Since 1879, the production of toilet paper with cardboard rolls inside began. It was then that all people were divided into those who throw away such rolls after use and those who, on the contrary, collect not only from themselves, but also from all their relatives, acquaintances and neighbors... If you were surprised, who might need such stupidity as a roll from toilet paper, then this article with a huge selection of ideas for their use is addressed specifically to you!
I suggest looking at rolls a little more broadly and taking into account not only those stated in the name (from toilet paper), but also from paper towels, wrapping paper for gifts, foil, cling film, etc.
Most of the ideas and photos used in this article are not mine but found on the Internet.
To make the search easier, I have conditionally grouped all the ideas for reusing toilet paper rolls into:
- games (children's and not only);
- children's crafts, toys (universal);
- crafts for boys;
- crafts for girls;
- gift wrapping;
- decoration (wall, window decor, decorative wreaths, panels...);
- thematic to various holidays(mostly for the New Year, Christmas);
- useful for home and garden;
- ideas that will be useful for further creativity;
- ideas related to lighting;
- ideas from the category of art that are not so easy to repeat, but you really want to admire them.
Games
The tubes are simply covered with colored paper (foil, self-adhesive paper...) or painted. I made the tubes striped using paper streamers (which I used, for example, to make this card self made) and securing it with a stapler. Then the tubes are arranged into a pyramid, a fence, or whatever you like. Players launch a ball across the floor (although you can throw it), trying to knock down all the rolls.
In addition to bowling, you can make chess, checkers and others from toilet paper cartons. board games(although they may not fit on the table at this size).
With children you can play with the alphabet (or syllables, depending on which method of teaching reading you prefer), glued to base stands made of cardboard rolls.
Children will also undoubtedly appreciate the drum:
Homemade slide for rolling glass marbles:
Dolls with changing facial expressions:
A fire made from paper fire napkins and “logs” - rolls painted brown:
On such a fire you can even “fry” sweets from cotton balls.
Children's toys
You can simply glue the pictures, and with the help of a roll they will stand.
We cut the roll from the bottom, twist the resulting tentacles, paint it, and now we have an octopus in front of us:
You can draw directly on the rolls and partially cut out the images (above):
The top of the roll can be folded as gift box“pad” and finish drawing or gluing the rest using the resulting shape.
In addition to owls, you can play with the ears of cats, bats (for Halloween) or Batman in a similar way (and instead of his face, glue a cut-out photo of a child, as an option).
You can make animals more complex. The roll will be the body of the animal, and the head and limbs need to be cut out of cardboard and glued.
There is even a free pattern for the animals you see in the photo.
Of course, other materials can be used to make such animals, for example, here cotton swabs (legs), a napkin (fills the body and face), cotton balls (wool) and shaggy wire (horns) were used to make the sheep.
Cut the roll in a spiral, paint it, stick on the eyes, you get a wonderful snake:
Tree - you need to insert a crown of the desired shape into the slots on the roll (trunk). For a birch tree, paint the trunk with white paint and make black stripes.
You can make dolls with hair from yarn.
The idea is universal, suitable not only for girls. This can be done for both Santa Claus and representatives of different professions...
Binoculars, spyglass
For a telescope, just take a roll of towels, foil or film (or glue several together - from toilet paper), cover it with colored paper, foil, self-adhesive paper, and paint it.
The easiest way to make binoculars is this: fasten two rolls of toilet paper together with a stapler on both sides, chipping them about a centimeter from the edge, and insert the stapler inside the tubes. And on each side twice, changing direction (so that the bent brackets look from left to right and from right to left). Use double-sided tape to stick colored paper on the outside. Use an awl to pierce holes on the sides, if possible, insert blocks (ailets), thread a string so that the binoculars can be worn around the neck.
Kaleidoscope:
If you add a cone cap to the tube, you can get a mushroom, a rocket...
Make slits so that the rolls can be folded like a wooden hut or a well:
Cut into rings, then flatten and make little animals:
- mice
- turkey (or peacock):
- dog:
Of course, you can make a variety of educational toys using cardboard tubes. As an example - Montessori material Sliding soft balls:
For boys
All boys, without exception, love airplanes, locomotives, cars...
Together with them, you can make a traffic light and a series of road signs from toilet paper tubes. The traffic light is very popular with my son!
Even for boys, the rolls can be used to build covered roads, tunnels, support pillars for multi-level parking for small cars (you just need to add a shoebox and you already have a two-story parking lot in front of you).
