Any options and methods of artistic mastery contribute to the comprehensive development of children, so the more diverse creative tasks you can offer your baby, the better and faster his imagination, the ability to analyze, and solve problems will develop. From this point of view, crafts from plastic cups are very interesting. The material is cheap, bright, easy to process. It provides a wide field for creative activity. Choose your favorite ways of working and options for souvenirs. Have fun with your children and benefit.
Crafts from plastic cups: ideas, tips
All such products can be divided into two groups:
- Made from one cup, maximum 2-3 pieces.
- Made from a large number of blanks.
The first type includes the following options:
- animals;
- birds;
- flowers
- baskets and pails;
- bells.
These are miniature figurines that are obtained by adding parts from paper, cardboard, plasticine, plastic, fabric and other materials to the main form.
The second group consists of large crafts made of plastic cups, they can even be called interior. They are made of several tens or even hundreds of units of plastic containers. In this way, the following products are performed:
- Christmas trees;
- snowmen;
- balls, including lamps.
The size of each such souvenir can be from 30-40 cm to a meter. Particularly impressive are the “sculptures” in human growth.
It is also worth noting that they work with plastic cups in two ways:
- Combining the existing forms into a new object.
- Getting the product by deformation, namely cutting the original packaging.
As you can see, there are really many opportunities for creativity. You can combine different options and methods, finish, glue the decor. This allows you to get very unusual things.
Materials and Tools
To perform interesting crafts from plastic cups, you need the following:
- cups themselves (white, transparent, multi-colored);
- stapler (for connecting elements together);
- scissors;
- glue;
- plasticine;
- colored paper;
- the cloth;
- paints with a brush;
- varnish;
- other decor (beads, rhinestones, stickers, tinsel, ribbons, bows, decorative tape, napkins with thematic patterns).
All materials are available, and if you are engaged in needlework and artistic creation, most likely, you already have the necessary accessories.
Funny plastic farm
Small children's crafts made of plastic cups made in the form of figures of animals, birds or even fairy-tale characters look very unusual and original. The easiest way to make stylized animals. If the cup has a suitable color (not transparent, but, for example, yellow or white), you can only supplement it with small elements characterizing a specific animal (beak, scallop cockerel; ears, muzzle, specks of a Dalmatian). If your container is only white or transparent, it is easy to paint it in the desired shade, for example, with acrylic paints. As a final coating, transparent varnish is ideal, which fixes the paint layer and makes the appearance of the product more attractive.
Flowers and baskets
These items are carried out using scissors. The sequence of work is as follows:
- Cut the cup along the perimeter into strips (1-2 cm wide) or directly on the petals.
- Tighten them with scissors or a core so that the workpieces become curved.
- Connect several elements between each other (basket and pen) or set the resulting "flowers" on the stems and add leaves.
Products made from colored transparent cups look very impressive, although any others will do. Ready-made souvenirs can be decorated with sparkles, beads, make the middle of beads.
New Year's crafts from plastic cups
For this holiday beloved by all children, you can create simple options for souvenirs, as well as large-sized figures of winter characters, as well as unusual themed decorations for the interior. Such crafts will be suitable for the New Year:
- snowmen;
- Christmas trees
- bells;
- luminous balls ;
- animal symbols of the coming year.
New Year's crafts made of plastic cups can be either small, which can be easily put on a festive table, hung on a Christmas tree or presented as a souvenir, as well as large floor-standing ones.
Beautiful bells
It’s easiest to make bells, and you can use different performance techniques:
- decoupage;
- stained glass window;
- decorative coloring;
- application.
It is also acceptable to combine several methods in the manufacture of one craft. If the cups are transparent, the pattern on the surface of the product looks spectacular, made with stained-glass paints from children's kits for creativity, acrylic paints, glitter gels or even ordinary nail polish.
White cups are pasted over with pictures cut out from table napkins with thematic drawings, covered with varnish, sparkles on top or decorated in any way possible. This is a simplified version of decoupage.
Regardless of the craftsmanship technique, the product can be decorated with tinsel along the lower edge, put a bow with a loop at the top, for which the bell will be hung, and attach a “tongue” inside.
As you can see, crafts from plastic cups can be very different. From this cheap material it is easy to craft even holiday decorations and gifts. Use the ideas presented, modify them. Create with your children and have fun.