Let's make toys with paper cups! Simple and fun handmade toys

Stretchy paper cup animals

Stretchy paper cup animals

This craft is full of ideas using umbrella plastic that really comes in handy during the rainy season! The “Stretchy Paper Cup Animals” change shape, so they make a big impact and kids are sure to love them.

First, decorate a paper cup as your favorite animal, and punch a hole in the paper cup that will go behind the animal.

Next, cut off the lower part of an accordion (bendy) straw, cover it with a halved piece of umbrella plastic, and tape it in place.

Tie a knot in the other piece of plastic, then insert the straw into the hole in the paper cup.

Finally, tape the knotted end to the bottom of the paper cup—and you’re done! Blow into the straw and it stretches way out—it’s so much fun.

Try making different animals and enjoy crafting together as a parent and child!

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A Jumping Frog Made with a Paper Cup

[Upcycled Craft] Toilet paper roll! Bouncy! Hopping Frog <Easy, Playable Craft> [Jumping Frog] DIY Toy You Can Make Right Now – Paper Cup Jumping Frog

Let’s make a frog toy you can play with after you build it.

Prepare either a paper cup or a toilet paper roll.

If you use a paper cup, you’ll need to cut off the bottom, so teachers, please give the children cups with the bottom already removed.

Using a single paper cup or toilet paper roll, make the frog’s body as well as parts like the legs and arms—all from the same piece.

If you want to add color, decorate each part with markers or paint before assembling them.

The finished frog will hop when you press its bottom.

For any complicated steps, teachers should assist the children as they work.

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crane game

[Easy Craft] How to Make a Paper Cup “Claw Machine”

Many people love crane games, don’t they? That thrill of not knowing whether you’ll grab the prize or not is addictive.

There’s actually a way to make a DIY crane game using paper cups.

First, cut eight slits into a paper cup and remove four of them.

That gives you four arms.

Next, insert a straw through the bottom and connect it to another paper cup, and you’re done.

The closing motion when the arms retract into the paper cup recreates the grabbing action of a crane game.

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Kendama

[Daycare/Kindergarten] Autumn Craft 🍁 Paper Cup Bagworm Kendama [Target Age & Notes]

We’re going to make a kendama shaped like a bagworm! First, glue leaves and pieces of origami or construction paper cut into leaf shapes and bagworm eye shapes around a paper cup.

Next, crumple some newspaper into a ball and attach a piece of kite string about 30 cm long to it.

Reinforce the newspaper ball by wrapping vinyl tape or similar around it so it doesn’t fall apart.

Finally, attach the other end of the string (the end not attached to the newspaper) to the bottom of the paper cup, and you’re done!

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puppet

[Animation MV] Puppet – Omaru Polka (Original) [Omaru Polka]

Let’s make a cute puppet with a paper cup.

First, make a hole in the bottom of the cup so you can insert your finger and move it.

Next, use felt or colored paper to create the face and clothes.

For the eyes and mouth, it’s best to stick on round-cut paper or stickers.

If you use yarn for the hair, it will look more realistic.

Once it’s finished, come up with a story with your child and act it out together.

You’re sure to have a wonderful time.

If everyone makes them together at a nursery school or kindergarten, they can also learn the importance of cooperation.