Tank with movable turret:
Racing cars (by the way, you can make wheels from plastic bottle caps):
For girls
Color, cut lengthwise, decorate - you will get original bright children's bracelets:
By the way, in order for the bracelet to stay on your hand in the future, you can think about it in advance and make ties from ribbons, braid, rope, a button, a magnetic clasp...
Bracelets can simply be wrapped in strips of fabric or painted with gouache.
You can also cut it into rings and make a “necklace”, cut it into long strips in a spiral, grease it with glue and screw it onto a knitting needle (it’s better to start with a wider part of the strip and end with a thinner one), you’ll get beads.
You can also make furniture for a dollhouse:
Gift wrapping
Packing small gifts with a pillow:
When making such gift boxes(especially in large quantities) better first The task is to make a fold template from thick paper, which you then attach to the roll folded in half flat, trace the template with a non-writing pen (the blunt side of scissors, a special tool...) on all four possible sides of the roll, and then bend it into a “pad”.
Wrapping a gift with a simple “candy”, wrapping it in soft paper or cloth and tying ribbons on both sides:
Wrap in cloth or soft paper, tie only on one side at the top:
Candies or small souvenirs can be packed in a rocket or in a round birch bark box with a lid (unfortunately, the link is lost):
Decorations (walls, doors, windows...)
Firstly, you can simply cut the rolls into rings, flatten them into leaves and hearts, you can dip them in glue and then in glitter or artificial snow...
Or you can dip the edge of a flattened, painted cardboard toilet paper roll into glue and glue colored paper, for example, like this poinsettia flower:
Paper tree as wall decoration:
Wreath flowers:
Panel with bees made from Kinder plastic eggs:
Personally, I was captivated by this openwork frame for a mirror (you just need to add some sequins to the rolls of toilet paper, paper towels, etc.):
Toilet paper rolls can be cut into rings, painted and hung like a mobile:
And this idea is almost like quilling: rolls cut into strips (in a spiral) are then twisted into a wreath of “roses”:
You can cut toilet paper rolls not only in the quilling manner, but with cloves:
You can also use the cloves to make something practical and useful, for example, a pincushion:
Themed for different holidays
You can make Christmas decorations from toilet paper rolls, for example, a flashlight:
A similar flashlight, but cut diagonally:
By cutting the roll crosswise you can create the following Christmas tree decorations:
Using a toilet paper roll, you can make figurines of simple Santa Claus, a snowman, the Snow Maiden and other New Year's characters.
Father Frost:
Frame with multi-layered Christmas trees:
In addition, Christmas trees can be made in the manner of the tree described in the toys (simply inserted into the slot), they can be with a flattened cone as greenery, or they can be cut across and painted in green make the rings into a pyramid, and hang a toy or bell in each ring (you can decorate a postcard in the same way, only you need to cut it into very narrow rings, and it’s better to stick or draw toys or bells in the form of pictures).
A “countdown” calendar that will help children better navigate when the long-awaited holidays will come (“envelopes” are simply attached with clothespins):
Toilet paper rolls could become part of the original carnival costumes, for example, this one a la Louis:
Crowns for princesses and princes party:
A selection of “toilet” ideas for Valentine’s celebration:
You can also make egg cups for Easter from toilet paper rolls cut into rings. You can decorate them however you like!
Useful for home and garden
Protection against drafts on a window or under a door:
Pencils: you just need to glue a round bottom and decorate or several rolls (of different heights) on one long, preferably more or less massive base.
You can also make a minimalist and very quick to make pencil holder that hangs on the wall (you only need to add two paper clips to the cardboard toilet paper tube):
Now imagine that you pull out a drawer and instead of the usual unraveling tangle of wires, plugs, cables and various extension cords, you see organized and labeled toilet paper rolls, a homemade, very beautiful device for storing wires:
A whole homemade wire storage system in a box:
Napkin Rings:
Storing elastic bands, ribbons, strings, bracelets, chains and beads:
Bobbins for winding and storing ribbons can even be decorated, for example, as in this video. I secure the ends of the ribbons with a small piece of tape, and then put the bobbins in a box. This way the ribbons are perfectly stored and do not wrinkle.
