Paper crafts are very popular among the younger generation. You can add some special features, for example, by adding simple rolls of napkins or toilet paper. When you find out from our list what cool crafts your child can create by adding cardboard sleeves, you won’t want to get rid of them right away.
Children can create something with pleasure, because it is so wonderful to create toys for themselves or friends. Do-it-yourself ready-made crafts from toilet rolls not only entice your child to play, but also develop hand motor skills, imagination, and patience.
DIY city made of cardboard tubes
A cardboard or paper tube made from toilet paper can be useful as a base. Colored paper or cardboard is suitable as a roof for a home.
Then glue the roof onto the glue; if you don’t want to glue the windows and doors, you can simply draw them with a felt-tip pen.
Soften cane sugar with a damp towel
food-hacks
Cane brown sugar becomes rock hard over time. An old life hack is to put a piece of apple or bread in a container with sugar for a couple of days so that the moisture contained in the food is transferred to the pieces of sugar.
But if you don’t want to wait, you can cover the container with sugar with a damp paper towel and put it in the microwave for 20–30 seconds. The sugar will become softer.
Fairytale houses
How to make a craft from a toilet roll? Often girls love castles from fairy tales, so you can make one yourself, but with the help of mom or dad.
We will need previously prepared cardboard sleeves, which will form a tower. In this case, it is better to draw windows. There must be princesses in the castle; they can be cut out from magazines or printed from the Internet.
After you make the castle, you can play a fairy tale with your little one, for example, where a dragon kidnaps the queen, and the king saves her from an evil lizard.
A few words about ecology
Of course, if you're worried that paper napkins are killing too many forests (and rightfully so), you can also use regular cotton fabric, like old T-shirts. But keep in mind that when working with meat it is better to use disposable towels.
And to use less paper when you simply dry your hands, first shake off the drops well, and then fold one towel into four times. This will make it denser and absorb water better, and one piece will be enough for you.
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Musical instruments
You can build your own musical instruments, or, more precisely, musical equipment: a microphone or create “the sound of rain.”
It’s easy to make a microphone, first – take and pull out an egg, dry it and cover it with dark varnish and, thanks to glue, attach it to the sleeve.
To create noise (which will resemble rain), you need to close the passage in the sleeve and pour in any cereal - rice, buckwheat, small pasta and close the other hole. Now everything is ready.
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Use a damp paper towel when microwaving
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When you're reheating food or microwaving vegetables, a damp paper towel will help get great results.
A microwave oven acts on the water molecules found in food and thus cooks the food. The water turns into steam, and if this happens too quickly or the food takes a long time to cook, then the microwaved food begins to resemble rubber in consistency.
To prevent this from happening, place a damp paper towel in the food container or wrap it around the cooking vegetables. A great lunch is guaranteed.
Crafts “Sea inhabitants”
First of all, to make an “Octopus” craft from a toilet roll, we need:
- the bushing itself;
- multi-colored paper;
- glue;
- markers;
- scissors.
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To make eyes, you should take white paper and draw them, then cut them out or purchase ready-made products.
Sea creature - octopus. Make a wide line to wrap the cardboard sleeve. We need 8 lines 1 cm wide and of any length - these are future tentacles. We twist all the strips one by one onto a pencil or pen until the middle.
Then we glue the paper onto the sleeve and then come the tentacles, eyes and mouth. There is also a way for tentacles: make cuts at the bottom of the sleeve and twist the strips.
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Mat for dishes made from an old towel
It is convenient to place dishes on such a mat after washing. It is sewn from an old towel and cotton fabric.
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Washcloth made from an old towel
Cut 2 circles from the towel and trim strips along the edges. Gather one strip and zigzag sew it onto one circle in a spiral. Finish the edges of the second strip with a zigzag - this will be the handle. Fold the parts: handle, circle without frill, circle with frill. Sew with a zigzag. Trim off the excess edges of the handle.
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A washcloth pocket for soap from an old towel
This type of washcloth does not need to be lathered every now and then, because the soap is hidden inside it. Cut out a rectangle from an old towel - the size of the piece should be such that it overlaps to wrap a piece of soap + allowances. Finish the short edges and sew the washcloth as shown in the photo below.
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Terry towel slippers
These slippers are made from a discarded towel and the sole is made from flip-flop soles. Read a detailed master class on how to sew these slippers (as well as house shoes of other models) here.
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Bath mat made from terry towels
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Towel mop head
Cut out 2 H-shaped pieces according to the size of your mop. Sew, leaving an opening for turning, turn, topstitch and sew up the opening. Make loops and sew on buttons.
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Hammock for a cat made from a towel
This hammock for a cat can be made from a small towel and a cord. Fold the towel three times, make holes at the corners and tie them with a crochet hook, and pass the cords inside (see diagram below).
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Towel apron
Just sew a belt and pockets to a small towel - and the apron is ready.
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Towel bib apron for baby
You will need a small towel and an unnecessary T-shirt. Open the neck trim of the T-shirt (you can use a strip of knitwear). Cut a round hole in the center of the towel and sew a strip of knitwear folded in half to it.
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Beach dress made from a towel
This dress will allow you to dry quickly after swimming. It is better to take a large thin terry towel for him. Fold it in half, cut it out and finish the neck hole. At waist level, sew drawstrings from the inside and thread a belt through them.
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Angels
This symbol is often used when celebrating Christmas. Catholics celebrate this holiday earlier than the New Year, and Orthodox Christians celebrate it later.
Religion does not depend on whether angels are needed or not, they will be a wonderful addition to the holiday. Angels will look very cute and there are several ways to create them.
Father Frost
These products can be used to decorate a Christmas tree for the New Year. It's also a good idea to place them throughout your home to evoke the holiday spirit.
- Paint most of the cardboard tube red. Wait for the paint to dry completely.
- Add details using a felt-tip pen.
- Draw the face, leaving at least 7 mm intact from the edge of the sleeve.
- Use cotton pads to make hair (including a beard).
- Make a Santa Claus hat from a paper cone and cotton wool.
- Connect all the parts.
Containers for seedlings
Very soon the time will come to sow seedlings of various vegetables. Some people buy ready-made containers (boxes, peat tablets, decomposing pots, etc.), while others prefer to make do with improvised means. This is where toilet paper rolls come in handy. The more you can collect at the time of sowing, the more healthy seedlings you will grow.
Take the sleeve and carefully cut the bottom (about one-quarter of the height of the sleeve) into 4 equal pieces. Then fold them in the same way as the bottom of boxes is folded: placing each part behind the adjacent one. Place all cylinders in any waterproof (plastic or metal) container. After this, you can pour soil into the resulting containers and sow the seeds. Instead of toilet paper rolls, you can use cardboard paper towel cores. Only in this case, cut each part in half.
Cardboard is a biodegradable material, so you will not need to remove the plant from the sleeve when replanting. You can plant it in the garden with it - this way you will protect the roots of the seedlings from damage.
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