Campfire Kids Craft Dollar Tree DIY

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Create a Campfire Kids Craft Dollar Tree DIY with just a few simple supplies. A fun summer craft to make with kids of all ages when they announce “I'm bored!”. Camping-inspired crafts are a great way to count down to a family camping trip, ideal for scout groups, and just the perfect way to spend a creative afternoon with the kiddos. Easy to make with the free patterns that are included below!

Popsicle Stick Kids Campfire Craft

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What do you need to Create a Craft Stick Campfire?

• Craft Sticks, Jumbo – Dollar Tree
• Cardstock – Red, Orange, Yellow, Pink – Dollar Tree
• Wiggle Eyes – Dollar Tree
• Americana Acrylic Paint by DecoArt – Dark Chocolate, Cocoa
• Basecoat Paintbrush Set – DecoArt
• MONO Glue Stick – Tombow
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks – Dollar Tree
• Scissors – I love my Fiskars!
• Pencil
• MONO Twin Permanent Marker – Tombow
• CRAFT STICK CAMPFIRE PATTERNS download at the bottom of this post ⇓

How do you Make a Campfire from Popsicle Sticks?

STEP ONE

To begin the Jumbo Craft Stick Campfire craft, gather all supplies. Dollar Tree is perfect for all your kid's craft supply needs, offering a wide variety of good-quality surfaces, materials, tools, and supplies at a reasonable price. Using scissors, cut both rounded ends from one jumbo craft stick. Cut one rounded end at the one-inch mark from two jumbo craft sticks.

STEP TWO

Basecoat the three trimmed jumbo popsicle sticks with Dark Chocolate acrylic paint, these will become the campfire logs. Paint small ovals with Cocoa acrylic paint on the two rounded ends of the jumbo craft sticks. Let paint dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary. You can use washable markers, crayons, or even colored pencils to color jumbo craft sticks for craft projects. Using the MONO Twin Permanent Marker, draw random lines, squiggles, and swirls on the logs to look like tree bark. On the ends of the logs, draw a spiral circle to look like the tree rings. I love Americana Acrylics from DecoArt because they have one-coat coverage on most surfaces.

STEP THREE

Stack the three craft stick logs on top of each other in a crisscross pattern and secure them with a glue gun and glue sticks. Make sure that the longest log is at the bottom of the stack and that the two shorter logs are glued in an “X” pattern on top.

STEP FOUR

Download, print, and cut out the CRAFT STICK CAMPFIRE PATTERNS at the bottom of this post. Trace the largest flame pattern onto red cardstock with the MONO Twin. Trace the middle-sized flame onto orange cardstock and the smallest flame onto yellow cardstock. Cut all three of the flame shapes out of the cardstock with scissors. If you do not have colored cardstock, you can also use craft foam, construction paper, or craft felt.

STEP FIVE

Layer the three sizes ad colors of campfire flames on top of each other from largest in the back to smallest in the front. Secure each of the three layers together with the Tombow MONO glue stick. Flip the campfire logs over and attach the flames to the top edge using a glue gun and glue sticks. You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.

STEP SIX

Trace the two cheek patterns onto pink cardstock using the MONO Twin, and then cut them out with scissors. Secure the cheeks on either side of the flame with the glue stick. Attach two large wiggle eyes to the campfire flame using a glue gun and glue sticks. Set the wiggle eyes slightly askew for a whimsical look.

STEP SEVEN

To finish, draw a smile on the campfire flame’s face from cheek to cheek with the MONO Twin Permanent Marker. I love drawing and tracing with the MONO Twin Permanent Marker from Tombow because it has a large bullet tip and a small extra fine tip.

Download the Craft Stick Campfire Patterns

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Download and print this Free Printable S'mores Coloring Page from my blog. This adorable digital download is a great addition to your next family camping trip or campfire, an easy activity for the classroom, ideal for improving fine motor skills, or even a fun way to keep kids of all ages busy during Summer break. 

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