Do-it-yourself Snowman From Plastic Cups Step By Step - Instructions With Photos And Videos

2025 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2025-01-23 12:41

How to make a snowman from plastic cups with your own hands: step by step instructions

Winter is already close, which means that one of the most beloved holidays of the year is coming soon - New Year. To give yourself and your loved ones a festive mood, we suggest making a funny snowman out of plastic cups with your own hands. Using our step-by-step instructions, it will be easy to do. The product will not only decorate your house or yard, but will also bring a lot of joy to you and your children.

Content

• 1 What you need to create a snowman from plastic cups

  1.1 Photo gallery: tools and materials for manufacturing

• 2 Options for snowmen from plastic cups

  • 2.1 Step-by-step instructions for creating with a stapler

    • 2.1.1 How to decorate and "revive" a snowman
    • 2.1.2 Video: how to make a snowman out of plastic cups and an LED garland
    • 2.1.3 Video: Disco ball made of plastic cups
  • 2.2 How to make a product with your own hands using a glue gun

  • 2.3 Create with transparent tape and a stapler

    2.3.1 Video: a snowman made of plastic cups

• 3 Ideas for decorating crafts with your own hands: 6 photos

What you need to create a snowman from plastic cups

Making a snowman from disposable glasses is a snap. They taper downwards and this shape allows the formation of spherical structures. You do not need expensive materials and any special tools, because glasses are cheap, and there is a stapler in almost every home. In addition, making such a craft will not take you much time and will be a great way to have fun for the whole family.

You may need the following tools and materials:

• plastic cups - 300 pcs.;
• stapler;
• staples - pack 1 yew. PC.;
• glue or glue gun;
• transparent tape;
• Double-sided tape;
• scissors;
• elements for decoration.

The number of cups may vary. This primarily depends on the size of the snowman, the number of parts it will consist of, and the shape of the body - a sphere or a hemisphere. Cups can be chosen as one size or different. For the body, you can take ordinary 100 ml cups, and for the head, small ones, 50 ml.

It is better to buy glasses with a small margin, because during operation some of them may be damaged and become unusable

The main tool for creating a snowman is a stapler. You will need the most common stationery stapler and a pack of staples (approximately 1000 pcs.). The number of staples used will depend on how the snowman is made. If you decide to use glue or double-sided tape, then you will need much less.

It is better to take polymer universal glue, which is designed to connect plastic parts. Great if you have a glue gun. With its help it is very convenient to apply glue pointwise. You can also use double-sided tape.

Photo gallery: tools and materials for manufacturing

Instead of traditional white cups, you can use transparent

The stapler will need a small size to fit easily in the cup

You can make any crafts with a glue gun

Scotch tape is best bought with a cutting knife

Using double-sided tape, you can connect large structural parts

Eyes, nose, mouth, headdress and buttons are made of colored cardboard

Plastic cup snowmen options

All options are quite similar to each other. The glasses are connected in such a way that the result is a ball or hemisphere. This can be done in two ways: with a stapler or glue. Let's consider both methods.

Step-by-step instructions for creating with a stapler

This is the easiest and fastest way. In addition to the stapler, you will also need tape. For decoration, prepare colored cardboard, tinsel for decorating the Christmas tree, or a regular scarf. Cardboard is needed to make eyes, nose and buttons. A tinsel or scarf is tied between the "head" and "body" so that the image of our homemade snowman is complete.

The snowman will consist of two parts - a torso and a head. The cups are connected to each other only with a stapler. We suggest making the lower part from large cups (164 pcs.), And the upper part from small ones (100 pcs.). You can, of course, use the same dishes, but then the head and body of the snowman will be the same.

They "sculpt" a snowman in stages:

1. Lower torso.
2. Head.
3. Attaching the torso to the head.
4. Decoration.

First, make the bottom. So that the snowman can stand on the floor, the lower ball is not completely covered and a hole is left. The head is "sculpted" from small cups and is not completely covered either. A small hole is needed to connect the top to the bottom.

As for the decor, you can only limit yourself to making eyes, a nose and buttons. Or you can give yourself and your loved ones a real holiday and put an LED garland inside the finished snowman.

Consider making a snowman step by step:

1. Open the packaging of the cups and lift them off each other.

2. Lay out a circle of 17 pieces and staple the cups together with a stapler on the side of the rim.

   

   Place a circle of glasses on the floor and staple them together

3. This will be the base of the "torso".

   

   You should get a circle of glasses

4. Arrange the second row in a circle: the upper glasses are placed between the two lower ones, as if filling the space between them.

   

   Place the glasses on top and clip them to the bottom

5. Fasten together the upper row with the main one (the upper glass with the lower one, and so on in a circle).
6. Clip the glasses together from the second row.

7. Make the rest of the rows in the same way. You should get a hemisphere - this will be the upper part of the body.

   

   Gradually, you will have a hemisphere

8. Make the lower hemisphere in the same way, only it will already have a small hole and consist of four rows.

9. Connect the bottom of the sphere to the top using the same stapler.

   

   Remember to leave a hole in the bottom ball

10. Now start making the "head". Everything is the same: we build the main row of small glasses (also 17 pieces), then the next row (15 pieces) and so on until we get a sphere.

11. We also leave a hole in the “head”, the size of one glass.

    

    Leave a small hole for the head, about the size of one glass

12. Now you need to make a "rod" to connect the head to the body.
13. Take 2 glasses and make three cuts on each, 4 cm deep.
14. Place one glass at the very top of your torso so that each cut is lower in the glass.
15. For reliability, wrap the glass with tape so that the cuts do not "go" up.
16. Place another glass on top of the first one and also tape it together.
17. To prevent the glasses from falling out of the structure, glue their ends with tape to the inner walls of the glasses.

