Baby Jesus in a Manger : A Popsicle Sticks Nativity Craft

Looking for a Fun and Easy Baby Jesus in the Manger Nativity Craft, using popsicle sticks? This one is for you!

Popsicle sticks are a great craft material, and they make the perfect building blocks for a Manger in this cute, little, Baby Jesus Nativity Decoration.

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I hope you enjoy making this one with your kids as much as I did.

What you Need for your Baby Jesus Popsicle Stick Nativity Craft

A photo of what you need for the craft. There are popsicle sticks, a pom pom, a pipecleaner, felt, scissors and glue.

To Make your Baby Jesus Craft you will need:

Strong Glue

Scissors

4 Popsicle Sticks

Felt

A Pom Pom

A Pipe cleaner

Ribbon (optional – for hanging it on the tree)

Step 1: Make the Popsicle Stick Manger

An image of 3 popsicle sticks glued together into a traingle.

Step 1

Glue 3 of the popsicle sticks into a triangle shape.

Leave to dry (you want this to be strong)

Step 2: Attach the 4th Popsicle Stick

A photo of 3 popsicle sticks glued into a triangle, with another stick glued on at an angle.

Step 2

Hold up your popsicle stick triangle, with a long flat stick along the top.

Decide which side of this triangle is the back (perhaps the side with writing on the sticks)

Glue the 4th Popsicle Stick onto the back of this top popsicle, along the bottom (as shown in the photo). This will create a little ledge for Baby Jesus to lie on.

Step 3: Make Baby Jesus

An image of 4 popsicle sticks glued together into a triangle with one sticking out to make a ledge. The felt is then rolled into a suasage shape with a pom pom sticking out one end. A small amount of pipe cleaner has been bent into a circle to form a halo.

Step 3

To make Baby Jesus, I simply rolled up the felt into a baby blanket.

Then I stuck the pom pom inside one end, so it was poking out a little (for the baby’s head)

Next I cut a piece of yellow pipe cleaner and bent it into a circle. I fitted it around the pom pom to create a little halo for Baby Jesus.

Step 4: Attach Baby Jesus to his Popsicle Stick Manger

A photo of the next step in this craft. The baby jesus is glued onto the manger

Step 4

Glue Baby Jesus onto the ledge at the back of his popsicle stick Manger.

Hold it on firmly for a minute or two and then leave to dry. (It needs to be well fixed together.)

Step 5: Add the Ribbon

Ribbon is added to baby jesus craft to make it a hanging decoration

Step 5

Attach the Ribbon to the Baby Jesus Decoration. I did this by simply threading it through the middle of his blanket.

Tie the ribbon into a bow at the top.

Hang your Baby Jesus Nativity Decoration on your Christmas Tree

A photo of my Baby Jesus Nativity Popsicle Stick Craft for Kids hanging on the Christmas Tree as a Decoration.

I hope you enjoy making this cute, little, Baby Jesus Nativity Craft with popsicle sticks, as much as I did! If you enjoyed this, feel free to share it with your friends and family.

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