Let's play with paper cups! Crafts and indoor play

[Craft Play] Bowling

Bowling play with everyday materials

We’ll play by treating paper cups like bowling pins.

You’ll make a pin by attaching two paper cups together, but if you leave them as is, they’re so light that they’ll topple over right away.

Before taping the cups together, put a few marbles inside.

They’ll act as weights, and the pins will wobble unpredictably—almost falling over but not quite—which should make the game more exciting.

For the ball, crumple up some newspaper and wrap it all around with tape to hold it together.

It’s light and safe, so you can play to your heart’s content indoors.

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[Craft Play] Dog Marionette

[Craft Play] Useful for puppet shows in childcare! A dog marionette made from paper cups

Let’s make a dog marionette using paper cups! It’s very easy to make: punch holes in the paper cups and thread strings through them, then attach two cups together—one for the head and one for the body.

Attach a chopstick to the tip of the head cup.

Tie four strings to the body cup and add round pieces of paper at the ends to make the feet.

Paint the cups any colors you like.

Add ears and draw the eyes, and it’s done.

Hold the chopstick and try moving the dog.

Its gently swaying motion makes for a very cute marionette.

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[Craft Play] Flying Cup

How to Make a Flying Cup: Mysterious! Handmade Toy ★ Magnus Effect — How to make a flying paper cup.

If you throw a regular paper cup, it just plops to the ground, but this one is a mysterious, flying paper cup.

It’s very easy to make: attach the bottoms of two paper cups together, then use a paper clip to create a hook point in the center for a string or rubber band.

That’s it—but it will float and glide through the air with a curious motion.

This is due to the Magnus effect: as the spinning cup moves forward, air resistance creates an airflow in the direction of the spin, producing its strange flight.

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[Craft Play] Pinwheel

Easy pinwheel made from a paper cup♪

Let’s make and play with a pinwheel using household items like paper cups, straws, and disposable chopsticks! Cut slits into a paper cup and fold each section at an angle.

Be careful—if you don’t angle them, the blades won’t catch the wind.

Poke a hole in the bottom of the paper cup and insert a toothpick, then fit that into a straw, and thread a disposable chopstick through the straw from the bottom—done! You can also decorate the cup’s blade sections with washi tape or draw on them with pens to make it colorful and cute.

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[Craft Play] Bamboo-Copter (Taketonbo)

[Craft Play] Spin it and have fun! Paper Cup Bamboo-Copter

This is a taketombo (bamboo-copter) you can make with a paper cup and a straw.

Didn’t you play with real bamboo taketombo when you were a child? Since this paper-cup version is light and won’t hurt even if it hits you, you can play with it indoors.

To make it, cut slits in the paper cup, bend them at an angle to form the blades, poke a hole in the center, insert a straw through it, and secure it with cellophane tape—that’s it! It’s very easy to make.

You might also draw pictures on the blades so you don’t mix it up with someone else’s taketombo.

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[Craft Play] String Telephone

[Independent Study] Let's Make a String Telephone!

When it comes to classic paper cup games, this is the one: the string telephone.

I bet everyone played with it as a child.

As a kid, I’d stretch the string as far as I could, really curious to see how far the sound would travel (lol).

It’s very easy to make: poke a hole in the bottom of a paper cup, thread some twine through it, wrap it around a toothpick, and tape it to the bottom of the cup with cellophane tape.

When the string is pulled tight and straight, your voice travels through the vibrations.

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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 DecemberChristmas craftsChristmas partyTranslation#HandmadeToysPaper 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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