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Recycled Alien Spaceship

  • Kindergarten
  • Grades 4-5
  • Grades 6-8
  • Grades 1-3

Create your own out-of-this-world fantasy with a handmade spaceship using a paper plate and plastic cups! Blast off into outer space by using other household items to create an galaxy landscape. 

Materials



Silver Gemstones
Acrylic Jewels
Paintbrushes
Neon Fuzzy Sticks
Acrylic Paints
Wiggly Eyes
Poms
Shimmer Poms

2 Large Paper Plates

2 Clear Plastic Cups

Newspaper/Brown Paper Bag

Stapler

Craft Glue

Scissors

Pencil

Wax Paper

Instructions



Step  1.

Gather your materials. 

Step  1.

Gather your materials. 

Step  2.

Place 1 clear plastic cup upside down on a piece of wax paper. Paint an even coat of black paint on the cup. Then let it dry! 

Step  2.

Place 1 clear plastic cup upside down on a piece of wax paper. Paint an even coat of black paint on the cup. Then let it dry! 

Step  3.

Rip and crumple newspaper or brown paper into small pieces. Place the pieces on one of the paper plates.

Step  3.

Rip and crumple newspaper or brown paper into small pieces. Place the pieces on one of the paper plates.

Step  4.

Place the other plate on top and staple the plates together, as shown. This will be your spaceship.

Step  4.

Place the other plate on top and staple the plates together, as shown. This will be your spaceship.

Step  5.

Turn the other plastic cup upside down and place it in the center of the spaceship. Trace the rim in pencil to draw a circle.

Step  5.

Turn the other plastic cup upside down and place it in the center of the spaceship. Trace the rim in pencil to draw a circle.

Step  6.

Paint your spaceship! Paint the center circle with black paint as this will be the cockpit.

Step  6.

Paint your spaceship! Paint the center circle with black paint as this will be the cockpit.

Step  7.

Make an alien by gluing 2 large neon green poms together.

Step  7.

Make an alien by gluing 2 large neon green poms together.

Step  8.

Glue 3 yellow poms to the top of the neon green poms and glue a wiggly eye on each yellow pom.

Step  8.

Glue 3 yellow poms to the top of the neon green poms and glue a wiggly eye on each yellow pom.

Step  9.

Finish your alien by wrapping a neon green fuzzy stick around its body. Make the arms by curling the ends around a pencil.

Step  9.

Finish your alien by wrapping a neon green fuzzy stick around its body. Make the arms by curling the ends around a pencil.

Step  10.

Glue the alien to the black circle on the spaceship. Make the cockpit by turning the unpainted plastic cup over and placing it on top of the alien. Glue to secure.

Step  10.

Glue the alien to the black circle on the spaceship. Make the cockpit by turning the unpainted plastic cup over and placing it on top of the alien. Glue to secure.

Step  11.

Glue the black-painted cup from Step 2 to the bottom of the spaceship. Finish your craft by adding acrylic jewels to the ship.

Step  11.

Glue the black-painted cup from Step 2 to the bottom of the spaceship. Finish your craft by adding acrylic jewels to the ship.