Dollar Store Craft Stick School Bus

🚌Honk Honk! Craft Your Own School Bus!

Get ready to roll into some crafting fun because we’ve got the perfect project to kick off the back-to-school season with a smile! Our Craft Stick School Bus tutorial is all about transforming simple supplies into an adorable, vibrant creation. It’s an exciting way to get those creative engines revving and build a little anticipation for the new school year, all while enjoying some quality time together.

The best part? This project is incredibly easy on your wallet and your time! You can gather all the simple supplies you need right from the Dollar Store, making it a super budget-friendly activity. In just about 30 minutes, you and the kids can create this bright and colorful bus, proving that fantastic crafts don’t need to be complicated or expensive. It’s truly a perfect, quick craft activity to enjoy with your little ones.

Beyond the sheer fun of it, making this Dollar Store Craft Stick Bus isn’t just about glue and glitter. It’s a wonderful way to promote learning skills through hands-on activity, from color recognition to fine motor development. Plus, it’s a fantastic way to promote back-to-school fun, helping to build excitement and positive associations with the upcoming academic adventure. So, let’s get crafting and watch those little school buses come to life!

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Materials:

• Craft Sticks, Jumbo – Dollar Store
• Craft Sticks, Regular – Dollar Store
• Colored Paper – Black
• Marker, Black – Dollar Store
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
• Buttons, White (2) – Dollar Store
• Acrylic Craft Paint – Gold
• Rhinestones, Self-Adhesive – Dollar Store
• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Print the PATTERN

Instructions:

1. Gather all supplies. To create the base of the bus, line up four jumbo craft sticks on your work surface. Using scissors, trim additional jumbo craft sticks to the width of the bus and attach with a glue gun and glue sticks. TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.
2. Cut one jumbo craft stick to 5” with scissors. Cut three regular craft sticks in half. Glue the regular craft sticks (windows) to the jumbo craft stick (roof), and then attach to the bus with a glue gun and glue sticks.
3. Basecoat the bus with gold acrylic craft paint. Let dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary. Use washable markers, crayon, or even colored pencil to color the craft sticks.
4. Download, print, and cut out the bus patterns. Trace two tires onto black paper with a marker or pencil.
5. Cut out the bus tire patterns with scissors.
6. Attach the tires to the bottom of the bus with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue two white buttons to the tires as hubcaps.
7. Attach a clear self-adhesive rhinestone to the front of the bus as a headlight. Attach a red self-adhesive rhinestone to the back of the bus as a tail light.
8. Print the words SCHOOL BUS with a black marker. Accent the bus with fenders over the wheels, and stripes along the body and roof with a black marker.
9. Enjoy your new creation!

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Dollar Store Craft Stick School Bus

Yield: 1

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes

Difficulty: easy

Gather some simple supplies from the Dollar Store and create a fun, easy Craft Stick Bus together with the kids—all in just 30 minutes! It's a perfect, quick craft activity to enjoy with your little ones. Create this bright and colorful Dollar Store Craft Stick Bus with the kiddos to not only promote learning skills, but also to promote back-to-school fun.

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Materials

• Craft Sticks, Jumbo – Dollar Store
• Craft Sticks, Regular – Dollar Store
• Colored Paper – Black
• Marker, Black – Dollar Store
• Buttons, White (2) – Dollar Store
• Acrylic Craft Paint – Gold
• Rhinestones, Self-Adhesive – Dollar Store
• PATTERNS

Tools

• Paintbrush
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pencil
• Glue Gun and Glue Sticks

Instructions

STEP ONE

Gather all supplies. To create the base of the bus, line up four jumbo craft sticks on your work surface. Using scissors, trim additional jumbo craft sticks to the width of the bus and attach with a glue gun and glue sticks.

TIP: You can use liquid craft glue for this project, but you will have to wait for it to dry.

STEP TWO

Cut one jumbo craft stick to 5” with scissors. Cut three regular craft sticks in half. Glue the regular craft sticks (windows) to the jumbo craft stick (roof), and then attach to the bus with a glue gun and glue sticks.

STEP THREE

Basecoat the bus with gold acrylic craft paint. Let dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary. Use washable markers, crayon, or even colored pencil to color the craft sticks.

STEP FOUR

Download, print, and cut out the bus patterns. Trace two tires onto black paper with a marker or pencil.

STEP FIVE

Cut out the bus tire patterns with scissors. 

STEP SIX

Attach the tires to the bottom of the bus with a glue gun and glue sticks. Glue two white buttons to the tires as hubcaps.

STEP SEVEN

Attach a clear self-adhesive rhinestone to the front of the bus as a headlight. Attach a red self-adhesive rhinestone to the back of the bus as a tail light.

STEP EIGHT

Print the words SCHOOL BUS with a black marker. Accent the bus with fenders over the wheels, and stripes along the body and roof with a black marker.

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