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 Popsicles are a refreshing and delicious treat for the summer! Did you know they were invented in 1905 by an 11-year-old boy named Frank Epperson? Read more about this young inventor in our Gale in Content: Elementary Database. After you’ve read a few facts about Mr. Epperson, have fun making this popsicle craft out of tissue paper.

Tissue Paper Popsicle

Supplies Needed

  • Card stock paper
  • Pencil, crayon, or marker
  • Tissue Paper (cut into squares)
  • Glue
  • Paintbrush
  • Bowl or paper plate
  • Popsicle stick

Directions

Step One: Draw a popsicle shape onto the card stock paper using a pencil, crayon, or marker. You may draw as many as you’d like.

Step Two: Pour some glue into a bowl or onto a paper plate. Using your paintbrush, paint some glue onto the popsicle shape.

Step Three: Begin adding tissue paper squares one at a time to the popsicle shape, overlapping them however you like. After adding the squares, paint some glue over the top to make them stick down. Create whatever color pattern you prefer. Continue adding tissue paper until the whole popsicle is covered. Don’t worry about going outside of the lines because you will be cutting them out.

Step Four: Continue adding tissue paper until the whole popsicle is covered. Don’t worry about going outside the lines because you will be cutting them out. Let your popsicle completely dry.

Step Five: When your popsicle is completely dry, cut it out and glue a popsicle stick to the back of it. Have fun making more than one.

Resources from Hoopla

Popsicles Ebook by Sara E. Hoffmann

Part of the First Step Nonfiction – Changing Forms series

Pouring juice, freezing it, and adding craft sticks are all part of making popsicles. Simple text explains how juice changes form when you put it in a freezer.

The Boy Who Invented the Popsicle Ebook by Anne Renaud, Milan Pavlović

The Cool Science Behind Frank Epperson’s Famous Frozen Treat