You can even make furniture from rolls and rolls:
It’s also very convenient to use toilet paper rolls for seedlings:
A simple and concise bird feeder:
An improved version of the bird feeder: here the birds can sit on the branches sticking out of the roll:
For creative people
Toilet paper rolls can become the basis of a mini-album or postcard with a tag inside:
Stamps: simply print with the edge of the roll, a circle or folded with a heart (and fasten with a piece of tape so that the fold does not diverge), a leaf (“eye”), an asterisk and print:
Cut the edge, bend it over and you’ll get a sun, star or flower stamp (a great idea for creativity with children!):
Cardboard rolls can also be used as a holder for a handmade stamp (moreover, stamps made from a sponge can be stuck not just on a cardboard glued across the roll, but directly on it (on its side) and rolled as if with a roller or rolling pin (the roll should be as dense as possible so that did not wrinkle, better from foil or cling film).
Play of light and shadow
You can very carefully insert a warming candle in a sleeve into toilet paper rolls (it is just the right size). You can make holes of various shapes in the roll, for example, to make a real lock. The main thing is to carefully monitor this decoration - a candlestick, do not place it next to other flammable objects and do not cover the top with a lid so that the roll does not overheat and ignite.
You can even make a lampshade from partially cut toilet paper rolls:
Houses that can be illuminated from the inside with a garland:
From the category of art
How about a panel in the form of men, made with a mosaic of painted rolls (by Beru Betto):
Faces made from crumpled and painted toilet paper rolls (Junior Fritz Jacquet):
You can simply glue or make cuts and insert pictures of the same color as the roll. You will get 3D scenes like Anastassia Elias:
And if you have a lot of patience, you can cut out a design right from the roll itself and bend it like Yuken Teruya:
Well, if you look at the matter a little more broadly, rolls - the remains of adhesive tape - can also be used (they are denser and wider, this is both their advantage and their disadvantage).
You can use them to make an “adult” bracelet, a box that looks even more like a real drum, and you never know what else comes to your mind...
Surely you liked some of the listed ideas and after reading the article you will move from the camp of throwing away toilet paper rolls to the camp of collecting them from all your relatives and friends.
Some creative ideas for using cardboard tubes:
1. Office decoration
The pipes create a wonderful impression of cave design, making the office visitor feel connected to the world around them. It's stylish and environmentally friendly.
2. Pavilion 
A group of architecture students from the University of New South Wales have created a temporary pavilion out of reused cardboard tubes in front of Sydney Customs House. The pavilion was one of several temporary structures created by teams of architecture students from Australian universities as part of the CH4 Student Design Competition during the Sydney Architecture Festival. The New South Wales group received 2000 cardboard tubes from a carpet company. The main goal of the competition was to reuse materials and educate festival-goers about sustainability.
3. Pedestrian bridge
A temporary bridge made from 281 cardboard tubes was built over a river in southern France. The bridge weighs 7.5 tons and can support 20 people. It lies about a kilometer from the Pont du Gard, an ancient Roman aqueduct, and was designed by Shigeru Ban, a Japanese architect known for his grandiose paper structures.
4. Pen holder
This great way sort pens and other writing utensils, and the ability to reuse cardboard tubes.
5. Chairs and table
Hundreds of recycled pipes have been used to create beautiful pieces of furniture. Although they aren't all that comfortable, they can at least be a good talking point for guests.
6. Cardboard Tube School by Shigeru Bana
The most horrific photographs of the aftermath of the Sichuan earthquake were those showing thousands of destroyed schools with children buried under them. Renowned Japanese architect Shigeru Ban and a team of Chinese and Japanese students created an elegant and appropriate design - they built temporary but durable schools from plywood and cardboard tubes.
7. Sofa
This piece of furniture made from cardboard tubes will provide its owner with comfort and stability.
8. Lamp
This unique lampshade will perfectly hide fluorescent lamps and will diffuse light in an interesting way.
9. Wall
You can even use cardboard tubes to create a cheap and stylish wall.
10. Bar
The cardboard bar was the star of the DesignEx exhibition, and a place where any visitor could sit down and enjoy a cool drink. The bar was built in less than a day. The conceptual untested design (the structure was created from ordinary cardboard tubes) demonstrated that the materials were environmentally friendly and beautiful appearance can coexist. The structure itself, the bar, lighting fixtures, signage and furniture were made from a combination of cardboard, wood boards and pressboard, which was meant to make visitors think that unusual materials could be used in their projects.
11. Shelves
Simple, durable and effective - a shelf made from several cardboard tubes.
12. Creativity
French artist Anastassia Elias creates miniature scenes using paper inside cardboard toilet paper tubes. Anastasia uses paper of the same color as cardboard to create filigree images of people, and give her works the illusion that the scenes actually take place between walls, the role of which is played by the tube itself. These works of art sell for $100 each and come to life when one end of the tube is held up to a light. The detail and depth of each “picture” is truly impressive.
