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Christmas crafts using paper cups

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Paper cups are a classic craft item—easy to handle and perfect for all kinds of ideas.

You can find a wide variety at 100-yen shops, from plain white and patterned designs to plastic versions, making it easy to choose based on what you want to make.

In this article, we’re spotlighting this super useful item!

We’re sharing Christmas craft ideas using paper cups.

From decorative items like ornaments to toys you can make and play with, there are lots of ideas—take a look and give them a try!

Christmas crafts using paper cups (21–30)

Christmas bag made from paper cups

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This is a bag-shaped mascot featuring large Christmas motifs like Santa Claus and reindeer.

The base bag is made from a paper cup: fold down the rim, attach a handle, and decorate the whole thing to give it a bag-like appearance.

Then simply attach origami Santas and reindeer to the front, and it’s done.

Since the paper cup bag has space inside, putting some candy in it makes the Christmas fun stand out even more—highly recommended!

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Paper Cup Christmas Lights

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This time, I’m introducing how to make the “Original Light from a Paper Cup 💡” that we’ll create in the workshop on November 16 ✨ The picture you draw will glow in the dark 😳! Since Christmas is coming, I drew a tree! Depending on age, just coloring and adding stickers is enough—the pen colors and sticker shadows glow and look so cute 🩷 This time I drew on a clear file, but drawing directly on plastic wrap is also OK 🙆‍♀️◎ (Use a transparent clear file.) Using a clear file makes it easier to draw than on plastic wrap, and the finished piece is less likely to break! Workshop details are posted in the Instagram Highlights!Made in December Christmas crafts Christmas party Translation #HandmadeToys Paper cup craft
♬ All I Want for Christmas Is You – Mariah Carey

The glowing paper cup lights that shine in complete darkness are a big hit at Christmas parties, too.

Prepare a clear file, colored pens, paper cups, a craft knife, rubber bands, plastic wrap, and a light, and let’s make them.

Cut the clear file into a circle and draw an illustration.

Flip it over, color it in, then use the craft knife to cut out the bottom of the paper cup.

Place the circle on the cup, cover it with plastic wrap, and secure it with a rubber band so it doesn’t shift.

Add stickers around the outside, and you’re done.

If you point the light from the cut-out side toward a wall, the illustration will be projected.

It’s also fun to change the designs and make several different paper cups.

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Easy and fun! Paper Cup Race

https://www.tiktok.com/@houkagoday_yawara/video/7498206932671532295

Here’s a fun paper cup race you can make with everyday materials.

Get some paper cups, raffia tape (plastic ribbon), and vinyl tape ready.

Poke holes in the paper cups, thread the raffia tape through, and tie a single knot to assemble it.

It might be nice to draw faces on the cups with a felt-tip pen, too.

Once it’s finished, place a ball on the cup, pull the string, and start the race.

Move slowly and carefully so the ball doesn’t fall off.

Try timing your runs or competing to see who can reach the finish line the fastest and have fun!

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Great for party games too! Pinecone Kendama

https://www.tiktok.com/@kichijyo/video/7163163907962506498

How about making a pinecone kendama you can play with after crafting? First, use pens and stickers to decorate two paper cups however you like.

Once you’re done, glue the cups together bottom to bottom, then use kite string to connect the cups and the pinecone—that’s it! You can give the cups a Christmas-themed design, or decorate them and imagine the pinecone as a Christmas tree.

With a bit of creativity, it turns into the perfect holiday craft.

Be sure to finish it as a pinecone kendama that looks great on display, too.

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100-yen store DIY! Advent calendar made with cups and a wooden box

December 2, 2023 [100-yen DIY / Making Christmas Decor] Late-night prep for a Christmas advent calendar #ChristmasAdventCalendar #100YenSpecimenBox #MakingChristmasDecor

100-yen store DIY! Advent calendar made with cups and a wooden box

Here’s an idea for an advent calendar made by filling a tall cup with a Christmas design with presents.

Prepare your favorite sweets and small items, pick a few, wrap them in origami paper, and place them in the cup so the contents can’t be seen.

Stick date-numbered labels on the sides of the cups, set them in a wooden box, and you’re done.

You can buy a wooden box or make one yourself by assembling pieces of wood.

If your child can read numbers, try arranging the cups in the wooden box at random on purpose.

If you say, “Where’s today’s cup?” it’ll feel like a treasure hunt and they’ll have fun with it.

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