Variety of cup crafts

Disposable cups have a lot of advantages - spaciousness, hygiene, durability. It is not surprising that creative people liked them, and they are actively used as ornamental material.

The availability of consumables determines the popularity of handicrafts made from disposable cups among children of all ages. Cups made of thick paper are easily cut, connected to each other, glued together. It is convenient to attach small elements to them, embodying all your ideas.

Cups are also good because they allow you to form three-dimensional shapes. This factor has a beneficial effect on the child, developing in him intelligence, attentiveness, perseverance, the ability to see more in ordinary objects.

The simplest craft from a plastic or paper cup. It is enough to glue individual elements (ears, tail) from the materials at hand to it.

You will need:

• a glass;

• pieces of shiny, white and pink paper;

• hot glue candles with a gun;

• scissors;

• felt-tip pens;

• cotton wool.

Let's analyze a step-by-step process of work.

• Draw on paper oblong ear. Put it on shiny paper, trace the outline, then cut out the ears along it.

• Cut out another pair of smaller ears, using pink paper. Glue the blanks on the shiny ears with hot melt glue.

• Scissors at the bottom of the cup 2 mini-slots, put ears in them. Strengthen them with hot melt glue.

• Construct from a piece of cotton wool "Hairstyle" of a rabbit. Stick between the bunny ears.

• Cotton wool will also go on a pom-pom-tail. It is glued to the "back" of the cup.This part is easy to make even from threads.

• With felt-tip pen draw a muzzle.

Making a snowman made of plastic cups serves as an excellent decor for the New Year. It will be somewhat difficult for children; active participation of adults will be required. How many cups are needed depends on the size and number of tiers - "lumps" (2, 3).

You can place an LED garland inside the ball, and use the volumetric figure as a decorative lighting.

For decoration, you can use a knitted hat, hat, New Year's tinsel.

You will need to prepare the following consumables and tools:

• disposable cups white (transparent) 200 ml (on average 300 pcs.);

• stapler and staples in an amount equal to the number of cups;

• 1 sheet of orange cardboard for a carrot nose;

• scarf;

• white, black and other paper for details;

• hot melt candles and a gun.

The work process consists of several stages.

To speed up the assembly, it is necessary to fasten the plastic products in pairs with staples, setting the stapler to 1⁄2 of the depth.

The main ring will need about 25 glasses.

The second ring of glasses is also connected in pairs and attached to the lower tier. This circle will take up to 22 cups.

No more than 18 glasses are needed for the third tier.

The fourth tier is assembled from 15 cups. Gradually, a hemisphere should form, which is similarly collected from the bottom side.

According to this scheme, a second "snow" ball is formed, smaller in diameter - the head of a snowman. All round parts must also be stapled together.

Twist a piece of orange cardboard with a cone, then fix it along the edge with staples.

Place the "nose" in one of the cups on the topmost ball.

Make the eyes out of cardboard, the mouth out of a piece of red material (felt). It is better to glue the parts with a hot glue gun.

It's easy to make a small snowman with your own hands.

They are stacked on top of each other, connected with rims pre-lubricated with glue. The legs are made of cotton balls, the scarf and hands are made of colored paper. You can improvise with colors, materials, a combination of textures.

You will need a marker for drawing eyes, carrots, buttons and an unnecessary colored children's sock or a piece of any bright fabric. It is easy to make a hat out of it. The fabric is sewn in a circle, and tied with a thread on top, forming a kind of pompom. In the case of the sock, you do not need to sew anything. You can decorate the craft with beautiful shiny braid or rain. Such a light and funny toy can be hung on a Christmas tree. The child will be happy constantly admiring his snowman.

Brief master classes on making autumn, New Year and themed crafts will help your child develop creative skills. Ideas like this are good for kindergarten and elementary school students.

To make a dog, you need a glass of white or brown color, a little dark (black) paper, glue and a piece of red cloth.

