How to make a snowman in cups?

The creation of a snowman is among the most popular games of children and even adults during the period of the year in which the snow is abundant, that is to say winter.

In general, the snowman is a symbol associated with winter and Christmas in western culture and everywhere in the northern hemisphere.

Historically, the first written test that testifies to the existence of puppets of snow dates back to the 16th century, from Shakespeare's time.

The snowman is generally associated with the Christmas holidays. It became a figurine of the Christmas tree only at the beginning of the 20th century.

Usually, a snowman consists of two large snowballs collected on each other. The largest constitutes the smaller body and ball, placed high, represents the head. Once the body and head was formed, the other details are added later.

Ours is also the era of single use tools. From «fast food» to offices, through festivals and picnics on Saturday evening in The Great Outdoors, the'The use of plastic glasses is widespread.

These cups that we only use for a few seconds are a real scourge. In fact, they are rarely recycled, disorder the garbage cans and end up polluting the environment.

To encourage humanity to recycle and increase awareness of environmental problems, there are many ideas to improve its «waste» and contribute to the reduction of pollution. Among these, we can mention the recovery of plastic glasses and transform them into a snowman.

For Christmas, everyone is invited to find and create an original Christmas decoration. And in terms of original decoration, at the time of «homemade» or designated all over the world by the acronym «Fa -Da -Te» or «Foul yourself», the snowman in plastic glasses has become essential.

This has the advantage of being very easy to reach. Wherever it is positioned, it allows you to give life: retirement homes, classrooms, in the living room of the house, next to the Christmas tree. In addition, its production will allow you to spend unforgettable moments with your children.

Making a snowman with plastic glasses is not a new idea. However, it is always the joy of the smallest and older.

To impress and attract customers, the owner of a coffee had the good idea of ​​putting a snowman at the entrance of his plant from worn plastic glasses.

The boy, who became the mascot of customers, is always praised by the latter. There are also among these customers, people who would like to prevail at home to keep them company.

What is necessary to make a snowman in cups

Are you decided, in order to amaze your children and impress your neighbors, to create a snowman in plastic glasses?

Because of this, It is necessary to provide about 700 plastic glasses of two different sizes. Preferably, we will choose cups of 300 milliliters and 80 milliliters. If you decide to make a big boy, plan up to 1,000 cups.

You will also need a pair of scissors, a roll of adhesive tape and a sewer with a large basis of clip.

You must also have accessories such as a scarf, a hat or hat, to decorate your creation and have a little paint, paper and glue.

With problems related to global warming, it may not snow Christmas in some regions. The snowman in plastic glasses is the best alternative to decorate the house and the holiday garden. In addition, it has the advantage of being resistant to the weather.

How to make a snowman in cups?

It is said above that a snowman consists of two large balls. A larger form the body and the smaller constitutes the head.

We will then proceed in the same way for a snowman in cups, following the following steps:

Step 1: Start doing a circle Stapling the cups of 300 ml one by one. For greater solidity, it is better to use two staples between two cups.

Step 2: Once the first circle has been made, it positions another cup above two cups of the first circle and the pliers. You have to continue getting the second row.

Step 3: Continue in this way until you get half a sphere.

Step 4: When you have a half ball, turn it and add two or three additional lines. To have a stable man, it is not necessary to complete a complete sphere. So you have finished building your boyfriend's body.

Step 5: To make your head, proceed in the same way to make a second sphere with the 80 ml cups. This smaller sphere will form your boyfriend's head while the biggest, the one you expressly left incomplete will be the body;

Step 6: At this stage, everything you need to do is assemble the two parts to have a snowman in plastic glasses.

Step 7: Go now Use black or blue balls preferably for the eyes. To do this, use socks, bite caps that you would have taken care to remain united and even pine cones. Draw your mouth with cardboard. So create a cone with colored orange cardboard as a nose. There are no regulations here. Everyone is free to dress or mask their snowman according to their tastes and according to events. Everything is allowed. You can give free will to your imagination to personalize your snowman.

You can also drive black socks in the cups to create pimples.

