20 Creative Popsicle Stick Letter Activities
One way to get children interested in learning their ABCs is through setting simple, engaging, and fun activities. There are fun ways to learn using easy-to-find materials readily available – such as popsicle sticks!
We have listed fun and simple activities that support letter learning and identification for young learners using popsicle sticks below. Let’s start making some fun popsicle stick letter activities together.
Create A Letter
A is for Apple Popsicle Stick
Paint your popsicle sticks red and add leaf paper cutouts to make this A is for Apple Popsicle Stick craft.
Learn how to create this wonderful craft through the full tutorial at this link.
A is for Astronaut Craft
This A is for Astronaut Craft is a cute and creative activity to form the letter A. You will need popsicle sticks cut into pieces to form the letter A. Glue paper illustrations and cutouts of an astronaut’s head and feet to complete the craft.
Check out the full guide here.
Also, check out this fun Letter A Apple Popsicle Stick Craft with Free Downloadable Templates that my little ones loved making with me.
C is for Cookie Popsicle Stick
C is for Cookie Popsicle Stick craft is a creative way to represent the letter C. Form the letter C using popsicle sticks and add chocolate chip details with a brown marker.
F is for Flower Popsicle Stick
This F is for Flower Popsicle Stick is a lovely craft forming the letter F. Color the letter and add the flower and leaf cutouts to complete the craft.
Click here to check the step-by-step guide on how to create this craft.
H is for House Popsicle Stick
Form a letter H using 3 popsicle sticks and use paper cutouts for the roof, door, and chimney to create this H is for House Popsicle Stick. You can also draw roof details and smoke coming from the chimney for extra touches.
Find the complete guide here.
I is for Igloo Popsicle Stick
Create a letter I with popsicle sticks and glue cotton balls all over the letter stick to create this I is for Igloo Popsicle Stick. Add a paper cutout to serve as the igloo’s doorway.
L is for Leaf Popsicle Stick
This L is for Leaf project is another creative craft to form the letter L using popsicle sticks. Use popsicle sticks and glue leaf paper cutouts on the sticks.
M is for Mountains Popsicle Stick
You only need 4 popsicle sticks to form a letter M to create this M is for Mountain Popsicle Stick. Add some cotton balls to the peak of the letter M to complete the craft.
T is for Tiger
This T is for Tiger craft is a fun craft to form the letter T. Form a letter T using popsicle sticks and paint it orange. Add paper cutouts to make the tiger’s eyes, ears, and mouth.
W is for Watermelon
You only need 4 popsicle sticks to create this W is for Watermelon Popsicle Stick. Color the letter W pink and use a marker to draw the watermelon seeds. Add green paper cutouts on the bottom part to complete the craft.
Letter Activities
Popsicle Stick Letters A to Z
Popsicle Stick Letters is another way to allow kids to learn to write their ABCs. Carefully cut the popsicle sticks into pieces to form each letter. Through this activity, kids will have fun forming sticks to letters.
Click here for more details.
Build Letters with Popsicle Sticks
This activity will allow kids to practice letter formation and will also help improve their focus and fine motor. Provide 4 popsicle sticks and let kids form letters out of the available sticks.
More details on how to do this activity are here.
ABC Popsicle Stick Puzzles
This simple yet interactive activity will help kids identify the alphabet letters. You will need 6 popsicle sticks placed side by side for each letter set. Write or draw letters on the sticks. Mix up the sticks and let the kids reorder the sticks to form the letters as a puzzle.
Learn more here.
Alien Alphabet Popsicle Stick Craft
Alien Alphabet Popsicle Stick is another simple craft to represent the letter A. Use some popsicle sticks to form the letter A and color it green. Glue googly eyes on the middle part of the letter A to complete the craft.
For the full tutorial, click here.
Letter Matching Activity
Using colorful popsicle sticks for this Letter Matching Activity, write an uppercase and a lowercase letter for each popsicle stick. Kids can match big and small letters to help them identify and familiarize themselves with all the alphabet letters.
Know more here.
Apple and Caterpillar Letter Matching Activity
Another fun letter-matching activity is the Apple and Caterpillar Letter Matching Activity. Pair the letters on the apple card and match them with the letters on the popsicle sticks.
Full details on how to set up this activity are here.
Sight Word Puzzles
This Sight Word Puzzle activity is easy to make. Just press two popsicle sticks side by side and write any word on them. Separate and mix up all the puzzle pieces for kids to play and solve the word puzzles.
For complete instructions, click here.
Craft Stick Initial Plaque
This Craft Stick Initial Plaque is nice to use as a decoration plus it will help children to improve their letter recognition. Push and glue popsicle sticks close together then glue two sticks crosswise to form your plaque. Use masking tape to mark off the letter and paint the stick plaque. Pull off the tape after painting and you’re ready to check out your masterpiece.
Click here for more details.
Teaching Letter Recognition
This Teaching Letter Recognition activity focuses on matching lowercase and uppercase letters. Cut your popsicle stick into 2 parts. Use the upper part for uppercase letters and the lower part for lowercase letters. Separate and mix all sticks so kids can play and match the letters together.
Learn more here.
Letter Matching Activity with a Box
Another cool way to match and pair letters is through this Letter Matching Activity using a recycled box. Puncture 26 holes on one side of the box – make sure the size of the holes is enough to insert the popsicle sticks. Label each hole with a letter.
Use foam letter stickers to label the popsicle sticks and match the stick letters to the letter on the box.
Click here to know more about how to do this activity.
Thanks for checking out my list of popsicle stick letter activities. Please let me know in the comments your favorite one you made.
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