Popsicle Stick Puzzle

Here's a fun, quick, easy craft even the most novice crafter can do. It's a puzzle made out of Popsicle sticks. There are so many ways to personalize this or make it themed. You can easily make this a quirky birthday invitation or thank you note. Use a photo for the puzzle and send it to Grandma. Even simpler, paint the sticks or color them with markers and then draw a simple shape or picture. Having a bag of popsicle sticks on hand is a great way to always have entertainment on hand for your littles. Even more fun, buy a box of popsicles and work your way through the cool treats to get to the craft sticks inside!

First, line up your sticks and decide how big your puzzle is going to be. Then either print out your image or paint the sticks. If you're using a printed image, glue it to the sticks and let it dry. I used glue sticks for the printed picture and elmer's for the photo. Then use an exact-o knife to slice and dice!

Thanksgiving Puzzle

Thank You Note Puzzle

I put the glue directly on the sticks for this one

I suggest writing your note parallel to the sticks to make the writing easier to print and to read. This way was a bit harder.

Use a ruler and exacto knife to make the cuts

Wouldn't that make a great birthday invitation!