How I Made My Plastic Cup Snowman

First, let me break it down for you: I used 120 plastic cups in total, 80 for the body and 40 for the head. The trick is to use small, sturdy cups (I went with the standard 7-ounce ones), so they’re easy to glue together.

You need to prepare:

• 80 plastic cups
• 40 plastic cups
• Hot glue gun and about 10 glue sticks
• Black felt
• Red ribbon
• Orange paper
• Green paper
• LED string lights

Step-by-Step Process

Step 1: Building the Body

I started with the larger sphere for the snowman’s body. The key here is to arrange the cups in a circular pattern, gluing them edge to edge.

The first layer had about 18 cups, and I built upward, reducing the number of cups slightly with each layer to form a dome.

Once I reached the halfway mark, I flipped it over and repeated the process to close the sphere.

Step 2: Crafting the Head

For the head, I repeated the same steps as the body but with fewer cups, about 40 in total. It’s a smaller sphere, so it comes together quicker.

Step 3: Bringing It Together

I glued the head onto the body using plenty of low-temperature hot glue. This step needs some patience to ensure the two pieces are well-aligned.

Step 4: Decorating the Snowman

Now you can cut out two large circles from black felt for the eyes, three smaller ones for the buttons, and a curved strip for the mouth. For the nose, I rolled up a small piece of orange paper into a cone shape and glued it in place.

To make my snowman festive, I wrapped a red ribbon around its neck as a scarf. You could also get creative with accessories, think Santa hats, twigs for arms, or even a miniature broomstick!

Step 5: Adding the Glow

For that magical touch, I inserted a small LED string light into each sphere before sealing them up. It lit up beautifully and turned the snowman into a glowing centerpiece for the holidays!