It would seem that there is nothing more useless than a cardboard sleeve from an empty roll of toilet paper. Threw it away and forgot. But the ubiquitous designers have found a practical use for this thing.
It turns out that a cardboard cylinder is not just garbage, but a rather necessary thing. And these 17 extraordinary ways to use toilet paper rolls are further confirmation of this.
1. Gift boxes
Don't rush to throw away cardboard toilet paper rolls. Save them so that, if necessary, you can quickly make small, bright packaging for gifts. Such boxes can be decorated with paints, colored paper, ribbons, feathers, glitters or natural materials.
2. Toys
Turn cardboard tubes into unusual bright cars and airplanes. The process of creating such toys will not require any special skills and will be a fun activity for parents and children.
3. Pencil case
A piece of bright fabric, a zipper and a little diligence will help turn a useless cardboard sleeve into an original pencil case for stationery.
4. Desk organizer
A creative, convenient and practical organizer, which can be made from several cardboard tubes decorated with colored paper, is perfect for storing office supplies and will help tidy up your desk.
5. Bird feeder
A cardboard tube can be a suitable base for creating an unusual bird feeder. To do this, coat a cardboard tube with peanut butter, generously sprinkle with grains, cereals and crumbs, and secure it to a tree branch using a rope.
6. Containers for seedlings
Use cardboard tubes as individual containers for planting and germinating seeds. This idea will certainly appeal to summer residents and gardeners, who every spring have to look for suitable containers for seedlings.
7. Column
A charming speaker made from a cardboard tube wrapped in fabric or paper will greatly enhance the sound of your mobile phone.
8. Packaging of cutlery
Bright individual packaging for cutlery, which is made from cardboard tubes decorated with colored paper and various accessories, will become cute details of the holiday table.
9. Garage
A multi-level garage organizer made from cardboard toilet paper rolls will help organize children's cars and become one of the attributes for games.
10. Packaging for cords
Cardboard cores can be used as individual packaging for cords and various cables. This trick will allow you to restore order in the wires, preventing them from getting tangled or bent.
11. Organizer
Carton with cells made from grommets is another brilliant way to store wires.
12. Labyrinth
A fascinating interactive wall with a labyrinth made from pieces of cardboard tubes will become original decoration children's room and a favorite place for educational games.
13. Wreath
Cardboard tubes are an excellent material for various crafts. For example, you can cut the sleeves into thin circles and use them to create a wonderful wreath for your door.
14. Mini bowling
Paint cardboard rolls in different colors and use them as bowling pins.
15. Original compositions
Original compositions made from cardboard tubes with figured cuts and dry branches will become an exquisite decoration for any wall.
Video bonus:
16. Packaging for rolls
Cardboard cores can be used as individual packaging for printed wallpaper rolls and wrapping paper which will prevent them from unwinding.
17. Garland
A delightful bright garland with fish made from cardboard tubes, painted bright colors and supplemented with corrugated paper.
Video bonus:
Throughout the year, people spend a lot of toilet paper, especially in large families, and even with children. 🙂 But whenever a roll runs out, we often throw it in the trash, not allowing ourselves to be creative. It turns out that these empty bushings can be of much more use than we could have imagined.
"With my own hands" I have collected several practical applications for you. Next time before you throw away that toilet paper roll, try one of these ideas:
Decor
Using a sleeve you can make an exclusive design pattern on the fabric.
Containers for seedlings
Since cardboard degrades and breaks down over time, these sleeves make a great place for your seedlings.
Office
If you need a place to store pencils, pens and other office supplies, you can make this neat organizer from toilet paper rolls. A can of spray paint plus a few sleeves glued to a piece of cardboard.
Organization of cells in a cardboard box
Designer organizers
Pencil case
To make such a pencil case, you will need to work a little, but what a pleasure it is to use something made with your own hands!
Bird feeder
Take care of your feathered friends by making a simple bird feeder. Spread peanut butter or something sticky on the roll, then roll it in the kernels.
Storage
Cords
This way, you no longer have to untangle the cable to charge your mobile device.
Yarn
Scarves
Fold the scarf or handkerchief and place it on the roll. Then all the rolls can be placed in one box.
Wrapping paper or wallpaper scraps
Crafts and toys
Toy storage container
Are you tired of toys scattered all over the house? Perhaps such a garage will interest your child, and he will be happy to put everything in it.
