Popsicle Stick Photo Puzzles

Look­ing for an inex­pen­sive hand­made stock­ing stuffer or gift for lit­tle ones? I think these Pop­si­cle Stick Photo Puz­zles are per­fect! Back in Novem­ber, I shared them at Sweet Rose Stu­dio, as part of her Hol­i­day Hand­made Series. So, now it’s time to share them here in case you missed it!

This idea isn’t a new one–I’ve seen vari­a­tions of this idea all over the place & have had it on my “to-make” list for ages! And, I’m so glad I’ve finally made some! Aside from being easy and inex­pen­sive, the beauty of the project is that you can make it so per­son­al­ized and really per­fect for almost any age. You could use fam­ily pho­tos, post cards from favorite places, print outs of char­ac­ters, sports teams logos, old flash­cards, etc. Depend­ing on the dif­fi­culty you’d like the puz­zle to be, you could vary the size of the pop­si­cle sticks (using the larger ones for younger kids), use more com­plex images, or even make the puz­zle two sided! The pos­si­bil­i­ties really are endless!

Here’s the “how-to”:

Sup­plies:

- 16 pop­si­cle sticks (per puzzle)

- var­i­ous 4x6 or small post­card size images

- Mod podge & brush

- X-ACTO knife

- bag­gies (for storage)

Direc­tions:

For each puz­zle, lay out a series of 16 pop­si­cle sticks so that the sticks are touch­ing. To pre­vent shifting/sliding, you could place a piece of scotch tape across the sticks.

Apply mod podge to the back of the 4 x 6 image you are using & place on the sticks. Then, go over the top with a light coat of mod podge and let dry.

Once dry, care­fully use an X-ACTO knife to cut in between each pop­si­cle stick. I def­i­nitely rec­om­mend doing this on a mat of some kind and also, rec­om­mend cut­ting from the back since it’s eas­ier to see the divi­sions between the sticks!That’s it! Then, you have AWESOME per­son­al­ized, unique, hand­made puz­zles per­fect for lit­tle boys (and girls) of just about any age!

What hand­made projects are YOU work­ing on?

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