Do you just feel likeMaking something nice for the Christmas season with the children? Instead of buying expensive materials, you can use empty toilet paper rolls as craft materials. You can use it to make pretty crafts that are not only fun, but also suitable for beautiful Christmas decorations. If your child enjoys crafting with recycled materials, then he or she will surely love these ideas. When crafting with toilet rolls, children can make their own favorite Christmas characters such as Santa Claus, his reindeer, snowmen, angels and many more. We have collected the most beautiful ideas for you!
Making a Christmas tree with toilet rolls: 2 ideas
A small Christmas tree made from toilet paper rolls is a wonderful decoration for the windowsill or children's room. And the best thing is that children can also make this tree themselves.
This is needed:
- 4 toilet paper rolls
- green and brown acrylic paint
- yellow construction paper
- Pipe cleaners and mini pom poms
- Glitter
- Scissors
- Glue
- Paint brush
The green part of the Christmas tree consists of 4 toilet rolls stacked on top of each other. The bottom roll remains intact, with each additional roll being shortened by approx. 2 cm. The remaining part of the tree top serves as a tree trunk.
To make the Christmas tree, paint the corresponding parts green and brown and let the paint dry. Cut a star out of the yellow paper, cover it with glue and sprinkle glitter on it.
To complete the tree, glue all the pieces together. Finally, decorate the Christmas tree with pipe cleaners as garlands and small pompoms as Christmas balls.
Christmas tree napkin ring made from toilet roll
Would the little ones want to help make table decorations? Then you can make these pretty napkin rings out of toilet paper rolls together. You need the following:
- The claw role
- yellow construction paper
- green acrylic paint
- Glitzersteine
- Glitter
- Paint brush
- Scissors
- Glue
First, cut out the shape of the Christmas tree. Press to do thisApply the toilet roll lightlyflatten and cut small triangles into the sides to mimic the shape of a pine tree. To make it easier, you can sketch the shape before cutting.
Cut a star out of the yellow paper and decorate it with glitter. Paint the toilet roll green, decorate it with rhinestones and glue the star to the top.
Make Christmas angels with toilet paper rolls
One of the most beautiful craft ideas for Christmas is of course Christmas angels. The heavenly beings brought the happy news about the birth of Christ and should not be missing from any Christmas decoration. Recycle the empty toilet rolls by turning them into beautiful angels.
About someone like thatMaking angels with children, you still need construction paper, yarn and of course glue. Plus a piece of thin white ribbon, a pipe cleaner and felt-tip pens.
With this idea, the toilet roll is not painted, but covered with colorful paper. This makes the finished craft look a little more sophisticated.
To make an angel out of the toilet roll, first cut white and beige paper to cover the roll. Then cut out a heart from the white paper for the wings. You can also use other materials for the angel wings, such as a doily, child's handprints, feathers, etc.
Then make the hair by wrapping the yarn around your fingers 15-20 times and then cutting it. Glue the hair to the top of the toilet roll. Add a piece of thin ribbon and make a halo out of the yellow pipe cleaner. Finally, paint on the face and the angel made of toilet roll is ready.
Make gingerbread men out of toilet rolls with children
Whoever likesGingerbread for Christmasnot? In the spirit of the festival, you and the children can make cute gingerbread men out of toilet rolls. Here you will find a simple idea with instructions.
Materials:
- Toilet paper rolls
- brown cardboard and other colors of your choice
- Pens – white, black and pink
- small buttons
- Scissors
- Circle punch 2 cm (optional)
First cut out the gingerbread men from brown cardboard. You'll need a circle for the face, a long, rounded rectangle for the arms, and a long, slightly larger, rounded rectangle for the legs.
Use the white marker to decorate the gingerbread man with “icing.” Also use the white pen to draw a smile on the circular face and glue small buttons to it as eyes. Use the pink pencil to draw rosy cheeks. Allow the glue to dry completely.
Now cut the cardboard roll twice at the top, with the slits directly opposite each other. Do the same on the bottom of the cardboard tube. The slots need to be deep enough to fit the rounded rectangle pieces.
