Upcycled Cup Carrier Sandcastle

Steps

Get ready to ride the wave of creativity with our 'shore-ly amazing' upcycled cardboard drink carrier sand castle craft. Surf, sun, and sandcastles await!

Supplies:

Crayola Washable Paint
Crayola Model Magic
Crayola Scissors
Crayola Scribble Scrubbie Pets & Markers
Craft Knife

Craft by CIY Staff

Tools: Construction Paper, Markers, Paint
Theme: Oceans, Rainy Day Crafts, Earth Day
Age: 4+, 6+, 8+

Steps:

1

1 Cut a cup holder out of the first beverage carrier, and four holes out of the second beverage carrier.

2

Mixing paint to get the perfect sand colored paint

2 Mix brown, white, and yellow Crayola Washable Paint to create a sand-like color.

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3 Paint the bottom side of the beverage carrier and the single cup. Let dry 1-2 hours.

4

Painting water with blue to create water

4 Paint the wells around the cups of the beverage carrier blue to create a moat. Let dry.

5

Drawing windows into castle with brown Crayola Marker

5 With a brown Crayola Marker, draw window and bridge details along the beverage carrier and on the single cup.

6

Hands rolling out Model Magic into column

6 Create a castle tower by molding white Crayola Model Magic into a small cylinder shape(paint tan and let dry), and red Crayola Model Magic into a cone shape. Place the cone on top of the cylinder.

7

adding flag to the top of the castle roof

7 Stick a toothpick into the tip of the red cone. Form a triangular flag out of blue Crayola Model Magic and attach to the top of the toothpick. Let dry 1-2 hours.

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