This month, we’re rallying around all things wood, namely, popsicle sticks, to bring the trees indoors

Tu B’Shevat is a little gem in the middle of the winter, a great opportunity to bring sprouts of life into our homes. This month, we’re rallying around all things wood, namely, popsicle sticks, to bring the trees indoors.

How about them Apples

Driving the Tu B’Shevat theme home here, use popsicle sticks to create fruit. These apple cores are as easy as they’re charming.

You’ll need:

• Hot glue gun
• Construction paper
• Popsicle sticks
• Marker

Start by gluing four popsicle sticks together. Flip the popsicle sticks over. Cut the apple ends out of construction paper and glue on to the popsicle sticks. Add a stem, leaf, and pits to complete the apple theme!

Have a Fling

This project will keep kids of all ages busy, especially kids who love experimenting! My son enjoyed the process of figuring out exactly where to put the stack of popsicle sticks to make the little gummy jump the farthest. You can experiment with different numbers of popsicles in the stack, and with the weight of the item that gets thrown.

You’ll need:

• Minimum of six jumbo popsicle sticks
• 5 rubber bands
• Bottle cap
• Tape or glue to attach the bottle cap
• Item to get thrown (we tried a gummy, a pompom, and a penny)

Attach a stack of four popsicle sticks with a rubber band on each side. Then attach two popsicle sticks with a rubber band. Place the stack of popsicles in the middle of the two popsicles and attach it with a rubber band from each side. Attach the bottle cover to the very end of one of the popsicle sticks and place an item there. Have fun lightly flicking the wide-open popsicle stick and watch how far it goes!