Tissue cores, styro balls, empty boxes, egg cartons and plastic cup are just a few of the the many best friends of a preschool teacher. There are just so many things we can do with them! The art activities and fun games are limitless!

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During the beginning of classes, our school nurse who also happened to be a high school friend of mine began asking me for some plastic cups and colored tissue paper/crepe paper. I gave her a few without asking why. I later on discovered that she turned these plain transparent cups into colorful pen holders! It was such a simple thought but turned out wonderfully! This week, we had our kids try doing it as well. Thank you Ivica Say for sharing this activity.

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What you will need:

• Clear plastic cup (The bigger the better)
• Crepe Paper / Colored tissue paper
• Glue and Water mixture (3/4 glue and 1/4 water)
• Paint brush
• Scissors

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Before anything else, we had the kids choose 2 colors for their activity (You could always use more but we decided to stick with just 2 for now). We also asked them what shape they wanted. Afterward, we started cutting these shapes based on their requested colors.

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Step 1: Have the kids “paint” their cups with the glue mixture

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Step 2: Start sticking the shapes

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Step 3: Apply another layer of glue and water mixture. Make sure to guide them on this one as most of them would tend to put to much and soak the crepe/tissue paper.

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Step 4: Wait a few hours for it to dry, and soon it’ll be ready to use!

(left) I tried my own using a variety of colors and shapes too!

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Teachers could also use this idea to decorate the room and convert trash to beautiful masterpieces!