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Hocus Pocus Tombstone Craft with Popsicle Sticks

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By: Britni Vigil
9/25/2022Updated: 10/06/2022
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This fun Halloween tombstone craft is simple to make with craft sticks, paint, and a black marker! Make them Hocus Pocus movie themed with the free printable included or just make your own with funny tombstone sayings!

DIY tombstone with Hocus Pocus sayings

This fun tombstone craft idea is the latest in my series of fun Hocus Pocus party ideas! It all started with these fun Hocus Pocus movie night snacks, and I’ve gone a little crazy since. We’re talking Hocus Pocus brownies, Hocus Pocus cookies, a DIY black flame candle, and even the cutest Hocus Pocus Halloween bookmarks!

This is not only the latest in my series but also the last – so sad! I could make fun Hocus Pocus ideas all year long but with Hocus Pocus 2 coming out in just a few days on Disney Plus, it’s time to finish things up.

But don’t worry, I have tons of other Halloween fun coming up soon! And if you’re a movie fan, make sure to check out my TikTok account to see all sorts of fun Halloween themed movie buckets (including my Hocus Pocus one).

These fun popsicle stick tombstones are great because you can make them Hocus Pocus themed using the free printable template included in this post or you can just draw on them yourself to make them a fun Halloween popsicle stick craft!

No matter how you use them, they’ll be a fun addition to any Halloween party and are perfect for a little break after playing some more of these active Halloween games!

Why You’ll Love This Craft

  • Easy – there’s nothing to this craft other than painting, gluing, and cutting! It’s simple enough that kids of all ages can make these and make them their own!
  • Inexpensive – you can literally just buy one pack of craft sticks and some craft paint at the Dollar Tree for less than $3! Everything else is just things you likely already have in your craft supply – scissors, markers, and glue!
  • Easy to personalize – while you could make these exactly as written in this post, you can also personalize these to make them your own! Change up what’s on the tombstones, the colors, and the designs to personalize these for anything you want!

Supplies

supplies to make a tombstone craft with labels

Supply Notes

  • Craft sticks – these are pretty much the same as popsicle sticks. I used a pack of jumbo craft sticks (for the tombstones) and a set of regular ones for the tombstone decorations, like the cross.
  • Craft paint – I used three different colors to make the cool stone look on the tombstones. I used a light gray, dark gray, and a little bit of black!
  • Marker – you can use any fine point black permanent marker or you could even use a thin paintbrush and black paint if you have control with painting!
  • Pattern – you’ll also want to print out this tombstone pattern that you can glue onto the tombstones to turn these into Hocus Pocus tombstones! You can either print them on white paper and color them in with a gray marker or you can print them directly onto gray paper.

How to make Hocus Pocus Tombstones

I’ve included step by step instructions below of how you make the Hocus Pocus themed tombstones but feel free to use these basic instructions and make them your own if you want something a little different!

The steps will be the same, the designs will just be a little different!

1 – Build the Tombstones

Start by building your tombstones. I did three different designs and have included details on what I used for each below:

  1. Emily Binx – three jumbo craft sticks in the middle, two regular crafts on either side of the jumbo ones, all lined up the same at the bottom. Glue those together then cut a little cross out of a regular craft stick to glue to the top.
  2. Thackery Binx – five jumbo craft sticks lined up in a graduated pattern starting with the lowest on the outside and the highest in the middle so it looks kind of like stairs. You’ll cut off the tops and the ends later so it actually looks like a square/flat tombstone design.
  3. Billy Butcherson – five jumbo craft sticks lined up again in a graduated pattern starting with the lowest on the outside and highest in the middle. You’ll cut off the ends to make the bottom flat and the top will still be rounded.
tombstone shaped popsicle sticks

Once you have your base designs, cut a jumbo popsicle stick in half and glue one half in the center of the top of the popsicle sticks and the other half in the bottom center of the popsicle sticks, giving them more of a foundation so they don’t come apart.

popsicle sticks glued together

Finish the tombstones by drawing a straight line about the bottom of the tombstones (a ruler is helpful) and cutting off the bottom of the popsicles sticks to create a straight line.

ruler and popsicle sticks in a tombstone pattern

Finish the building portion of this tombstone craft by cutting the ends off of a jumbo craft stick for each of the tombstones. Then carefully glue the tombstone onto the cut craft stick to give it a stand so it’ll stand up!

If you’d prefer, you could also do this after you’ve painted, but I like being able to paint them standing up compared to laying down since they’re easier to move that way.

scissors and craft sticks

2 – Paint the Tombstones

You really have a lot of freedom with how your paint your tombstones as long as you make them a gray color of some sort. I did a three step painting process to give that nice stony weathered look but really any sort of gray will look fine!

Start by painting them with a base of the light gray craft paint.

gray paint on a paper plate and a painted tombstone

While the light gray paint is still wet, gently press the tips of the paintbrush into the dark gray paint and then press the tips of the paintbrush onto the still wet tombstones, almost like if you were doing sponge painting.

Do this all over the tombstone to give it a weathered look and like the stone of a tombstone. Add a little more light gray paint to the top of the gray paint if you’d like.

Let the paint dry completely before moving onto the next step.

gray painted tombstones made out of craft sticks

3 – Decorate the Tombstones

Last but not least, you’re going to decorate the tombstones and add the sayings.

Start by using a fine tip black permanent marker to add detailing on each of the tombstones. Adding swirls, circles, and outlines really gives the tombstones the depth and dimension to make these stand out!

gray tombstones decorated with black marker

While the marker is drying, print out the tombstone sayings if you’re making these Hocus Pocus themed. You can either print them directly on light gray paper or if you want them to have more of that weathered look, you can print them on white and color in with a gray marker.

tombstone sayings on white paper

Cut and glue the tombstone sayings onto your tombstones using a glue stick. Let them dry and your tombstone craft is complete!

gray craft stick tombstone craft

Kids will love making these and adding their own sayings on the front even if they’ve never seen or heard of Hocus Pocus!

