I grew up in very rural Michigan, so we did not have an ice cream truck. We did, however, have deliveries from the Schwan’s (now known as Yelloh) man. And my very favorite thing to come from his magical truck were the root beer float ice cream bars. Although I am very lactose intolerant at this point in my life, I would 100% risk it to eat one of those bars again. The taste of my childhood summers – so good!
I wanted to do another summer craft, and this adorable Paper Popsicle Garland craft is just the thing for the dog days of summer. Make one in between dips in the pool and then have a frozen treat on a stick. And check on the Guess Which Popsicle game when you are. ready to hang out in the AC again. More on that later.
Supply List
- Red, white, blue, ivory, brown, green, hot pink, orange, black, dark yellow and light yellow paper (scraps are fine)
- 5 craft sticks (or popsicle sticks if you want to really enjoy this craft opportunity)
- String
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue
Step-by-Step Directions
This craft has a lot of cutting friends. I will walk you through it as completely as I can, but feel free to go rogue and make these your own using my designs as a jumping off point. The first thing you need to do is cut out all of the base colors. So, for me that is ivory, green, black, red, and dark yellow. I fold over just about a half inch to an inch of paper to start, then I cut. out a popsicle shape with the fold as the top edge. This gives you something to glue to the string when assembling the garland later. I personally go for the bigger, flat popsicles, but you could go for skinnier or even two attached skinny popsicles with 2 sticks. The only limit here is your imagination. Here you see my 5 bases.
Now you can start creating the layers and decorations. The first one I love to do is chocolate over the ivory popsicle to look like a vanilla ice cream bar dipped in chocolate. I use the ivory base to cut out an overlay that is the right size, then I shape it to look drippy.
Next I like to make the red, white, and blue bomb pop. I make a strip of white, again using my red base as a guide. Then I use the red to cut the blue top.
The black base gets a similar set of cuts – ivory strip in the center and then orange as the top layer.
You can do the watermelon pop while you are in the groove here. Make an ivory strip for the center and then a hot pink top. The seeds of the watermelon are then added with a black marker – I do this before assembly so the wet glue doesn’t interfere.
The final popsicle is the dark yellow base. I fold my light yellow paper so I can cut two long, skinny arches at once. That’s all there is to this design.
Using plenty of glue, you can now assemble all of your popsicle layers as they were pictured above.
It is now time to cut your string. My string is as long as my arm span – you can really make this as long or as short as you would like. I finish the string by typing slip knots in each end. This is a handy way to hang the garland, and it keeps the ends from fraying.
Now you get to start gluing your popsicles to the string. I start in the middle and then add one on either side of the center. Twice. Put glue in the fold to hold the string and then cover the back flap before folding it over the string.
The last step is to glue a popsicle stick to each popsicle. You can use your judgement when lining them up – I like to have my sticks kind of short.
That’s all there is to it – a fun and creative craft you can display anywhere in your home.
As I say every week, my goal with this blog is to make sure that people leave each of my posts feeling equipped to practice articulation or phonics with their learner. So, I always have a game from my Teachers Pay Teachers store (Autumn Emigh Creative Communication Solutions) on special sale for you. This week, it is a game called “Guess Which Popsicle.” The product includes instructions with a link to a digital Google Slides game. You also receive printable game boards in color and black and white. The digital and printable versions of the game contain the same medial /s/ words for your learner to practice. Get it until August 30th for half price – just $1.00!
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That’s it for this week. I hope you get to enjoy some cold treats on a stick this week! I will be back next week with a Paper Plate Hummingbird craft and a Hummingbird Feeder H Race game!
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