Winter Toilet Paper Roll Crafts
Easy Projects for Preschoolers and Toddlers to Make on a Cold Day
Jan 17, 2009
With a little glue and some imagination, preschoolers and toddlers can create unique Christmas and winter decorations out of empty toilet paper rolls.
Plentiful, cheap and very versatile, empty toilet paper rolls are a good basic craft material to have on hand for preschoolers and toddlers. If toilet paper rolls are not available, use paper towel rolls cut various sizes to substitute for the crafts.
Reindeer Finger Puppet
Materials:
- two brown toilet paper rolls
- hot glue
- brown pipecleaners
- white glue
- googly eyes
- small red pom-pom
- With the help of an adult, have the children cut one of the toilet paper rolls into thirds.
- Attach one of the cut toilet paper roll sections onto a full toilet paper roll by hot gluing the upper rim of the full roll to the outside of the cut toilet paper roll. Place the cut roll on the end of the full roll with part of the roll hanging off one side to make the reindeer’s head.
- Cut two pieces of pipecleaner into seven inch lengths. Let the kids make antlers for the reindeer by bending the pipecleaners into various shapes. Join the ends of the pipecleaners together and glue them onto the back of the reindeer head.
- Using white glue let the kids attach the eyes and nose of the reindeer for the finishing touch.
Toilet Paper Roll Snowflake
Materials:
- white toilet paper roll
- glitter glue or sequins
- ribbon
- Help the children cut empty toilet paper rolls vertically into five equal sections, starting at the top edge and going to ½ an inch from the bottom edge.
- Fold down each of the five cut “arms”, so there is a round circle in the middle and the arms are reaching out like a star.
- Cover each of the arms with white or glitter glue and sprinkle colourful sequins over the glue.
- Once the glue is dry punch a hole in the end of one of the snowflake arms and thread a ribbon through to tie a knot for hanging.
Toilet Paper Roll and Tissue Box Snow Castle
Materials:
- empty tissue box with the plastic removed
- four toilet paper rolls
- scrap construction paper, tissue paper and cardboard
- white paint
- cotton balls
- masking tape
- white glue
- To make the castle towers, attach two toilet paper rolls end to end with masking tape. Do the same to the other two toilet paper rolls. Empty paper towel rolls also work well for towers.
- With the tissue box sitting on its side the long way, attach the towers on both ends of the box with masking tape. The opening of the tissue box is the door of the castle.
- Let the kids paint the box and toilet paper rolls with white paint and then glue cotton balls all over it.
- Help the kids add flags, windows and doors to their castles by cutting shapes from scrap paper and gluing them as desired.
Toilet paper rolls can be used in all kinds of preschooler and toddler craft projects. For more ideas on seasonal crafts using toilet paper rolls read Spring Toilet Paper Roll Crafts.
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