Stains are glued onto an inverted paper cup, imitating "tan" on the dog's fur.

The paws and ears are cut out of dark paper at random. Any breed can be taken as a sample. Small details of the muzzle are glued into place - and the dog is ready to give the baby a paw for efforts!

A bell made of disposable cups is a simple craft. It can be assigned to make a three-year-old toddler. The help of an adult will be required to make a hole in the bottom and thread the tape, and from the inside to tie a knot.

A glass with a loop on top looks like a bell and it will be interesting for a child to decorate it. In the New Year, snowflakes and tinsel are glued to the glass; they can be used to decorate a home Christmas tree.

Insert two to three dozen disposable cups into each other and tie them to a ribbon.Decorate at your discretion or in the desired theme.

You will need a disposable orange cup or colored paper. Tiger stripes are very easy to make from a black sheet of paper or draw with a marker. Even the smallest craftsman can handle this.

For the eyes and ears, it will be interesting to use a voluminous material such as felt. It is convenient to make a tail from chenille wire in a fluffy braid. This is a great option for many creative ideas! In this case, the tiger's tail is made of orange wire, which was pierced through the glass and bent the edge from the inside. This is necessary to keep the wire in place.

The eyes can be made from circles of different diameters using white and black paper. Or buy special blanks for crafts.

A bright bird of paradise from a glass will be liked by all lovers of DIY crafts. Will need:

• bright cups;

• colored markers;

• paper with a cheerful ornament;

• decorative feathers;

• eyes or something for their manufacture (fabric, self-adhesive, colored tape, etc.);

• the beak is made of cardboard, felt or a piece of plasticine;

• thermal gun.

Glue the wings with hot glue. Then make eyes for the bird, adjust the beak and draw the plumage with a marker in a color contrasting to the glass.

In order for a child to get such a funny elephant from a glass, you need very little:

• gray (blue) paper (you can take corrugated paper or paint a white base with paints);

• scissors, glue with a brush;

• string for hanging.

Colored paper is glued to the body blank. The ears are cut out of it, according to the template. Or you can draw the eyelet yourself, fold the paper in half, and cut two identical blanks. Then cut out the trunk. It remains to glue the eyes and other small details.

If you make a craft from a large glass of coffee and apply the skills of a parent, you get an elephant lamp.

To make a bee (a swarm of bees) you will need:

• yellow cups made of plastic or cardboard;

• self-adhesive black (it is convenient to use electrical tape 1.5 cm wide);

• pieces of felt (tulle) white or pale blue;

• thin ribbons of any color for hanging a bee;

• hot glue gun.

One insect will need two cups. They need to be inserted like a nesting doll to make the craft stronger.

Stripes are formed from insulating tape on the bee's "body". To make the stripes stick more evenly, during the gluing process, you need to make small cuts on them. Children will have to be shown how to proceed at this stage.

Cut the wings out of the fabric.

The eyes can be glued ready-made, with movable pupils. They are sold in the craft departments. Or use pieces of fabric, self-adhesive, or other material. The thermal gun will do a good job of gluing felt, and it is more convenient to "plant" paper on double-sided tape.

Heat a metal knitting needle over the fire to make two holes in the bottom of the glass. It is important to pierce two glasses at the same time.

Pass a ribbon through the holes and form a knot from the inside to make a neat loop. You can strengthen the junction of the two edges of the tape by threading a button with through holes on the tape. The bee is ready and is about to hum!

Turning a paper cup into a house is pretty easy. You just need to prepare a piece of colored paper and colorful markers. Form a roof out of paper by bending it into a cone and gluing the edges. And then let the child paint the craft, independently determining what the windows will be and where to make the doors. By the way, it will be interesting if an adult helps to cut through the door. Then it can open and close, inviting the child into the world of endless fantasy.For strength, the paper house will be well glued to the cardboard base.

7 cup craft ideas in the video below.