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Bus Craft

Get creative with our Popsicle stick school bus craft! Easy and fun DIY project for kids to build their own school bus. Let's craft and play!
Cook Time30 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Kids Crafts
Author: Alli

Equipment

  • Scissor
  • Craft Glue or Hot Glue Gun with Glue Stick

Instructions

  • Start with two of the jumbo craft sticks and the scissors.
    two popsicle sticks with scissors
  • Carefully cut two craft sticks removing one-third from one side of the stick.
    cut tips off popsicles
  • The next step is to take two more popsicle sticks and cut each end down to a length slightly shorter than the height of 5 popsicle sticks
    cut tips off both sides of popsicle sticks
  • Place three full popsicle sticks on top of each other. Then add the two sticks you cut one side off of on top of those lining the curved ends of the craft sticks together. Glue the two popsicle sticks that you cut both ends off across those five craft sticks which will hold them all together.
    glue cut sticks to back of align sticks
  • Flip your sticks over and you have the base of your school bus.
    align popsicle stick with two cut sticks on top
  • Next, grab your black piece of paper and the scissors.
    black craft paper
  • Cut one thin strip, three squares, and two circles. Then cut a half-arch shape similar to the size of one craft stick.
    cut black paper into shapes
  • Then grab a piece of white
    white craft paper
  • Cute two circles slightly smaller than the black circles you cut out earlier.
    two small white paper circles
  • Glue the white circles on top of the black circles.
    glue white circle to black circle
  • Glue the three squares to the top two crafts sticks. These are the school bus windows. Glue the long paper strip in between the third and fourth craft sticks. Cut the ends of the length of the bus outline. Place the arched to the front end of the third stick. Then glue the wheels to the bottom of the bus.
    attach paper shapes to bus
  • Grab your black marker.
    grab black marker for craft
  • Draw spokes on the black circle wheel and small circles in the middle. Viola, you have your own bus.
    draw black circles and lines to outer wheels

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