Popsicle Stick Ballerina with Cupcake Liner Tutus
Creating Popsicle Stick Ballerinas with Cupcake Liner Tutus is a delightful and fun craft project that brings out the inner artist in anyone! By using simple supplies like popsicle sticks, cupcake liners, glue, and markers, you can easily craft these charming ballerinas. The cupcake liner tutus add an adorable and whimsical touch to the ballerinas, making them stand out as unique and creative decorations. This craft is perfect for a rainy day activity with kids or a relaxing pastime for adults looking to unleash their creativity. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or a beginner, making these Popsicle Stick Ballerinas with Cupcake Liner Tutus is sure to bring a smile to your face and brighten up any room with their charm and creativity!
Materials you will need:
- Large popsicle stick
- Three regular popsicle sticks
- Paintbrush
- Paints in flesh tones
- Scissors
- Glue gun/glue
- Paint pens (we used Posca)
- Cupcake liners (regular or mini)
- Mini pom poms
How to make a popsicle stick ballerina!
Start by painting the popsicle sticks with whichever flesh tone paint you chose and allow them to dry.
With your scissors, cut the large popsicle stick just below the halfway mark.
Cut ¼ off of two of the regular popsicle sticks to form legs. Alternatively, you can cut one straight across and one at an angle to show different ballet poses with the legs.
Cut the last popsicle stick on an angle on both sides to create the arms of your ballerina.
Now you are ready to attach the arms and legs. Turn your popsicle sticks over so that the painted side is down.
Put a dab of glue on the back of the large popsicle stick at the cut end and attach the two regular sticks to the large stick so that when you turn it over, it looks like a torso with legs.
Attach the arm pieces using a little hot glue to the back as well.
Now that everything is glued you can turn your ballerina back over and you will be able to see that the shape is coming together.
Where the feet would be located, color some ballet shoes with ribbons onto the popsicle sticks.
You can pick out any color you choose, something that goes with the cupcake liner you picked, or if you would like to make this ballerina into a nutcracker ballerina it would go great with our other popsicle stick crafts the nutcracker and the mouse king.
Color the hair, eyes, and mouth. Also, color in the upper torso of the ballerina with a fun color that matches your cupcake liner tutu you have picked.
On the top of the ballerina’s head, put a small dab of glue and place a pom-pom in the matching color of the ballerina’s hair.
Take a cupcake liner and fold it in half and flatten it so it creates the tutu.
Dab a bit of glue on the lower part of the ballerina’s torso and place the cupcake liner on top.
Your ballerina is now complete! Make several different ones and you can have a whole troupe.
