How to Make a Snow Globe Using a Cup

How to make a snow globe using a cup shows you a fun way to recycle materials. If you have scraps of paper and paint, this crafts for kids is ideal to recycle.

Or, if you have extra glitter, you can add that to the snow globe cup. Using what you have on hand teaches children creativity and recycling. 

How to Make a Snow Globe

While a snowman is a typical character you might want to use in a snow globe craft, you also use other characters. For instance, you can add penguins, snowflakes, or polar bears. If you don’t have glitter, you can use coconut flakes instead. 

Materials

• Plastic or paper cup (transparent)
• Paints
• Cardboard round piece
• Card-stock or sturdy pieces of paper
• Snowman printable or sticker
• Brushes
• Glitter or coconut flakes
• Wrapping paper (optional)
• Pom-poms
• Glue
• Adhesive tape
• Safety scissors

Instructions

1. Print a snowman template on color paper or use a sticker. 
2. Cut the snowman and set aside. 
3. Paint the inside of the plastic cup with blue paint to represent a winter scenery. 
4. Let the paint dry. 
5. Fold a piece of card-stock paper to attach the snowman. 
6. Paste wrapping paper on a round piece of cardboard to represent the ground. 
7. Attach the snowman to the folded piece of card-stock paper. 
8. Use double sided tape or fold a piece of tape to attach the snowman to the cardboard. 
9. Add glitter or flakes to the plastic cup upside down and to the round cardboard. 
10. Apply glue to the seam of the cup. 
11. Gently place the cup on the cardboard. 
12. Adjust, if necessary. Let it set. 

Video

The video shows the step-by-step instructions on how to make a snow globe using a plastic cup. You can also use paper cups or snowman stickers. 

Conclusion

Making a snow globe using recycled materials is a fun hands-on activity. Children can also have fun coloring the characters that you might use in the snow globe.

Or, use stickers and adhere them to the snow globe. Using either method allows children to use their imagination to create a winter wonderland using their snow globe. 

You can find snowman and winter related resources at Spanish Holiday Resources Ultimate Guide.