1Paint the paper cup.

Paint a small paper cup with yellow acrylic or tempera paint. Acrylic paint is best for painting glossy paper cups.

2Glue a pair of eyes.

Once the paint dries on your paper cup, glue a pair of wiggle eyes.

You can also print out this chick template that already includes eyes, beak, feet, and wings. Glue the template pieces onto the paper cup following Steps 2, 3, 4, and 6.

3Create a beak.

Cut two small triangles from orange craft foam or construction paper. Glue them on as the beak. You can either glue them flat onto the paper cup or glue the base of each triangle at an angle (as shown in the photo) to create a three-dimensional beak.

4Make a pair of feet.

Cut out a pair of feet out of orange craft foam or construction paper. Each foot looks like a letter "W" without the cut-away at the bottom. Glue the feet at the bottom of the cup.

5Create wings.

Cut out a pair of wings out of yellow construction paper.

If you prefer ready-to-cut wings, eyes, beak and feet, print out our chick template for super easy crafting.

6Glue the wings.

Glue the wings onto the sides of the paper cup.

7Make a handle.

Punch a pair of holes on the cup—one hole above each wing and close to the cup's mouth.

Prepare a pipe cleaner or a length of ribbon to make into the handle. Attach the ends onto the pair of holes on the paper cup.