get some fresh air with the kids and show them how to create this quick and easy popsicle stick airplane project there is no big trick with this diy it s something simple that will make the kids feel independent by doing it almost entirely by themselves with very little help from an adult materials required ice cream sticks large ice cream sticks the ones doctors put down your throat beads pom poms or any items to decorate your plane scissor craft glue koki s or paint method 1 glue x 5 ice cream sticks together and wait for each one to dry before gluing the next stick on 2 cut the 6th ice cream stick in half and glue it in the center to create an x shape 3 glue a craft item preferably circular in the middle of the x shape to form the nose of the airplane 4 take your 5 x sticks that are glued together and turn them on its side take the larger sticks doctor ones and glue one on top and one at the bottom wait for the glue to dry 5 take the last larger stick and cut it in half glue the two together one slightly on top of the other and ensure you have circular edges on both sides glue this onto the rear of your airplane 6 glue the x shape nose onto the front of the plane wait for the glue to dry 7 allow the entire craft to dry 8 decorate the craft as desired with buttons stickers or whatever you can find you can keep ice cream sticks after your child has eaten a sucker or ice cream by leaving them out to dry you can ask the family doctor for sticks as well it is truly an easy inexpensive form of entertainment