Gingerbread House Ornament
Gingerbread House Ornament is a charming Christmas craft using popsicle sticks, craft foam, and festive details to create a mini house!
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Materials
- Mini Popsicle Sticks
- Brown Paint
- Stickers
- White Craft Foam
- Glue
- Paint Brush
- Ribbon
- Mini Pom Poms
- White and Red Paper Straws
- Cord
- Optional: White Paint White & Red Paint Pens (use these if you want to paint the snow and candies on)
- Scissors
Instructions
- Arrange 7 popsicle stick in a row.
- Use 2 sticks across the back to glue them together.
- Glue 1 popsicle stick across the top of the front.
- Arrange 4 popsicle sticks in a row and use half a popsicle stick across the back to glue them together.
- Cut the 4 sticks into a triangle shape. Cut slow to avoid breaking the card.
- Glue the triangle shape to the top of the popsicle sticks. Glue 2 more sticks to the top to create a roof.
- Glue 1 popsicle stick across the back of the bottom.
- Refer to the photos step by step to insure the popsicle sticks have been glued together correctly.
- Paint the popsicles sticks brown. 1-2 coats. Allow to dry completely.
- Trace the top of the roof onto white craft foam. Cut the shape of fallen snow. Refer to the photos.
- Cut 2 doors from white craft foam.
- Cut a piece of snow to go across the bottom of the roof.
- Glue the white craft foam snow onto the roof, cut off excess if necessary.
- Glue the door onto the gingerbread house.
- Glue colourful cording or ribbon around the door.
- Glue colourful cording or ribbon across the bottom of the roof.
- Cut Paper straws and glue to the side of the gingerbread house. Add gingerbread men to white craft foam.
- Cut out and glue to the front of the gingerbread house.
- Glue a pom pom onto the door and across the top of the gingerbread house.
- Add candy and snowflake stickers to the house.
- Cut cord and glue onto the back of the gingerbread house for hanging on a Christmas tree.