Fold the arm piece in half. Tuck it into the top slots and use the fold to position the arms outward. Do the same for the feet at the bottom of the toilet roll.
Then glue the face to the top of the cardboard tube. Punch out 2 circles from colored cardstock. Using the black pen, make 4 dots in the center of each circle to make them look like buttons. Glue the paper buttons to the front of the cardboard roll and the gingerbread man is ready.
Make popular Christmas characters with toilet rolls
Children primarily associate Christmas with motifs such as Santa Claus, his elves, reindeer and of course snowmen. That's why these figures are always a great oneCraft idea for childrenfor Christmas. Below you will find ideas for what you can make from toilet paper rolls.
Making a snowman with children
The children canMake snowmen from many different materials, but this toilet roll idea is perhaps the simplest. All you need is white paint, a black pen, googly eyes and foam rubber or craft paper in black and orange.
To make the snowman, you should first paint the cardboard roll white and let it dry. In the meantime, cut out a hat from black foam rubber and a carrot from orange foam rubber. Once the paint has dried, glue on the googly eyes, the hat and the carrot and use the black pen to draw dots for the mouth and buttons. You can further decorate the snowman as you wish, for example with a scarf or arms made from pipe cleaners.
Making Santa Claus with children from toilet paper rolls
There are many ways to make a Santa Claus out of toilet roll with the children. You can use ready-made templates or simply paint the cardboard tube. If you choose the second option, you can make Santa's beard and hat with cotton wool to make the decoration a little more playful. What you need:
- empty toilet paper roll
- red and pink/beige acrylic paint
- red tissue paper
- Baker's twine in red/white
- Paint brush
- red pipe cleaner
- Glue stick
- cotton pads
- Googly eyes
First paint the cardboard roll red, let the paint dry and paint a face with beige. Cut out a piece of red tissue paper and tape it to the top of the cardboard tube. Tie the top of the paper with a piece of yarn to make the Santa hat. Tear the cotton pads into small pieces of cotton and stick them around the hat and like a beard. Twist a small piece of red pipe cleaner into a ball, glue the nose and two googly eyes over it and you're done.
Two ideas for reindeer made from toilet rolls
For a simple reindeer, apart from a toilet roll, all you need is brown acrylic paint, a red pompom, googly eyes and brown and yellow craft paper. Cut out ears and antlers from the colorful paper and glue them to both sides of the reindeer. You can also make the antlers out of pipe cleaners or handprints.
However, if you want to make a larger reindeer, you can use a toilet roll as the body and half a toilet roll as the head. You can paint the parts dark brown if desired. To make the legs, cut four equal strips from a toilet roll and glue them to the sides of the large cardboard roll. Finally, paint a face and glue paper antlers to complete the cute reindeer.
DIY Christmas tree decorations from toilet paper rolls: make stars
If your child is currently attending kindergarten or primary school, then you may already have lots of handmade Christmas decorations at home. If you want to decorate the Christmas tree with your child's creations this year, you can also show him this easy star craft project made from toilet paper rolls. They are perfect as tree pendants and can be made in any color.
First you should paint the cardboard rolls inside and outside with paint. Choose colors that go well together as the finished stars will be two-tone. Then draw a ring in the middle of the painted toilet roll and cut 1cm strips up to the edge of the ring. Please note that the ring consists of two lines at least 1cm apart. Fold the strips towards the middle and cut the corners of the strips to create the star points. Repeat the same on the other side of the cardboard tube. The star points on the other side should not be directly below the first ones, but between them.
When the toilet roll stars are finished, tie a piece of thread or matching string around the middle of the ring to make a hanger. The stars are now ready to hang on the Christmas tree.
Make a Christmas nativity scene out of cardboard rolls
If you want to explain the religious meaning of Christmas to your children, then perhaps there is no better idea thanto make a nativity scene together. You can use different materials for this, but the version made from toilet paper rolls is without a doubt the cheapest.
