Would the old fashioned "White Out" pens work for lettering?

[Moonkyst]

I did something similar to this with Cub Scouts and they loved it. I painted a bunch of sticks ahead of time to fit the project in our time limit. They glued winter themed foam thingies on the sleds. We also used gold and silver pens to write on them.

[GorillazMiko]

The detail is very cool! Now, time to make a HUGE one, and ride it down Mt. Everest...

[Kiteman]

Nice. I like the date detail - the endless conversations we have every Christmas about who made what when...

[The Uber Maker]

Thanks, I like to add the date so that you can easily remember when you made it. And if you make a tradition out of making one every 5, 10 years or so you can look back and go "whoa, mom made one in 1978, and 1988, and I made one the next two decades."