How to Make a Plastic Cup Jellyfish Craft
Make adorable hanging jellyfish using clear plastic cups, colorful pipe cleaners, and googly eyes. This easy ocean craft for kids is simple to customize and looks so cute hanging in a window.
Yield: 1 jellyfish cup
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Paper hole punch
- Awl (optional for adult hanging holes)
- Pencil (optional for curling pipe cleaners)
Materials
- 2 2 clear 9-ounce plastic cups
- 8 pipe cleaner tentacles (made by cutting 4 pipe cleaners in half)
- Large googly eyes
- Beacon 3-in-1 Craft Glue or other tacky craft glue for eyes or glue version
Instructions
Prepping the craft for kids
- Punch evenly spaced holes around the open rim of each plastic cup.Adults may want to handle this step depending on the strength of the hole punch and age of the child.
- Cut 4 pipe cleaners in half to create 8 tentacles.Wrap some around a pencil for curly tentacles and leave others straighter with gentle bends for movement.
Making the Craft
- Insert one end of each pipe cleaner through the holes and bend to secure.Continue until all 8 tentacles are attached.
- Glue large googly eyes onto the front of the cup and allow to dry.
- Adults should create two small holes in the top of the cup and insert a pipe cleaner loop for hanging.We preferred using an awl because it felt easier to control and created clean holes.
Notes
Crafts and Activities should always be supervised by adults. Small parts are a choking hazard.