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These Wooden Stick Pencils are so cute, fun, and easy to make. Crafting is a great way of helping kids to work on shapes, colors, cutting and counting with this simple pencil craft created from wooden craft sticks.

Wooden Stick Pencils Craft

Wooden Stick Pencils are a great classroom crafting activity. They are also a lovely idea for an end of year Teachers gift as they’d be fantastic to put outside a classroom door to identify the teacher’s name.

You could also use these wooden stick pencils inside the classroom as an easy way to assign students desk space, or as a bulletin board display.

Simple crafting activities like this wooden stick crafting activity can be used to help children learn names, identify shapes and colors, improve their fine motor skills with cutting, and word on their numeracy as they count the number of sticks needed to make each pencil.

There are so many fun uses, and it’s very easy to customize the pencils by changing out the colors, etc. to match school colors, or the colors you are studying.

You could even make them different colors to help with learning them all, make them smaller or larger when working on numbers, etc. Let your creativity flow!

What you will need to make Wooden Sticks Pencils Craft:

• I use 4 Dollar Store Craft Sticks to make each pencil (buying plain sticks and getting the kids to color them is a cheaper option than buying colored sticks)
• A yellow Dollar Store Washable Marker
• Cardstock – Kraft, you will need black, pink and grey card
• Pencil
• Permanent marker with a fine tip
• Use Liquid Glue with fine tip applicator or Low Temp Glue Gun with Glue 
• Pencil Patterns can be downloaded online
• Scissors

What are craft sticks called?

Craft sticks are wooden sticks, they come in packs of plain or colored sticks. These are also called popsicle sticks, or lolly sticks.

What is the best glue to use on craft sticks?

If the kids want to do the entire activity themselves I recommend using Liquid Glue with a fine tip applicator. However, if you plan to help them out, or make up the pencils in advance for the kids to decorate, a Glue Gun with Glue is ideal.

PLEASE TAKE CARE when using glue guns around children and avoid burning, as both the glue and the gun become really hot!

How to make Wooden Stick Pencils Craft:

• Download and print —>PENCIL PATTERNS<—.  Trace and then cut out shapes from card-stock with scissors according to instructions. 
• Attach the pencil point, eraser and metal cuff to the pencil base with liquid glue.

• Color four craft sticks with yellow washable marker.  Set aside to dry.

• Attach four yellow craft sticks in a row to the front of the pencil with glue.

• Write No. 2 or your favorite teacher’s name on the pencil.
• Create a bunch of pencils and fashion a banner or decorate a classroom bulletin board.

Variations:

Kids love to craft and decorate these easy wooden stick pencils their own way. So here’s some ideas to help them get creative:

• I’ve used yellow markers but you can use any color marker in this crafting activity.
• Decorate the pencils using your school colors.
• Use any color card for the base of the pencil, rubber and pencil tip.
• Make the pencils smaller or larger by adding or reducing the numbers of craft sticks you use.
• Add some glitter to the sticks if you want to add a little more sparkle.
• Glue some buttons, or foam crafting shapes to the pencils.

Don’t miss these other fun Craft Projects featured here at When Is Dinner:

• Apple Craft for Kids with Wooden Sticks
• Pencil Cookies
• Apple Tree Kids Craft

These are some supplies I use when creating these Wooden Stick Pencils Craft:

200 Pcs Craft Sticks Ice Cream Sticks Natural Wood Popsicle Craft Sticks 4.5 inch Length Treat Sticks Ice Pop Sticks for DIY CraftsCrayola Broad Point Washable Markers – Pack of 2 (58-7808-2Pack)Astrobrights Mega Collection 320 Sheets, 65 lb/176 gsm,Sharpie Permanent Markers, Ultra Fine Point, Black, 12 CountElmer’s Liquid School Glue, Washable, 4 Ounces Each , 12 Count – Great for Making SlimeAdTech Ultra Low-Temp Cool Tool | Mini Hot Glue Gun for Safe Crafting | Children and Kids | Item #05690LIVINGO Premium Tailor Scissors Heavy Duty Multi-Purpose Titanium Coating Forged Stainless Steel Sewing Fabric Leather Dressmaking Softgrip Shears Professional Crafting (9.5 INCH)