Anyone who has read this blog for more than 5 minutes (or who follows me pretty much anywhere on social media) knows how much I LOVE my coffee. More specifically, they know how much I love my Keurig.. but that also means they know how guilty I feel about the waste those little K-Cups create. In fact, I just recently shared an article about how some countries are BANNING K-Cups until they can be made recyclable.
I've always tried to focus on projects that upcycle or repurpose my KCups, and it appears I'm not the only one. I found TWENTY projects where someone used KCups to create crafty critters and I'm sharing them with you.
From snakes and snowmen, to whales and robots.. these creative ideas are a fun way to reuse those unrecyclable plastic cups and would be great craft ideas for kids.
Enjoy!
20 Crafty Things You Can Make Out of KCups:
![KCup-Snowmen-2.jpg KCup Snowmen 2](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Pn9I8j74ln4/VtZ22MlCVII/AAAAAAABge4/AEpd58WB8MM/KCup-Snowmen-2.jpg?imgmax=800)
![KCup Penguins.png KCup Penguins](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-pGdsPzb1xjs/VtZ3UdBkjSI/AAAAAAABgfk/bV5eFFpqGck/KCup%252520Penguins.png?imgmax=800)
![Gnomes from KCups.png Gnomes from KCups](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zVMvG71AG9E/VtZ3A-gQ6xI/AAAAAAABge8/3rAd9B4ofiQ/Gnomes%252520from%252520KCups.png?imgmax=800)
![Snowman from kcups.png Snowman from KCups](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-mC9GkXNhF94/VtZ3EobgfeI/AAAAAAABgfE/ztzoR3xDJgc/Snowman%252520from%252520kcups.png?imgmax=800)
![Pumpkin KCups.png Jack o Lantern KCups](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-DHCE8SqYSR0/VtZ3OaKBLaI/AAAAAAABgfY/nTrxJwgKqD4/Pumpkin%252520KCups.png?imgmax=800)
![KCup Whale.png KCup Whale](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-XfFp4GWl_ZQ/VtZ3iCK_0SI/AAAAAAABggE/Z7g34H5M_k4/KCup%252520Whale.png?imgmax=800)
![KCup Easter Bunnies.png KCup Easter Bunnies](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Q_r5-xiaoh4/VtZ3ag3xiQI/AAAAAAABgf0/UB8BVRturCI/KCup%252520Easter%252520Bunnies.png?imgmax=800)
![KCup Snake.png KCup Snake](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YhpOYmBzZf0/VtZ3gaHfNZI/AAAAAAABggA/mZSvtNWKVxk/KCup%252520Snake.png?imgmax=800)
![KCup Penguin.png KCup Penguin](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-x4jDgFh7QLw/VtZ3MbKH4JI/AAAAAAABgfU/BROeEUiLn1I/KCup%252520Penguin.png?imgmax=800)
![Frankenstein_upcycled_Kcups.jpg Frankenstein upcycled Kcups](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Qbf1DCprT-0/VtZ3YoIkhjI/AAAAAAABgfs/_JihTt5CrWU/Frankenstein_upcycled_Kcups.jpg?imgmax=800)
Honorable mention (since these are nespresso pods):
![Nespresso angel.png Nespresso Angel](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-BN-gU4r6Rrw/VtZ3ehHZVSI/AAAAAAABgf8/Jdxr_DfaMuc/Nespresso%252520angel.png?imgmax=800)
If you have any KCups left over after crafting those, here are a few other KCup Projects you may want to try:
![](http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8nD601Sx6j0/VEa3GwKAM_I/AAAAAAABG9o/_UfA0zgJ-ys/recycled-Kcup-halloween-lights.jpg?imgmax=800)
![](http://lh5.ggpht.com/-W1PK7EvRvik/VN2YR_xgE_I/AAAAAAABScc/7OKRhwTU3fs/Use-Any-KCup-in-Keurig-2.0.jpg?imgmax=800)