23 Fun & Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

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Have you thought about making some fun and easy toilet paper roll crafts with your kids?

All you need are some toilet paper rolls combined with eager kids looking for something to do this afternoon!

These toilet paper crafts include a large range of crafts from animals like bees and dinosaurs, to binoculars and wands.

You choose to make action figure characters such as Batman and Robin. Or you can go in another direction and make a fun activity to keep your kids busy.

And what’s best, you only need common crafting material you have around your house!

Supplies Needed for Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

I know what you’re thinking, toilet paper roll crafts are going to require all sorts of obscure and expensive crafting supplies. And nothing could be farther from the truth.

Toilet paper roll crafts use common crafting materials. And you likely have many of them already.

You will want to make certain that you keep these supplies on hand:

For more involved toilet paper roll crafts and to encourage your children’s creativity, these are the supplies you’ll need:

Setting up the crafting area

I like to set up our crafting area on the kitchen table. It’s large enough for the kids to have plenty of room for crafting.

And it’s the easiest place in the house to clean up when the crafts are finished.

Start by using small bowls or an organizer to hold the supplies. Gather the buttons into one container and the googly eyes into another.

Make certain you have plenty of glue and scissors on the table. I find kids don’t wait patiently for a sibling to finish using the scissors before they start fussing.

So make life easy on yourself and make certain there are a couple of sets of tools for the kids to use.

Taller containers are great for pipe cleaners, markers, and pencils.

Once you’ve put the supplies on the table and ensured each child has a place to work, you’re ready to craft!

Animal Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

Animal toilet paper roll crafts are popular! Kids can make the same animal or each child can make a different animal so you can create a zoo together!

Remember to double-check the supplies before you begin! Although I’ve found that markers, glue, and construction paper can be adapted to fill in for missing craft supplies.

Here are some fun and easy toilet paper roll animals to get you started:

Make an adorable pink pig
Try putting together a simple striped fish
Wrap some yarn and make a bee
Or make a different bee instead
Craft a cute jellyfish for kids
Make a beautiful butterfly
Try this easy bald eagle craft for preschoolers
Make a chicken treat box with your kids
Put together an epic toilet paper roll giraffe
And don’t forget the dinosaurs for any dinosaur-loving kid you may have

Holiday Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

Toilet paper roll crafts are also great for the holidays! You can make Santa Claus and ornaments for Christmas. Create aliens, monsters, and spooky trees for Halloween.

The sky’s the limit when it comes to holiday toilet paper roll crafts!

Try this spooky tree Halloween craft for kids
Use colored paper and your creativity to make toilet paper roll monsters
Your kids will love making these aliens
This cardboard roll Santa Claus will become a yearly tradition
And did you ever think about making Christmas ornaments out of toilet paper rolls?

Unique Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

Don’t stick to holidays or animals for fun toilet paper roll crafts. Instead, try out some of these unique cardboard roll crafts your children will love.

Who wouldn’t adore making this simple and fun Olaf from Frozen
Check out this race car toilet paper roll craft
Make the three little pigs and the big bad wolf
Or create the characters for Little Red Riding Hood
Put together toilet paper roll houses
Make Batman and Robin
With a bit of creativity, you can create cuff bracelets, too!
And your kids will love this pirate and parrot craft

Bonus: Toilet Paper Roll Activities

Put together these amazing toilet paper roll activities for your kids. Not only will both of you have a blast creating the activities, but your kids will spend hours playing with them!