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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

1. Put newspaper down to protect your work surface.
2. 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.
3.  Cut the ends off of the other regular craft stick and glue horizontally approximately 1/4 up from the end of the Jumbo sticks.
4. Cut the last Jumbo stick in half lengthwise and glue to the underside of the craft stick sled to form the runners. Let dry.
5. Put small quantity of brown paint in the paper plate and paint your sled.
6. Make a pretty little bow and glue it with some holiday trim to the sled.
7. Form a loop with the cord and glue to the underside of the sled to hang on the tree.