A simple yet amazing craft using paper cups! An idea that’s also great for independent research projects.

paper-cup wind chime

Let’s make colorful wind chimes! ~Let’s make a colorful wind chime!~

Let’s make wind chimes using paper cups.

Because the materials are familiar, children will be interested and eager to participate.

Patterned paper cups are, of course, cute, but it’s also great to have the kids draw on white construction paper and then stick it onto the cups! Once the body is ready, make a hole in the paper cup and thread twine through to attach a bell and a strip of paper.

Since this involves fine work, the teacher should handle it.

If you choose construction paper for the strip as well, the children can create their own original designs.

Displaying the wind chimes in the classroom will bring a cool, refreshing atmosphere.

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windmill

How to Make and Teach a Paper Cup Windmill: Easy Craft for Kids to Play and Learn

Here’s an idea for a pinwheel you can make using a paper cup.

Besides the paper cup, all you need are a straw and a cotton swab, so it’s easy to put together.

First, make a hole in the center of the bottom of the paper cup.

Next, cut six evenly spaced straight slits from the rim down toward the bottom, then spread them out slightly at an angle to form the blades.

Decorate the blades with markers if you like, and you’re almost done.

Insert the cotton swab’s stick through the hole you made first, then attach it to the short end of a bendy straw.

That’s it! It’s simple to make, yet it spins smoothly when it catches the wind.

Try adjusting the angle of the blades to see how it changes the way it spins!

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robot arm

[Playable Craft] Using a Paper Cup and a Kitchen Paper Tube! Cool! Magic Hand (Robot Arm) [Recycled Craft / Independent Research]

The magic hand you see in toy sections and the like—the one that’s handy for picking up items a little out of reach or retrieving something that’s fallen where you can’t reach—can actually be made easily with this idea.

The materials are very simple: two paper cups, a paper towel tube, construction paper, and string.

Just make a hole in the bottom of one paper cup and attach it to the paper towel tube, then combine it with a tube made from a paper cup and colored construction paper that serves as the gripper inside.

You can put it together in about an hour!

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Paper Cup Windmill

[Wakuwaku-san] Let's make a pinwheel with paper cups!

Here’s a paper cup windmill you can make using a common paper cup.

Prepare a paper cup, a chopstick, a felt-tip pen, and a thumbtack, and let’s get started.

Use the felt-tip pen to mark the rim of the cup into eight equal sections.

From each mark, cut a slit downward to create eight cuts.

Fold each cut section outward at an angle to form the rotating blades.

Folding them diagonally improves airflow and makes it easier to spin—this is the key point.

Poke a hole in the center of the cup, then use the thumbtack to fix it to the chopstick, and you’re done! Wrapping the blade sections with vinyl tape as decoration will make it look more vibrant.

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