18. Place the "head" over the resulting rod.

    

    When you attach the top to the bottom, you get this design.

That's it, the snowman is almost ready. It remains only to glue the eyes and nose, and also make a headdress.

How to decorate and "animate" a snowman

Prepare colored cardboard, scissors and glue. Better to use two types of glue. One for working with paper, that is, ordinary stationery or PVA, and polymer glue for gluing the decor to the snowman. If you have double-sided tape, you can use it. What and how to do:

1. Eyes. Cut out two large circles with a diameter of 5 cm from black cardboard, and two small circles with a diameter of 1–2 cm from white paper. Glue the white circles onto the large ones. Everything, eyes are ready.

2. Nose. To make a carrot nose, you need orange cardboard. Cut out a circle with a radius of 15 cm and draw two lines from its center, perpendicular to each other. You should get 1/4 of a circle. Cut out the resulting triangle, leaving a 1 cm wide allowance on one side. Glue the triangle into a cone.

   

   As you can see, making a tapered carrot spout is very simple.

3. Buttons. For buttons, you need colored cardboard. Circle the glass and cut out three circles. Then cut six small circles out of white paper and glue two on each button.
4. Decoration. Stick on eyes, buttons, nose and hat, and then tie a scarf or glitter tinsel over where the neck should be. That's it, your wonderful snowman is ready!

From the same cardboard, you can make a hat, for example, a cylinder.

In the same way, you can connect structural parts with glue. The glasses are arranged in a circle and glued together.

The result is a beautiful lamp

Video: how to make a snowman out of plastic cups and an LED garland

And from the remaining glasses you can make a disco ball and a garland.

Video: disco ball made of plastic cups

How to make a product with your own hands using a glue gun

You will need about 300 cups of the same size, a stapler, staples, and a glue gun. The essence of this method is that you need to combine a connection with staples and a connection with glue. Do the following:

1. Lay out a circle of glasses (17 pcs.) On a flat surface. This will be the main row.

   

   By connecting the glasses together in this way, you will be able to form a circle.

2. Staple each glass together.

   

   Don't worry if the cups are wrinkled

3. Apply glue to each glass approximately in the middle (make a circle).
4. Place the next row of glasses on top. Thus, you will form a hemisphere.
5. Wait a few minutes and allow the adhesive to “grab”.

6. Additionally, fasten the glasses together in the top row.

   

   Before you have time to look back, two rows of glasses will be connected to each other

7. Then put the glasses in such a way that they move inside the structure.
8. Apply glue to each row and hold the glasses together in the same row.
9. When the upper hemisphere is completely ready, proceed to the lower torso.
10. For the first row, 15 cups should be needed (just in case, count how many cups you got in the second row of the hemisphere).
11. The lower hemisphere should be unfinished; it is enough to make three rows. Then the snowman will stand firmly on the floor and not fall.
12. Make a head, also from two hemispheres. The hole does not need to be left.
13. When the head and torso are ready, make a "rod" from two glasses. With it, you connect the top and bottom.

14. Connect the cups together so that the rim of one glass fits into the rim of the other (you can make several cuts on one glass).

    

    This is how the "rod" of glasses looks like for connecting the upper and lower balls

15. Rewind with tape so that the structure does not fall apart.
16. Insert one end of the "rod" into the uppermost glass of the torso, and put your head on the other. For safety, pour a little glue into each glass you will place the "rod" into.
17. Start decorating the finished snowman. You can wear a funny Santa Claus hat on your head or leave it as it is.

Cool snowman with red scarf and Santa Claus hat

By connecting rows of glasses with glue, you will achieve a tighter fit to each other.

We create using transparent tape and a stapler

You will need regular transparent tape, not very narrow, but not wide either. This method differs from the previous ones in that the ball must be started from beginning to end, that is, you do not need to make two hemispheres, and then connect them to each other. Do the following:

1. Connect 5 cups together by rewinding them with tape. Connect in such a way that their outer walls touch each other as tightly as possible.
2. Additionally connect them with a stapler.

3. Then start attaching glasses in a circle, independently forming a ball. This will be the torso.

   

   As you can see, in this way you can easily and quickly make a ball out of disposable cups.

4. When the ball is ready, proceed to the head. It should have a large opening at the bottom so that it can be more securely attached to the body.
5. Form a circle of cups by connecting them with tape. Additionally, staple the cups together.
6. Then use a stapler to attach the rest of the cups.

7. Place the top on the bottom. Connect with a stapler or glue.

   

   Just a few hours of work and the snowman is almost ready!

8. Decorate as you wish.

With the help of scotch tape, you will achieve a more durable connection of the parts. For this craft, you will need about 350 pieces. cups and 2 packs of staples (it's better to play it safe and take more).

Video: a snowman made of plastic glasses

DIY DIY Decorating Ideas: 6 Photos

Eyes can be made from tennis balls painted black

A nose can be made from a red plastic cup

In such a top hat, the snowman resembles a kind wizard!

You can use transparent cups for the head, and white cups for the torso.

With "hands" made of twigs, the snowman looks even funnier!

In a woman's hat, the snowman looks very cute and pretty

Now you know that making a snowman is as easy as shelling pears. The main thing is to have a desire to create beauty with your own hands and enjoy it!