These are really fun to display as Halloween decorations too! They’d also be really fun as something to make during a Hocus Pocus movie night!

gray tombstone crafts on popsicle sticks

Expert Tips

Make these with liquid craft glue instead of hot glue if you want kids to make them on their own but add in some time to allow the glue to dry before moving onto the next step.

You can use any type of paint for these but craft paint dries fastest, which is why I recommend it. But if you’re doing these with little kids, you my want to use washable kid-friendly paint and markers instead!

Print the tombstone patterns on gray paper to simplify the process for these. If you don’t have gray paper, you can print on white as well and color them in with a gray marker.

Let kids get creative in cutting and decorating their own tombstones if you don’t want to go specific to Hocus Pocus. There are a lot of shapes and designs you can make with craft sticks and markers!

Craft FAQs

Where can I get the pattern for the tombstones?

You can download the tombstone patterns PDF here or by clicking the download now button at the bottom of this post. Print on either gray paper or on write and color in the tombstones.

What color paint did you use?

I used Slate Gray and Zinc but you can use any light and dark gray to get the same look – just make sure you have a light and darker option to give that stoning and weathered look.

gray tombstones made out of popsicle sticks

More Fun Halloween Crafts

If you’re looking for simple Halloween crafts, any of these would be fun to make with kids or on your own!

  • Ghost luminaries – simple ghost luminaries made using essential Cricut accessories!
  • Punch board game – this Ghostbusters themed punch game is perfect for any Halloween party!
  • Halloween candy hands – make these fun Halloween party favors and give them out with this Halloween candy sign!
  • Printable Halloween decorations – everything you need for the ultimate Halloween party!
  • Ghost craft – this fluffy ghost craft is so easy to make and so cute!

Download Tombstone Pattern

You can download the tombstone patterns right here! Just click the button below to download the PD document with all of the Hocus Pocus tombstone sayings!

Print on either light gray paper or print on white and color in with gray markers if you want more of that stony weathered look.

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Hocus Pocus Tombstone Craft

This fun Halloween tombstone craft is simple to make with craft sticks, paint, and a black marker!
gray tombstone crafts on popsicle sticks
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Cook: 20 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Serves3 tombstones

Ingredients

  • Jumbo craft sticks
  • Regular craft sticks
  • Light gray paint Slate Gray
  • Dark gray paint Zinc
  • Tombstone pattern
  • White or gray printer paper

Instructions

  • Start by building your tombstones by gluing craft sticks together with the glue gun. See notes section for details on each of the Hocus Pocus tombstones.
    Jumbo craft sticks, Regular craft sticks
  • Once you have your base designs, cut a jumbo popsicle stick in half and glue one half in the center of the top of the popsicle sticks and the other half in the bottom center of the popsicle sticks, giving them more of a foundation so they don’t come apart.
  • Finish the tombstones by drawing a straight line about the bottom of the tombstones (a ruler is helpful) and cutting off the bottom of the popsicles sticks to create a straight line.
  • Finish the building portion of this tombstone craft by cutting the ends off of a jumbo craft stick for each of the tombstones. Then carefully glue the tombstone onto the cut craft stick to give it a stand so it’ll stand up!
  • Start by painting them with a base of the light gray craft paint.
    Light gray paint
  • While the light gray paint is still wet, gently press the tips of the paintbrush into the dark gray paint and then press the tips of the paintbrush onto the still wet tombstones, almost like if you were doing sponge painting.
    Dark gray paint
  • Do this all over the tombstone to give it a weathered look and like the stone of a tombstone. Add a little more light gray paint to the top of the gray paint if you’d like. Then let paint dry.
  • Start by using a fine tip black permanent marker to add detailing on each of the tombstones. Adding swirls, circles, and outlines really gives the tombstones the depth and dimension to make these stand out!
  • While the marker is drying, print out the tombstone sayings if you’re making these Hocus Pocus themed. You can either print them directly on gray or print on white and color in with a gray marker.
    Tombstone pattern, White or gray printer paper
  • Cut and glue the tombstone sayings onto your tombstones using a glue stick. Let them dry and your tombstone crat is complete!

Tips & Notes:

Tombstone Designs
  1. Emily Binx – three jumbo craft sticks in the middle, two regular crafts on either side of the jumbo ones, all lined up the same at the bottom. Glue those together then cut a little cross out of a regular craft stick to glue to the top.
  2. Thackery Binx – five jumbo craft sticks lined up in a graduated pattern starting with the lowest on the outside and the highest in the middle so it looks kind of like stairs. You’ll cut off the tops and the ends later so it actually looks like a square/flat tombstone design.
  3. Billy Butcherson – five jumbo craft sticks lined up again in a graduated pattern starting with the lowest on the outside and highest in the middle. You’ll cut off the ends to make the bottom flat and the top will still be rounded.
Make these with liquid craft glue instead of hot glue if you want kids to make them on their own but add in some time to allow the glue to dry before moving onto the next step.
You can use any type of paint for these but craft paint dries fastest, which is why I recommend it. But if you’re doing these with little kids, you my want to use washable kid-friendly paint and markers instead!
Print the tombstone patterns on gray paper to simplify the process for these. If you don’t have gray paper, you can print on white as well and color them in with a gray marker.
Let kids get creative in cutting and decorating their own tombstones if you don’t want to go specific to Hocus Pocus. There are a lot of shapes and designs you can make with craft sticks and markers!

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