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

Paper Cup Monster

[Halloween Craft] Easy! Paper Cup Monster 🎃 Handmade with 100-yen store items!

Paper cup monsters, made by decorating a paper cup base, have no complicated steps, so kids can enjoy making them.

The process is simple: just decorate the cup with a ghostly face.

You can stick on googly-eye stickers from a dollar store, or use pipe cleaners and washi tape to make facial and body parts and attach them—simple tasks that make it easy to keep trying new craft ideas.

Display the finished monsters somewhere they can be seen every day!

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Hane Keisuke

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Ogre puppet made from a paper cup

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[Easy to Make] Oni (Demon) Puppet CraftNursery teacher / Childcare worker#100-yen shop DIY#NurseryTeacherDailyLifeSetsubunOni of SetsubunPuppet

♬ Find you in the dark feat. Nenashi – Ovall

The “Oni puppet” made from a paper cup is a unique handmade craft idea that can be enjoyed year-round.

By simply attaching horns and a face designed from origami or construction paper to a paper cup, you can create an oni with lots of expression.

Both the materials and tools are simple, making it appealing for children to work at their own pace.

During the process, imagination is nurtured through experimenting with colors and shapes, and it naturally encourages interaction with caregivers and teachers.

The finished piece is fun to display and is a highly satisfying craft made from familiar materials.

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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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mayumi

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Ghost Shooter

Let’s make a ghost shooter toy that launches a paper cup using paper cups, cotton swabs, and rubber bands.

First, prepare two paper cups with the bottoms cut out.

For the third paper cup, poke a small hole in the center of the bottom and cut off about 5 cm from the rim.

Next, tie a rubber band to the shaft of a cotton swab and thread it through the small hole in the cup you just prepared—that completes the build.

To play, stack the two bottomless paper cups together, then place the cup with the rubber band on top.

Pull the rubber band and release it… and the cup with the rubber band will shoot out with force! It would be fun to make targets, like balloons, and play a shooting game.

You can also decorate the paper cups by drawing ghost faces or adding stickers.

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Hane Keisuke

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Shaka-shaka wristwatch

Many children probably admire the wristwatches their parents wear.

That’s why I’d like to introduce the idea of a rattle-style wristwatch craft.

In this activity, you make a wristwatch out of a paper cup and use a clear plastic cup to represent the glass face.

If you seal beads or similar items inside the clear cup, they will make a rattling sound when you shake your arm.

Another appeal is that you can design the dial and the band however you like.

First, think about what kind of wristwatch you want to make.

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yamamoto

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