How to Make a Craft Stick Elf

This Elf Stick Craft is fun to create the holiday spirit.

All you need are craft sticks, pom-poms, and construction paper.

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Our craft stick elves are easy to make and will look great as a Christmas Eve decoration wherever you place it!

How to make a handmade elf

What you need:

printable template
nine craft sticks
beige acrylic paint
paint brush
glue
colored paper (blue, red, beige and brown)
pencil
drag
sharp eyes
black marker
eye shadow
Q-tip
pom-poms (red and beige)
red chenille stick

Step-by-step instructions

Head

Paint 7 craft sticks beige.

Make sure you paint the sides of the craft stick as well.

When dry, place seven, one next to the other.

Go ahead and glue a craft stick horizontally on the back.

Cut another craft stick in half.

Glue to create a cross shape.

Cut out the template.

Hair

Draw hair on brown paper.

Ears

Draw ears on beige paper and cut them out.

Draw the inside of the ear on the real ear.

Neck

You can draw a dress collar on red paper and cut it out.

Hat

Draw the hat on green paper and cut it out.

Now start gluing the parts – glue the collar first.

Apply the glue to your hair – leaving a portion of the stick sticking out on top.

Now stick the hat on your hair.

Glue the ears behind the stick.

Eyes and Mouth

Draw the eyes and mouth with a black marker.

Nose

Glue a beige pom-pom onto the elf for the nose.

Smile

Draw a smile to match the elf.

mother

Use eyeshadow to create a blush effect.

Hat decoration

Cut a piece of red chenille in half.

Apply a thick coat of red chenille to the edge of the lid.

Glue the red pom-pom to the end of the green hat.

Eyebrow

Draw the elf’s eyebrows.

Decorate your rosy cheeks however you want.

The final product is this handmade elf.

If you’re looking for an elf on a budget or want to have fun with a craft, this is the craft for you.

You can make a series of them with different necklines, hats and faces.

There can never be enough elves.

Wishing you a Merry Christmas!

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Get your Craft Stick Elf pattern here

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