Crafting with toilet rolls has been very popular for a long time. No wonder, because you use things that you would otherwise throw away and save money on some of the more expensive craft materials from the store. Maybe you have collected a lot of rolls and are now looking for interesting craft ideas for autumn that you can try out with your children?
Then start with today's autumnal ideas forDIY with children. Just add some more craft materials and you will get interesting things that you can even use to decorate the house. Now let’s get to the ideas you can make in the fall.
Make owls with toilet rolls
Owls are really easy to make with toilet paper rolls. The basis for our two craft ideas for children and adults is always a roll, the upper edge of which is folded inwards to create pointed ears. Then you can continue with the external design. For this first idea for crafting with cardboard rolls, all you need is colored craft paper in any autumn colors, acrylic paints and double-sided adhesive tape. First, use the acrylic paints to paint the entire roll from the outside. You can also do this before folding the edges if it makes it easier for you.
After that, prepare several paper circles. You can cut these out freehand using a template or you can make it particularly easy for yourself and use a punch. This would also be very practical with smaller children. You also need a small heart shape, a shape for the beak and two different sized circles in white and black for the eyes. First glue the heart shape in place with hot glue or another adhesive. Then apply the tape to each circle and distribute the many circles as shown. Finish off with simple glue, beak and eyes.
Owl with pumpkin seeds as an autumn decoration
A beautiful oneMake an owlYou can even do this with the help of pumpkin seeds. First prepare the correct shape of the toilet roll with pointed ears. Also get pumpkin seeds, hot glue and hot glue gun, acorns and more specifically their hats, white craft clay and peppercorns. Alternatively, you can use buttons for the eyes.
First, prepare your eyes. To do this, fill the acorn hats with the clay and put the peppercorns in the middle. If you use buttons instead, stick a small colored one on a large white one. Use hot glue to attach the eyes and then start with the feathers. First stick cores along the ears and around the face. You use a smaller core as a beak below and between the eyes. Then continue with the rest of the feathers until the owl is covered front and back. A really simple craft idea that you can also use for crafting with children in the fall, as well as if you want to make your own fall decorations.
Making apples
An apple or the core is a funny motif that can be used especially for autumn crafts with children. You don't even need any special materials for this. In addition to the rolls, you also use red muffin cups (green ones are also suitable), as well as twigs, green construction paper, white acrylic paint and a black felt-tip pen.
You can either paint the toilet rolls white or wrap them with white paper. Once the paint has dried, you can paint on the cores with a black felt-tip pen. Then, as shown in the picture, stick a branch through one of the two muffin cups. Be careful not to tear the paper while doing this. Now place the roll in another mold and glue it in place if necessary. Now put the other mold with the branch on it and the autumn apple is ready.
Napkin rings made from toilet paper rolls
These are also very easy to makeDIY Napkin rings, which can decorate not only the table during Thanksgiving, but also on ordinary evenings in the fall. Napkin rings as fall craft ideas are practical and decorative at the same time. You can also make them with kitchen roll, as the rolls are cut smaller either way and the typical size of toilet rolls does not necessarily have to be adhered to. Here's how these turkeys are made:
First cut the roll into any size. Spray the roll pieces with spray paint in an autumn shade (copper looks very attractive). It's best to do this outdoors to avoid inhaling the fumes. Then cut out some elements from felt. These include three leaf-shaped pieces for the turkey's crown of feathers, a triangle for the beak and a more irregular shape for the throat. As eyes, you can use ready-made wiggly eyes or felt. All these elements are glued to the ring as in the example. Then you can roll up the napkin and put it in the ring. The first autumnal table decoration is ready.
DIY fall wreath
In addition to toilet or kitchen paper rolls, collect lots of themcolorful leavesto make such a door wreath. Use wrapping paper to connect the rolls together. To do this, crumple it up like a sausage and put both ends in a roll. Fix this connection with some adhesive tape. In this way you can now form a ring of any size.
Now tie a thread tightly around a roll to begin designing with leaves. Alternatively, a rubber band can also be used here. Now clamp several sheets of paper in there all around. Then tie another thread a little further down around the roll, but not too deep. The next row of leaves should always cover the previous one slightly. Then repeat the whole thing until the entire wreath is covered with leaves. If you want to make an autumn decoration for windows, you can use this idea. But the decoration is also great for walls or doors.
