These little sleds look cute hung on the tree, but if you use a little creativity they can be used in many other ways as well. Use them in rustic Christmas vignettes, add them to Christmas presents, or use them as name cards on your Christmas table. The possibilities are endless!
Supplies:
Popsicle {Craft} Sticks (2 regular sized and 5 small per sled)
Wood Glue
Wood Stain
Paint
Twine
Glue Dots
Magazines
Embellishments if desired (I used a couple of jingle bells, some faux flocked greenery, and baker’s twine)
Instructions:
Glue 4 of the small craft sticks together staggering the end stick on each side slightly lower. You may find the easiest way to apply the glue for this project is to squirt some glue out onto a paper plate and then use a large toothpick or skewer to apply the glue along the edges. Allow to dry.
Paint the small craft sticks whatever color you would like. Stain the regular sized craft sticks using a rag. Allow to dry.
Glue on the stained sled runners to the smaller popsicle sticks. Again this is much easier to do if you use a skewer or large toothpick to apply the glue.
Add whatever embellishments you would like. You can take a few little sprigs of faux greenery, wrapped them in baker’s twine, and then threaded on a couple of small jingle bells. Just tie the baker’s twine around the cross bar. If you’re doing this project with kids, they could decorate the sled or write their name and year on it.
Cut some regular twine to your desired length and attach to the underside of the cross bar using glue dots. If you don’t have glue dots, you can use regular craft glue but, honestly, those glue dots are so much easier and way less messy.
