Crafts by Amanda

crafts for adults and kid's crafts

You are here: Home / Craft Tutorials / All Holiday Crafts / Christmas Crafts / Santa’s Belly Treat Cups

Santa’s Belly Treat Cups

By (WE EARN COMMISSION FROM PURCHASES MADE VIA PRODUCT LINKS IN OUR POSTS)

Jump to Project Print Project

These fun little treat containers would be perfect for the “little kids’ table”. You know the one. That table you had to sit at when you were 11, surrounded by silly 6 and 7 year old cousins, still not allowed to sit at the grown up table. I digress. Imagine these cute little Santa cups filled with crayons, peppermint sticks or even plastic silverware. So many possibilities!

I made these treat cups this week for Craftown.com. If you would like to make some, you can find the Santa’s Belly Treat Cups tutorial here.

If you like Santa’s belly crafts, check out my Glittery Santa’s Belly Jar and my Santa’s Belly Ornament.

I used DecoArt’s cool Glamour Dust ultra fine glitter paint in Sizzling Red to add a little bit of razzle to these cups. You could add a second coat for even more sparkle.

I also used DecoArt Snow-Tex snow texture paint in this project. I love this stuff and have used it over the years for many projects. I love the look!

Print Project

Santa's Belly Treat Cups

Author: Amanda Formaro

Supplies

  • Foam or paper cups
  • Red acrylic paint
  • Red glitter paint
  • Black electrical tape
  • Scissors
  • Small paintbrush
  • Medium paintbrush
  • Mod Podge or white craft glue
  • Gold glitter
  • Paper plate
  • Snow texture paint

Instructions

  • Paint cups with red paint and let dry. There is no need to paint the rim as you will be covering that with snow texture paint. When red paint is dry, add a coat of red glitter paint. If you want it more glittery, add another coat after the first dries. Let dry.
  • Wrap electrical tape around the center of the cup to create the belt.
  • Use small paintbrush and Mod Podge and paint on a buckle.
  • Using a paper plate underneath to catch the extra, sprinkle gold glitter over the glue buckle. Allow to sit for about 5 minutes then tap off the excess.
  • Apply snow texture paint to the rims of the cups. Set aside to dry.
  • If you need to add weight you can glue pennies to the bottom of the cup or glue a few flat marbles inside the bottom of the cup.
ANOTHER CRAFTY IDEA >>
Birdhouse Gingerbread House

Amanda Formaro

Amanda Formaro is the crafty, entrepreneurial mother of four children. She loves to bake, cook, make kid's crafts and create decorative items for her home. She is a crafting expert and guru in the kitchen and has appeared online and in print publications many times over the years. She is also the editor for the Home & Garden channel at Craft Gossip and owner of FunFamilyCrafts.com.

Latest posts by Amanda Formaro (see all)

Comments

  1. Sue Slavik says

    November 5, 2012 at 8:45 am

    To simplify this craft for 3-5 yr olds I started with a red disposable cup(ie: Solo) and applied the SnoTec at home. This way the kids could bring them home from church that night.

    Reply

  3. Holly says

    December 19, 2010 at 8:06 am

    Glamour Dust and Snowtex – love those product. These little cups are so darn cute! I love Santa's belly (in a good way)!

    Reply

  16. Beth @ Free Stylin' says

    December 9, 2010 at 3:07 pm

    These are so cute! I have some red Solo cups in the pantry just itching to become Santa Treat Cups for a bunch of 1st graders! :) Thanks for the SUPER CUTE idea!!

    Reply

  19. maggy, red ted art says

    December 8, 2010 at 7:34 pm

    Oh very cute and you made them look so easy to make! I love all your crafty ideas!

    Thank you for linking up to Kids Get Crafty!!

    Maggy

    Reply

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Learn how to make this vibrant button tree - by Amanda Formaro of Crafts by Amanda
EPSOM SALT LUMINARIES
burlap doily luminaries
halloween painted jar luminaries
Dad Rocks Paperweight by Amanda Formaro

All images and text copyright Amanda Formaro 2014. For the purposes of featuring a post from Crafts by Amanda, you may use one photo that must be credited and linked back to the appropriate post on this blog. Please do NOT copy and paste anything from this website as it constitutes a violation of the AF/AC copyright.

Home | About | Media Inquiries | Privacy Policy | CBA on G+ | Subscribe || AmandaFormaro.com | Fun Family Crafts | Amanda's Cookin'

Amanda Formaro is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com.

BEFORE YOU GO!

GET YOUR FREE CRAFT BOOK

All new subscribers will receive my craft book "5 Christmas Ornaments to Make" absolutely free! Enter your name and email address below for instant access. And each week we'll send you free crafts and recipes!

Powered by Convert Pro
shares