Paper cup crafts that elementary school kids will love! A collection of fun project ideas
By using familiar materials like paper cups, you can easily create projects that make people say “Wow!” There are lots of fun crafts that also let you learn about the wonders of science, such as beads that bounce with sound, pinwheels that spin, and planes that float gently through the air.
They’re perfect for summer vacation research projects, too! Even kids who aren’t good at crafts can make wonderful creations by following the steps.
Here, we introduce a variety of fun and mysterious crafts made with paper cups.
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Paper cup crafts that captivate elementary school kids! A fun collection of project ideas (71–80)
cracker
Let’s make an easy party popper out of a paper cup for a friend’s birthday party! Poke a small hole in the bottom of the cup.
Make eight slits around the rim and curl them using a pen.
Thread a rubber band through the hole in the bottom and secure it with a small piece of chopped disposable chopstick.
Attach a small weight made of aluminum foil to the rubber band that sticks out.
Then put cotton balls or confetti inside, and you’re done! Pull the aluminum foil to launch what’s inside!
Speaker
Let’s make a smartphone speaker with paper cups! Prepare two paper cups and make holes big enough for a toilet paper roll to pass through.
Next, cut a long, narrow hole in the toilet paper roll so that a smartphone can fit inside.
Then insert the roll into the holes in the paper cups, and you’re done! If you put a smartphone playing music into the roll, the sound will get louder!
Frisbee
You can make a thin Frisbee out of a paper cup! Make eight straight cuts with scissors from the rim down toward the bottom of the cup.
Then just open it up to finish the shape! You can decorate the wing-like flaps by drawing on them or adding washi tape—totally fine! Even elementary school kids can do it in under five minutes!
Lantern
Let’s make a cute original lantern using a paper cup! Punch lots of holes in the side of the cup in any shapes you like.
Then stick colored cellophane of your choice on the inside to cover the holes—and you’re done! After that, just put an LED light from a dollar store inside, and your easy, original paper cup lantern will light up! It looks fancy, but it’s actually so simple that even elementary school kids can do it, so give it a try!
robot
You can even make a robot easily with just a paper cup! Use construction paper to make the robot’s eyes, mouth, and hands.
Next, cut X-shaped slits in two places on the bottom and two places on the side of the paper cup.
Insert a bendable straw so that it goes from the bottom to the side.
Finally, attach the parts like the eyes and mouth, and you’re done! When you move the straw up and down, the robot’s arms will move!