Today’s frosted cupcake kids craft tutorial will make your little child’s crafty heart float with happiness!

Come check out and recreate this super sweet Paper Cupcake Hot Air Balloon tutorial that we are sharing today!

I even have you covered with a free printable to get you started with ease! Just keep scrolling to grab it!

Paper Valentine Hot Air Balloon

You won’t believe how EASY it is to pull together this Frosted Cupcake Hot Air Balloon kid craft idea! It all starts with our FREE printable and a simple 4×6″ picture of your child {so they can fly away in their custom hot air balloon piece!} That’s it!

From there, you can grab ANY type of coloring utensil you might have in your craft stash, to give your paper cupcake hot air balloon that bakery worthy look. From markers to crayons, to breaking out the watercolors, no two pieces will be alike and I think that’s my favorite element of all!

So what are you waiting for?! Make the most of your afternoon by checking out {and recreating} our extra sweet frosted cupcake themed tutorial. In the details below, you can grab our FREE FROSTING & BASKET PRINTABLE to use in your creation and making it even faster to recreate! Happy crafting, my friends!

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A fun and easy Valentine’s Day kids craft idea that will keep them entertained! Includes a free printable to help get you started.

Craft Supplies:

Free Cupcake Printable – grab it on box.com
White Cardstock Paper
Color Printer
Paper Craft Scissors
Crayons, Watercolors or Markers
Colored Cardstock Paper {red and brown}
Single Hole Punch
Twine or Ribbon
Printed 4×6″ Full Body Picture
Adhesive or Glue Stick
optional materials – stickers, craft glitter glue etc.

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Directions:

First download and print the provided cupcake hot air balloon printable listed above, on white cardstock paper. You only need ONE print per craft {please only use our printable for personal use}
Go ahead and color in the empty frosting section in the printable, however you like. Really make it your own!
Once done, trim out the frosting and basket pieces in the printable. Discard the remaining paper.
Set aside your pieces.
Next grab your printed picture, colored cardstock and scissors.
Trim around the “body” of your printed picture, so you can “ride” in the hot air balloon.
Next, take the colored cardstock and cut out a cherry with a stem, for on top of your cupcake.
When done with the above steps, you are ready to start assembling your cupcake hot air balloon.
Grab the hole punch, all your paper pieces, scissors and twine.
Go ahead and hole punch holes in the provided spots on the two printables.
Now secure your pieces together with two pieces of long twine. The frosting will be on top and the basket, of course on the bottom.
Finally, adhere your body picture inside the basket with a little adhesive, as well as the paper cherry to the top of everything.
And that’s it! Add other embellishments you see fit. Then display your cupcake hot air balloon proudly for all to see!

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Paper Cupcake Hot Air Balloon

Paper Cupcake Hot Air Balloon - make your little child's crafty heart float with happiness! Includes a free printable to get you started

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Cardstock Paper
Printed Picture
Twine or Ribbon

Instructions

First print out our provided printable, in color, on a single sheet of white cardstock paper. You only need one print per craft.
Go ahead and color in the empty frosting section in the printable, however you like. Really make it your own!
Once done, trim out the frosting and basket pieces in the printable. Discard the remaining paper.
Set aside your pieces.
Next grab your printed picture, colored cardstock and scissors.
Trim around the "body" of your printed picture, so you can "ride" in the hot air balloon.
Next, take the colored cardstock and cut out a cherry with a stem, for on top of your cupcake.
When done with the above steps, you are ready to start assembling your cupcake hot air balloon.
Grab the hole punch, all your paper pieces, scissors and twine.
Go ahead and hole punch holes in the provided spots on the two printables.
Now secure your pieces together with two pieces of long twine. The frosting will be on top and the basket, of course on the bottom.
Finally, adhere your body picture inside the basket with a little adhesive, as well as the paper cherry to the top of everything.
And that's it! Add other embellishments you see fit. Then display your cupcake hot air balloon proudly for all to see!

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