Make A Craftstick Sled Ornament
The kids will love to make these delightful little craft stick sled ornaments for the tree or decorations for packages. This is a good craft project to make for fund raising efforts too.
Trivia:
Sledding came to America in the 1860s when a man named Henry Morton invented the wooden toboggan. Since then, sleds have evolved into many different shapes and styles. There are six different categories of sleds: foam sleds, runner sleds, toboggans, disks, tube/inflatable sleds and backcountry sleds. Source: The Hiller Newspaper Operation – Glide through the history of sled riding
Supplies
- 6 Jumbo Craft Sticks
- 2 Regular Craft Sticks
- Brown Paint
- Small Foam Paintbrush
- Holiday Ribbon
- Cord
- Holiday Trim
- Tacky Glue or Hot Glue
- Newspaper
- Paper Plate
Instructions
- Put newspaper down to protect your work surface.
- Using the picture as a reference, glue five craft sticks together. About 1/4 way down the Jumbo sticks glue one regular craft stick horizontally as the steering mechanism.
- Â Cut the ends off of the other regular craft stick and glue horizontally approximately 1/4 up from the end of the Jumbo sticks.
- Cut the last Jumbo stick in half lengthwise and glue to the underside of the craft stick sled to form the runners. Let dry.
- Put small quantity of brown paint in the paper plate and paint your sled.
- Make a pretty little bow and glue it with some holiday trim to the sled.
- Form a loop with the cord and glue to the underside of the sled to hang on the tree.