In the end, we wear your boyfriend putting a hat or hat on his head and a bright color scarf to roll around the neck.

To give him a more human aspect, Get him to wear glasses and a bow tie.

And for a more funny touch, Plan for hair for hair. To do this, cut out the green plastic bottles that you will get in 3 different cups.

To perfect everything, slips into a LED or garland lamp to avoid any risk of overheating.

You can put your snowman so made next to a rather recycled tree.

To make a snowman, Two options are available.

If you want to put it on the ground, it must be complete. The realization will then be done as we have shown above. On the other hand, if you want to hang it against a door, a wall, a vein window or even against the refrigerator, the body and the head will consist of two half scales.

Depending on the number of cups available, you can make a snowman in size.

If you have small children or to make small stickers that you can hang on a Christmas tree, you can prepare a snowman with a plastic glass.

To do it, you will need a quite large plastic cup, felt, two tubes, one of one orange color and the other with a different color, preferably red, sparkling and mobile eyes.

For the realization, follow the following steps:

Step 1: Cut the care of the red tube in order to cover the upper part of the cup, while passing on each side. Then attack everything with a gun for glue.

Step 2: On each end of the care of the tube that overcomes on each side of the cup, glue the sparkling pompoms;

Step 3: Take a 28 centimeters in length red felt strip and 3 centimeters wide;

Step 4: To represent the fringes of the scarf, cut 4 slots on each side;

Step 5: Paste the scarf on the cup crossing the ends, leaving enough space for the face. And so that the glue is held, put a little on the back;

Step 6: Paste the mobile eyes, then the small piece of care of the orange tube will be positioned to act as a nose;

Step 7: Finally, trace the mouth with black felt.

Another way to make a small snowman in the cup is to use a plastic cup and a ping-pong ball, a black felt pen and a piece of red fabrics.

Proceed as follows to do it:

Step 1: Paste the ping-pong ball on the glass, so that the latter form the body and the ball the head;

Step 2: With the felt, he draws black eyes on the ball, therefore always with this felt, draws the man's smile. The black pimples will also be designed along the cup.

Step 3: Now you can wrap the piece of red fabric between the ball point and the cup. This piece of fabric will serve as a scarf for the boy and hide the glue at the same time.

Step 4: Paint a piece of orange tooth care that you will then punish in the ball. So you won't need to stay. You can also, through the nose, draw a black point in the middle of the face.

Step 5: To finish your work, take the paper that you will cut and wrap up to make it a cone and glue on the head of your small snowman in a cup.

The snowman in the world and in the cinema

Ever since the man adopted the snowman in his culture, he has, according to the country, a meaning.

In Lithuania, it is ironically called «man without brain». And to protest against their government, the Lithuanians erected 141 puppets of snow in front of their parliament during the winter of 2005. These 141 «men without brain» represent their 141 deputies.

In Japan, the snowman If nomme «Yuki Daruma» ou «Daruma de Neige». It is intimately linked to Buddhism. And as a hat, we wear a restored bucket.

The snowman, made of cups or snow, has always caught young and old. And the cinema appropriates it to make the dream last. Horror movies with animated movies, there is something for everyone.

In 1944, Laff even his Maris Hais Listher and Reiaris «The SnavenerA cartoon that connects the adventures of a snowman who has decided to see how summer appears, after having lived adventures in winter. In the meantime, he lives in a freezer so as not to melt.

In 1982, Dianne Jackson produced a short film that has the title «Le Bonhomme de Snow». The story tells the life of a child and a snowman he has done and who comes to life at night.

In 1989-1991 the adventures of the small puppets of snow were staged In a French animated series entitled «Bouli».

In 1998, A horror movie, «Jack Frost»it came out. After a car accident, a crazy killer was reincarnate as a living snowman.

Recently, in 2013, he produced Disney Studios «The Snow Queen»A successful animated film that stages the character of Olaf, the snowman. «It is highly appreciated, especially children. So, if your little angels are part of it, why not create a» large Olaf «in plastic glasses to amaze them?