Summer is heading our way and we are starting to think about some fun Summer Crafts for Kids. We recently shared some stunning strawberries.. how about some cactus crafts today?

I welcome back the lovely Start Creative Studios for a fabulous Paper Cup Cactus Crafts for Kids! It is just SO CUTE! More guest posts here.

With this extra time at home, have you taken up caring for plants? We’ve added a plant or two to our collection, I have to admit! If you are looking for a plant craft that only needs a few simple supplies, this one is it!

UPDATE: sadly Start Creative Studio’s website is no longer run by this wonderful creative blogger. But hopefully one day, she will be and share some fun activities with us!

Materials needed for your paper cup cactus

Paper Cup
Paint
Paintbrush
Tiny Dot Stickers
Plastic Eyes
Scissors
Glue
Cardstock, optional

How to make a cactus from paper cups!

Create it!

Time needed: 30 minutes

All you need is one paper cup and some paints to make this adorable Cactus decoration. So fun!

Perfect as Summer Decorations or why not make them into “Stuck on You” Valentine’s Cactus Crafts?

Paint the paper cup
Paint the bottom 2/3 portion of a paper cup and allow it to dry.
Cut off the base to make a pot
Carefully poke the scissors into the cup and cut the top, unpainted portion of the cup off – keeping it intact so it forms a ring. If your cup doesn’t already have printing on it, use paint, stickers or colored tape to decorate it if you’d like!
Add the paper cup cactus prickles
Add dot stickers to the painted portion of the cup. If you don’t have dot stickers, use a single whole paper punch on cardstock and glue the tiny dots to the cup.
Put the cactus in the “cup”
Place the painted portion of the cup into the top ring that was cut off in Step 2.
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Decorate the Cactus with eyes and flowers
Add plastic eyes to the cactus.
If you’d like to add a flower, cut one out of cardstock and add a dot sticker for the center.
Glue the flower to the cactus.