Miniature Paper Cup Basketball

Get ready for some basketball fun at home with this Miniature Paper Cup Basketball Game craft! It’s a super cool way to enjoy the excitement of the game on a small scale. Transform a few materials into mini basketball court components and you’ll be shooting hoops like a pro!

Skill Level

Beginner

Time to Make

30 mins

Adult Supervision

Yes

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Miniature Paper Cup Basketball

Top Tip

Instead of using sticky tac to stick the backboard to the wall, you can also attach string or ribbon for hanging.

How to Make

Step 1

Miniature Paper Cup Basketball

To start, paint the polystyrene ball using orange acrylic paint. When the paint has dried, draw basketball markings on the ball with a black deco pen.

Step 2

Miniature Paper Cup Basketball

For the net, cut out the bottom of a paper cup. Next, cover the paper cup cover in diagonal lines using a black deco pen. Stick the net to the paper cup.

Step 3

Miniature Paper Cup Basketball

Using the template, draw and cut out the large rectangle from cardboard and white card, the paper cup covering from white card and the smaller, rounded rectangle. For the basketball backboard, colour the edge of the white, rounded rectangle with a red pen. Then, trace around the smaller rectangle with a red pen in the centre. Then, stick the card to the cardboard. Stick the net to the backboard using super tacky glue. Lastly, stick the backboard and net to a wall using sticky tac and have fun playing your very own miniature basketball game.