Today’s cupcake themed 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! #gluedtomycrafts

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 piece!}

From there, you can grab ANY type of coloring utensil to give your cupcake 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 cupcake themed tutorial below. In the tutorial, you can grab our FREE FROSTING & BASKET PRINTABLE to use in your creation. With it being this easy to make, be sure to also join your child in the fun! I wanna see pictures, so share those too!

Happy crafting, my friends! #gluedtomycrafts

Cupcake Hot Air Balloon Craft Supplies:

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

Directions:

First download and print the provided cupcake hot air balloon printable listed above, on white cardstock. 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!

Get ready to be wowed! Learn how to take inexpensive craft materials and turn them into one-of-a-kind art projects with the help of us!!

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