Easy craft for kids

How to make a paper cup phone

Talk to a friend through a string. It uses things most homes already have, like paper, crayons and glue.

Picture guide for making a paper cup phone — Part of the picture guide. The full guide opens in the Kids Zone.

Craft 5 steps With a grown up

What you need

Two paper cups
A long piece of string
A pencil
Tape

A grown up helps with: Poking the holes with a pencil.

The first 3 steps

Ask a grown up to poke a small hole in each cup.
Push the string through both holes.
Tie a big knot inside each cup.

2 more steps finish the craft.

Open in the Kids Zone

With a free account, kids follow every step with the full picture guide, Read it to me buttons, an I made it! cheer and a page to print.

Open in the Kids Zone Log in

The Free plan needs no card, and every new account gets Premium free for the first month. Only parents and guardians sign up; kids never need their own account.

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For grown ups

Use safe scissors and washable glue or paint. A grown up does any cutting through card and any hole punching. Crafts like this build fine motor skills, following directions and pride in making something.