Want to reduce your environmental impact while indulging in your favorite treat—like Perry’s Ice Cream? If you’re already recycling your Deep Sea Treasure Bar boxes, why not take it one step further and make sustainability fun? Gather some friends (or the kids!), grab a few boxes of Perry’s ice cream bars, and try these 3 easy recycled ice cream stick craft ideas! These kid-friendly DIY crafts are fun, simple ways to turn the sticks from your favorite Perry’s bars into decorative and useful items for your home.
Craft #1: Door Decor
Follow these steps to create a DIY personalized door sign using Perry’s Ice Cream sticks!
Inspired by Anytime Crafts
- Wash and dry your ice cream sticks and line them up vertically so that the edges touch(for our craft, we used 19).
- Then, glue 1 stick horizontally across every 6 sticks on the top, middle, and bottom, overlapping on every 6th stick.
- Once complete, glue more sticks vertically on top of the horizontal ones all the way across.
- Flip your door sign over and glue the ends of a piece of twine or rope to the top left and right corners (this allows you to hang your ice cream stick craft). For extra reinforcement, glue an additional ice cream stick horizontally on top of the glued ends of the twine or rope.
- Now it’s time to add a little personalization! Use construction paper, paint, stickers, or any materials you’d like to decorate your newly constructed door sign! Once dried and complete, hang on your door to show your visitors that you are both crafty and always have your freezer stocked with the Good Stuff.
Craft #2: Coasters
Protect your tables from water rings while adding a personal touch to your next gathering with these unique, upcycled coasters made from recycled Perry’s Ice Cream sticks!
Inspired by: ZebsArtBeat
- Place 5 ice cream sticks side by side vertically so the edges are touching.
- Glue 1 stick horizontally across the top of all the vertical sticks, 1 across the bottom, and 1 across the middle.
- Grab 5 additional ice cream sticks. Place a dot of glue on each horizontal ice cream stick and place one of the additional sticks on the glue to cover each of the original vertical ice cream sticks. Repeat this until all vertical sticks are covered.
- Flip the coaster over and glue 4 additional sticks to cover the openings.
- Paint the coaster however you’d like, let dry, and your coaster is ready for all your beverages (may we suggest a milkshake?)
Craft #3: Magnet
Give your fridge a personalized touch with these fun and functional magnetic clips—perfect for hanging photos, school papers, to-do lists, and more!
- Place 5 ice cream sticks side by side on the table vertically so the edges are touching.
- Glue 1 stick horizontally across the top of all the vertical sticks, 1 across the bottom, and 1 across the middle.
- Grab 4 additional ice cream sticks. Place a dot of glue on each horizontal ice cream stick and place one of the additional sticks over each opening. Then, take 2 additional sticks and glue them to the ends of the horizontal sticks.
- Time to decorate! Use construction paper, paint, stickers, or any materials you’d like!
- Flip over and glue a magnet on each corner and one in the middle. Once dry, your new magnet is ready to hang on the fridge!
And just like that, you enjoyed some ice cream and participated in a fun activity–while recycling! Whether you try one or all of these easy DIY ice cream stick crafts, you’ll love turning leftover sticks into something beautiful. It’s the perfect way to get creative, reduce waste, and spread a little extra Good Stuff into the world!
Tried one (or all!) of these crafts? Show it off!
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Contributors: Mya Priester