2 Liter Soda or Pop Bottle People Project

Yep.  This dude has a 2 Liter bottle body.

What Is a 2-Liter Bottle People Project?

Have your kids had to do the “Make a person out of a 2 liter bottle and a styrofoam ball project?” What a PAIN!! It’s a popular craft assignment, but it can be a challenge to figure out how to make it look good. My oldest son had to do that and his guy to create was Nikita Kruschev. Geeze!

The back of Nikita.

Supplies You’ll Need

• Empty 2-liter bottle
• Sand or rice
• Medium Styrofoam ball
• Fabric, paper, or felt for clothing
• Hot glue gun
• Craft paint or markers for details

Here’s how you Make a 2 Liter Soda or Pop Bottle People Project

• 1. Put sand or rice in empty 2 liter bottle, for stability.
• 2. Buy medium styrofoam ball and cut a hole in it so that it can fit on the cap of the 2 liter bottle.
• 3. Decorate.

Nikita to the Right.

Here’s exactly what we did:

We covered the head with a white paper bag because just sytrofoam was ugly and we didn’t have any paper mache, which I thought would work well. Then, we rubber banded the bag into place.

Nikita’s outfit is made with some leftover polar fleece I had when I made my son an Ash (from Pokemon) vest. (UPDATE: I thought I was done when he was little, but as a teen, he later needed a Pokemon grunt costume. LOL!)

We had an idea of what he should look like from this photo.  Looking at the photo, I just cut out some material and folded it into the correct shapes for his clothes.  Then I used a very hot glue gun to seal the pieces together. Nikita turned out great! You can even put things in his pockets.  His tie and white shirt are polar fleece too. His little Russian hat is so cute.

We used the Poly-Fil brand of Premium Polyester Fiber Fill for his hair and eyebrows…which we took outside and spray painted with black. We used the Cricut to cut out the little stars and circle. My son added a face (of course), which is not shown here.

Nikita to the Left.

Step-by-Step: How to Make a 2-Liter Soda or Pop Bottle Person

1. Fill the bottle with sand or rice to prevent tipping.
2. Attach the head – cut a hole in a Styrofoam ball and fit it onto the cap.
3. Cover the head – we used a white paper bag secured with a rubber band.
4. Make the clothes – we cut leftover polar fleece into the shape of a suit, then glued the pieces together.
5. Add details – a tie, hat, and little stars cut with a Cricut completed Nikita’s outfit.
6. Create hair and eyebrows – we spray-painted Poly-Fil fiber fill black.
7. Draw or glue on a face – my son added this final detail.

Yes, I did feel the need to make Nikita Pop Art.

The Finished Nikita Khrushchev Bottle Person

We even had fun taking “portraits” of our bottle person—from the right, left, and a playful Pop Art Nikita version. His pockets even work, and the hat is adorable!

A Fun Look Back

I originally wrote about this project 16 years ago, and it’s still one of the most visited posts on my site. My son, who once built this bottle person, is now grown, married, and has a child of his own. You’ll move on from 2-liter bottle projects too—but for now, I hope this helps you nail it!

I wrote this post 16 years ago, and people still come to look at it for help. I love that! My son is now grown, graduated college, married and has his first child. So, you will eventually move on from this project, LOL!

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