Your unicorn-loving child will love this fun and easy popsicle stick DIY Unicorn Light. Lots of fun making and even more enjoying!

If you are looking for a fun popsicle stick DIY, you have come to the right place! This delightful, Popsicle Stick DIY Night Light Unicorn Craft is a colorful, easy DIY that your kids will love!

Lately, everywhere I go I am seeing unicorns. They’re very popular in home decorations and you see them all over clothing! Walk around any store and you'll see lots of different types of unicorn toys galore! This creative craft is a unique and really great way to get in some fun paper crafts with your kids. You'll be the coolest adult around while making this easy craft that fits right in with the popularity of unicorns.

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I love craft stick projects at my house! Since I always seem to have popsicle sticks floating around in my crafting supplies, I can use them for really cute craft stick projects like this one. Kids absolutely love DIY projects and feel so accomplished and proud when they have finished anything using their creativity and maybe just a few popsicle sticks.

In this creative craft art project we use wax paper and colorful popsicle sticks for bright, fun craft kids will LOVE! You can use this popsicle stick DIY for one of your holiday crafts or really, any time of the year! Getting a few friends or cousins together to do a DIY craft is always a hit.

Honestly, this would really be an adorable birthday party DIY project if you wanted to do easy crafts for kids at a party that they could take home and enjoy. When it comes to popsicle stick DIY, this craft project will be a favorite for kids (and parents) because they will get to use their creativity and appreciate their Popsicle Stick DIY Night Light Unicorn Craft for a long time! You will love that this charming art project is simple to make and you will likely have all the supplies in your home already.

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Supplies for Popsicle Stick Lantern

How to Make Unicorn Lantern

Start by lining up four craft sticks to make a square frame.

Hot glue the sticks together.

Repeat this process to make four frames.

Note: You could use Elmer’s glue, but it takes much longer to dry and isn’t quite as sturdy.) An adult will need to use the hot glue gun, or assist older kids, but kids love getting to pick out the colors for each frame and helping to line them up.

2. Next place the frames onto parchment paper, and trace around them with a pencil

Next, place the frames onto parchment paper, and trace them around them with a pencil.

Cut out each square with scissors, cutting on the inside of each line to make the square slightly smaller.

Place glue along each of the sticks on one side.

Using Elmer’s glue, attach each piece of parchment paper to the back of each frame.

attach each piece of parchment paper to the glue side

Set aside the four squares to dry completely.

Line up twelve popsicle sticks in a row.

Place one popsicle stick across the top, and hot glue in place.

Place another stick at the bottom, and again hot glue in place.

Once the Elmer’s glue has dried on each frame, begin decorating your parchment paper with the unicorn stickers, and decorate your frame with the adhesive gemstones.

Once craft glue has dried on each frame, begin decorating your parchment paper with the unicorn stickers and decorate your frame with the adhesive gemstones.

Hot glue the bottom of each frame onto the craft sticks.

Glue each side and use glue between two parchment sides

Add a little glue between the frames holding them together as well as to the bottom.

Let dry all four sides dry and then it's ready to be used.

Place a battery-operated tealight candle inside, and enjoy your lantern.

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Yield: Popsicle Stick DIY Unicorn Night Light