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This Grinch Jello Snack Cup is a fun and easy dessert for your child’s lunch box or class party.

a collage of the stages of making a jello cup look like the grinch with title text reading Grinch Jello Cup

How to Make a Grinch Jello Snack Cup

First, you’ll need to gather a few basic supplies. Most importantly, you’ll need a snack cup of green Jello.

You’ll also need a Sharpie, red pom pom, small white pom pom, a small strand of white yarn, scissors, googly eyes, and a low temperature hot glue gun (or craft glue). I bought a large pack of assorted pom poms and googly eyes that I use for a variety of craft projects.

Sharpie, red pom pom, small white pom pom, a small strand of white yarn, scissors, googly eyes, and a low temperature hot glue gun on a white background

Step 1 – Give Grinch a Pair of Eyes

Set the Jello cup upside down in front of you and glue on two googly eyes. Don’t position them too close to the top because we’ll need room to draw in the eyebrows.

a hand holding an upside down green jello cup with google eyes on it on a white background

Step 2 – Draw the rest of Grinch’s Face

Draw an upside down “V” above each eye for the eyebrows. Then, make a small heart for the nose, with a line extending down. Finish his smile.

an upside down green jello cup with google eyes on it and a face drawn on with a black sharpie on a white background

Step 3 – Add a Hat

Next, glue a red pom pom to the top for the base of the hat. Then, glue a smaller white pom pom to the red pom pom, placed slightly to the side.

an upside down green jello cup with google eyes on it, a face drawn on with a black sharpie, topped with a red and white pom pom to look like the grinch on a white background

Step 4 – Finishing Touch

Now you just need to wrap the bottom of the red pom pom with a few layers of white yarn to form the brim of the hat. Attach the yarn with glue.

an upside down green jello cup with google eyes on it, a face drawn on with a black sharpie, topped with a red and white pom pom wrapped in white yarn to look like the grinch on a white background

That’s it! Your Grinch Jello Snack Cup is ready for the lunch box.

Grinch Jello Snack Cup Printable Instructions

Ready to make your own Grinch Christmas Jello Snack Cup? Print off the instructions below.

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Grinch Christmas Jello Snack Cup

This screams Christmas! Adorable and affordable.

Prep Time5

Total Time5

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Yield:

Author: Corinne Schmitt

Materials

Green Jello cup
Sharpie
Medium sized red pom pom
Small sized sparkly white pom pom
Thick white yarn
Scissors
Googly eyes
Low temperature hot glue gun or other craft glue of your choice

Instructions

Place the green Jello with the lid facing down, and use glue to attach two googly eyes to the front of the container. Leave a small amount of room above the eyes to allow space for the eyebrows to be drawn on.
Draw a Grinch face onto the front of the green Jello around the googly eyes. You can see the photo for reference.
Using glue, attach a red pom pom to the top of the Jello snack to serve as the base of the Santa hat.
Glue a smaller sparkly white pom pom to the top of the red pom pom, make it slightly off to the side to give the impression of a hanging hat.
Attach a few layers of thicker white yarn around the bottom of the red pom pom with glue to create a brim for the Santa hat.

I hope you have fun making your own Grinch Jello Snack Cup! If you do make one, please tag me on social media so I can see!

More Holiday Snack Fun

Want an even easier holiday lunch box snack? This Santa Suit Jello Cup is super easy!

a red jello fruit cup with black marker and a gold square so it looks like santa's belt on a white background

Don’t forget to include a fun drink in your child’s Christmas lunch box. Make this Juice Box Snowman with just a few craft supplies.

a juice box wrapped with white paper, with googly eyes, an orange paper nose, red yarn scarf and black pom pom buttons to look like a snowman on a white background

If you’re looking for another easy Christmas craft, check out my tutorial for a DIY Fleece Wreath. It’s much easier than you expect and it’s really inexpensive too!

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