The beginning of spring is the perfect opportunity to make atmospheric decorations with children! You don't need any expensive materials or complicated techniques, as even a few empty toilet paper rolls can be used to create beautiful crafts. Today we're giving you some tips and ideas for spring toilet roll crafts that are fun for children of all ages and will keep them busy in the weeks leading up to Easter.
Spring crafts with toilet rolls: Make cute insects with children
At the beginning of spring, the insects wake up and fill the air with gentle humming and humming. Toddlers will surely love making such cute bees, ladybugs and butterflies out of toilet rolls. To make the wings, you can use other things from the household, such as muffin tins and coffee filters, or use the classic colored construction paper and paints.
Making butterflies with toilet rolls in spring
Apart from toilet roll, paint and pipe cleaners, you don't really need anything else for these beautiful butterflies. This craft idea would also delight older craft fans because it goes beyond the classic round shape of the toilet roll. Below you will find the instructions.
- First, paint the toilet paper rolls – inside and outside – and let the paint dry.
- Press each cardboard roll flat with your hand and along the folds to make it easier to draw on.
- Use a pencil to mark the outline of the butterfly. For the butterfly body, leave about 3cm along the fold on the left side.
- Cut out the butterfly by cutting through the double cardboard. Cut away a small portion of the top wing fold at a slight angle.
- Open the butterfly. The natural curvature of the cardboard tube creates a beautiful shape.
- Use a matching colored pipe cleaner to create the body and antennae.
Cute ladybugs made from toilet paper rolls
For theCrafting with toilet rollsThese cute ladybugs are also great in spring. To do this, you should cut out wings, heads and antennae from colorful paper and decorate them appropriately with the children. Then simply stick it to a black painted cardboard tube and your spring craft is ready.
Make a flowering tree with toilet paper rolls in spring
Spring is the season when trees and shrubs bloom in beautiful colors. To make a blooming spring tree, you can use a toilet roll as a tree trunk. First, paint a few brown horizontal strokes along the roll to imitate tree bark. Then cut two slits at the top of the roll to insert the tree topper into. For example, you can make the treetop out of a round piece of cardboard and decorate it with scraps of paper as flowers. A really easy spring craft project that the kids will love!
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Crafts with children in spring: flowers from toilet paper rolls
One of the most beautiful things you can doCrafting with children in springcan of course also include flowers. Do you have a favorite spring flower? If so, take some empty toilet rolls and some construction paper and help your child with the creative task. To do this, you can first paint the toilet rolls and then stick them with homemade sheets of paper. Then cut out the flowers from construction paper and insert them into pre-cut slits on the top of the toilet rolls. The finished flowers are a beautiful decoration for the windowsill, mantel or table.
Another option for making beautiful spring flowers would be to first draw the outline of the flower on the toilet roll and then cut out the excess part. Then provide the child with paints and brushes so that he or she can paint the stems, leaves and flowers of the flowers themselves.
Make spring pictures with toilet paper rolls
You can also use the toilet paper rolls to create pretty pictures for the wall. Wall decorations like this can spread some spring vibes in every area of your home.
For this craft idea you don't have to paint the toilet rolls or wrap them with paper. All you have to do is flatten each roll and cut into pieces of equal width. You can then make your butterfly from the resulting strips. Proceed as follows:
- Set aside 5 toilet roll “rings” and pick one up in your hand. Cut along the fold at one end. Fold over and glue the bottom part together to form the antenna. Hold together briefly so the glue sticks.
- Prepare the canvas (or cardboard). Then dip one side of the mini cardboard tube in glue and stick it to the center of the canvas. This is how the butterfly's body is formed.
- Dip the other rolls in glue as well and stick them to the canvas to create the butterfly wings.
- Stick the antenna above the body.
- Let the glue dry and then paint the inside of the toilet paper rolls.
You can also make a beautiful flower in a similar way. To make the petals, lay the roll cut 1cm wide flat, fold it at one end (about a finger's width from the corner) and unfold it again. Then press the fold inward to create a triangular shape. Repeat with 5 more cardboard rolls.
For the middle part of the flower, take another paper roll strip and shape it into a circle. Then glue the pieces to the canvas to create the flower, paint a stem and glue two more rolls for the leaves. Let the child paint the inside of the cardboard rolls and the spring-like picture is ready.
This idea also works well as an interesting craft project for kindergartenor elementary school. Decorate the classroom with the finished pictures to welcome spring.
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