Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly

Butterflies are one of our favorite things about spring and summer.  They pair so nicely with lots of April preschool themes or May crafts.

Plus, we all probably have an abundance of toilet paper rolls to discard of so why not turn them into something fun for the kids?

What I love about this fun craft is that the kids can easily start and do this on their own. Like most construction paper crafts, it’s great for their imagination and also teaches how to follow instructions, fine motor skills, and more.

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No time to make this butterfly craft now? Pin it for later!

If you can’t make this butterfly craft now, pin it to your kids’ crafts ideas board on Pinterest and it’ll be here for when you’re ready.

Tips for making this toilet paper tube craft:

• Let your child be as hands-on as possible. Be there for them but let them run the show.
• Switch up the color choices and do this craft over and over again!
• Most of all – have fun! As long as they’re engaged and being creative, there’s nothing to stress about. 

How to make a butterfly out of a toilet paper roll

Below is our step by step tutorial for creating this easy craft project. Feel free to print it for easy reference.

Yield: 1 butterfly craft

How to make a Toilet Paper Tube Butterfly

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This Toilet Paper Tube Butterfly craft is so much fun to make!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Active Time 10 minutes

Total Time 20 minutes

Difficulty Easy

Materials

• 1 clean cardboard tube, like a toilet paper tube (per project)
• 2 wiggly eyes
• 1 black pipe cleaner
• Printable Butterfly template
• Construction Paper

Tools

• Glue
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Clear tape

Instructions

1. Print the butterfly template and use it to trace pieces of construction paper. Let your child cut out each of the pieces.
2. Cut another sheet of paper to fit the cardboard tube, approximately 4 inches by 6 inches. Glue the paper to the cardboard tube.
3. Glue the wings to the back of the paper tube.
4. Let your child decorate the wings.
5. Cut the pipe cleaner in half. Then, bend one half in the middle. Wrap the ends around a pencil to create curls.
6. Attach the center of the pipe cleaner to the inside of the tube with clear tape.
7. Add a couple of wiggly eyes. (if you don't have wiggly eyes, let your child draw on eyes!)
8. Allow the craft to dry completely before playing or displaying.

Making butterflies with construction paper

So you’ve made this adorable paper craft. Now what?

• Hang them in your classroom.
• Create them with your Sunday school class for Easter.
• Gift them to loved ones this spring.
• Let your child play with them! 

More summer crafts you will love!

• A flower aluminum foil craft idea for kids – A fun and different way to create flowers.
• Fidget Spinner Art ~ Watercolor circles – Great for creativity and imagination.
• How to make Angry Birds painted rocks – Because this is just fun and has to happen!

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Crepe Paper Spiders

I didn’t realize until this year just how many spider crafts we had created! I guess if you add googly eyes on them they are just cute enough to make for a fun Halloween craft for kids.

A couple of years ago, we created these simple paper tube spiders. This craft takes that craftivity up a notch by adding crepe paper.

These little crepe paper spiders are great for little fingers. They get to tear and crumple up streamers which is sure to be fun!

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Supplies to make spiders out of streamers

• Black Streamers. You could also substitute tissue paper.
• Cardboard Tube.
• Scissors.
• Black Marker.
• Black Pipe Cleaners.
• Googly Eyes.
• White Pipe Cleaners. You could also substitute yarn.
• White Glue.
• Hole Punch.

How to make these fun Halloween spiders

Start by coloring your cardboard tube with your black marker. As much or as little as they want.

Next, snip little holes along the edge of your tube to divide it into 3 pieces. No need to measure.

Then slide the scissors in the holes and cut all the way around. This way you keep the nice round shape of your tube.

Now take your hole punch and create a spot for your web and legs. Start with one hole in the top of your web. Then 4 holes on each side. Try to get them pretty close together so the legs come out the sides of your spider.

Cut each of your black pipe cleaners in half. Your white can be cut to any length depending on where you plan to hang your spiders. Here it is cut into thirds.

Add a web through the top hole and pinch tightly on both sides.

Then add in your legs. Have them go all the way across the spider’s body and out the other side.

Go around and bend each of your spider’s legs.

Related Craft: Create fun spiders that actually “climb” up the walls!

Now it’s time to start filling in the body.

Rip off little squares of crepe paper, crumple them into balls, and then add them into the spider’s body.

Continue this until it’s full.

Then take your white glue and circle the spider along the edge.

Fill in the center area too.

Finally, place down your googly eyes.

Lay them aside to dry, this takes awhile. When the glue is all completely clear you can hang them up!

The pipe cleaner is perfect for hooking your spider on just about anything!

If you loved this spider craft, please pin it to your favorite Pinterest board!

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Tissue Paper Flowers

I have had this adorable butterfly hanging around my house for a couple of years now. The bright colors just pop and I love how it makes me think of spring all year round.

My daughter loved making it, which made me wonder… why didn’t we ever do more! So we decided to whip up some fun tissue paper flowers this spring.

I love how this craft combines simple supplies with fine motor skill building. Your little one will never know that they are building important lifelong skills while creating a beautiful flower.

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Supplies for fine motor flowers:

• Toilet Paper Tubes.
• Hot Glue Gun & Glue.
• Parchment Paper.
• Tissue Paper.
• Scissors.
• White Glue.
• Yarn or String.

How to create toilet paper roll flowers

Check out these step by step instructions for creating these fun tissue paper flowers. Then see it all in action in the video below.

Depending on how old your child is, there may be a small amount of prep.

First, you need to make your flowers. Start by cutting your tube into circles.

I cut one tube into sixths. Then using the second tube I cut off one more ring for the center. You will need 7 circles total.

Using your hot glue, attach the circles together to create a flower.

You can let your little one do this with white glue, but you will have to wait for it to dry completely to move on.

You will also need to attach your yarn or string with glue too.

Next, cut your tissue paper into small squares. 2 inches and under will work best.

Then start to crumple the paper into balls and place them into the flower!

Keep adding until each petal and the center is full.

Now take and drizzle white glue all over the back. Go in circles in each petal, back and forth from the center out, and even swirl it around all the edges. Set aside to dry. 

When the glue turns clear that means your tissue paper flowers are dry and ready to hang!

They look pretty in the windows or hanging over your desk. The perfect way to bring a touch of spring to your home.

Pin this craft for kids to your favorite Pinterest board!

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