Have a few extra toilet paper rolls lying around and time to kill while in self-isolation? On the Weyburn Review website we created a craft tutorial video on how to make four fun kid-friendly crafts with toilet paper rolls.
These are the written instructions for each of the crafts made. Follow along with the video and keep these instructions on hand to make your own. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkPQ0rfHLu4
Holey TP Roll Threading
Supplies:
- At least five TP rolls
- Plastic straws
- Hand held hole puncher
- Scissors
Instructions
- Cut all the TP rolls in half horizontally
- Stick the plastic straws through the holes to connect the rolls and build structures.
TP Lights
Supplies:
- A string of lights
- TP rolls- half the amount of bulbs on the string of lights
- Hand held hole puncher
- Scissors
- Clear tape
- Paint (optional)
Instructions
- Paint the TP rolls (optional)
- Cut all the rolls in half horizontally
- Randomly punch holes in all of the TP rolls using the hole puncher
- Tape each of the bulbs from the string of light to the inside of one of the rolls so that all the bulbs are covered.
- Hang up the lights whatever way you want, turn the lights off for a polka dot light effect
Duct Tape Cuff Bracelet
Supplies:
- At least one TP Roll
- Duct tape- your choice of colour or design
- Metallic tape (optional)
- Scissors
Instructions:
- Cut TP roll in half horizontally
- Take one of the halves and use the scissors to split it open so it can cuff your wrist
- Line up the duct tape with each side of the roll and cover the outside of the roll with one strip. Cut off any of the extra roll that does not line up with the duct tape.
- Use the metallic tape to add more designs (optional)
TP Sky Binoculars
Supplies:
- Two TP Rolls
- Blue Paint
- String
- White cotton balls or swabs
- Hand held hole puncher
- Hot glue gun and glue
Instructions:
- Paint both TP rolls blue and let dry
- Glue the rolls together on the side and let dry
- Glue the cotton balls/swabs to the glued together rolls. You can either put them all over the rolls or just on one side and let dry
- Hole punch just below the top where the two rolls are connected. Then hole punch each of the rolls in line with the first hole.
- Take the string and measure it from your left wrist to your right wrist and cut it where it reaches your right wrist.
- Take the cut string and thread it through on of the outside holes, through the middle hole and out the other outside hole
- Line up the ends of the strings and double knot it.
- Put your head through the string and go exploring with your new binoculars