The New Year holidays are approaching, there is less and less time left, and there are more and more worries and troubles in preparing for the holiday! It is especially difficult for mothers during these pre-holiday days. Little fidgets are looking forward to the holiday, so mothers have to come up with ideas every day interesting games and classes. If your imagination no longer works, our cool master classes on making New Year's crafts from toilet paper rolls will come to the rescue.
Such handicrafts will appeal not only to children, but also to children of primary school age. In this article we have collected for you more than 100 cool ideas for crafts for New Year from toilet paper cylinders. But you shouldn’t stop there, we only inspire you, and the most cool ideas are born to you!
Father Frost and Santa Claus
The first thing the New Year is associated with is Santa Claus. Every year, on the night from December 31 to January 1, the kindest old man in the world delivers gifts to children all over the world, which they are looking for under the New Year tree in the morning. We won’t go far for ideas, but let’s start our New Year’s crafts with Father Frost and Santa Claus.
#1 Santa Claus from a toilet roll and a plastic cup
A very cute Santa Claus will be made from a toilet roll and plastic cup. In addition to this you will need colored paper(red, black), cotton wool, button, eyes, nose and glue. See the picture for how to proceed next.
#2 Santa Claus box
Here’s another cute Grandfather that even a child can make. By the way, you can put a small gift in such a grandfather, you can hang it on it as a toy christmas tree, or you can decorate a New Year's gift with them.
#3 Stuck Santa
There is a popular belief that Santa Claus enters the homes of American children through the chimney. We, residents of multi-storey buildings, cannot check this. But you can make such a cute craft for yourself.
#5 Simple Santa Claus
This simple and very cute Santa Claus can also be made with children. The bushing itself needs to be painted red. While the sleeve is drying, cut out the hat, face, beard, eyes and nose (). When the sleeve is dry, glue the face to it and Santa Claus is ready!
Deer
Santa Claus, of course, does not walk around the world on foot. They help him fly around the world in one night true friends reindeer. Therefore, we won’t go far for ideas, but we will make our grandfather deer helpers so that he can deliver gifts to all the children.
#1 Deer from a toilet paper cylinder
The reindeer sleigh for Santa Claus can be equipped with these stable animals. At the bottom of the sleeve we cut out the legs, cut out the muzzle and horns separately, draw eyes and a nose. Glue the head to the body and the deer is ready!
#2 Reindeer sleigh
But older children can handle such a reindeer sled. There are no applications here, the whole structure is solid. Step-by-step production You will find it in the diagram below.
#3 Simple deer for the Christmas tree
These cute and very simple deer can be made with preschoolers. Cover the toilet sleeve beautiful paper, make holes on the sides and insert fluffy wire. Then wind the wire onto the marker and the horns are ready. Now all that remains is to glue the eyes, nose and, if desired, decorate the deer with bells.
#4 Deer made of two bushings
But two bushings will make a deer of impressive size, especially considering that Santa Claus is made from one. The work is quite painstaking, but interesting. However, it is worth considering the age of the child. It won’t be interesting for very young children, but for children of primary school age - it’s the best!
#5 Another deer from two cylinders
Here's another variation on the deer theme. This one, unlike the previous one, is much easier to make. But in addition to toilet paper rolls, you will need dry twigs. So during your walk you can please your little one and finally take home one of his outdoor sticks!
#6 Simple toilet roll reindeer for toddlers
Here's another wonderful New Year's craft that you can do with your kids. For the horns we use the outline of a child's hand. You can make ears or you can not. Eyes and nose can be drawn.
#7 Deer from a cylinder of toilet paper and sticks
And one more simple craft for the New Year for making with the kids. We paint the bushing brown. Then we glue the horn sticks, eyes and nose. Rudolph is ready for service!
Christmas tree
Where is Santa Claus going? Well, of course, for the Christmas tree. Our next craft is a Christmas tree. Make the main beauty New Year's holidays making a toilet paper roll is not difficult, you just need to get a little creative, and we have some cool ideas for this!
#1 Simple Christmas tree made from cylinders
Let's start from the very beginning simple option. You will need cylinders different sizes. We paint the base of the future tree brown, and the tree itself green. We wait for it to dry completely, then we glue the cylinders together, apply a little glue on top and decorate the tree with ribbons, sparkles, sequins and other things.
#2 Another simple Christmas tree
Here is another version of a simple Christmas tree made from toilet paper rolls. The difficulty is to find that many cylinders. If you have been collecting them all year, then success is guaranteed!
#3 Herringbone spiral
And here is another version of a Christmas tree made from a bushing. The sleeve needs to be cut in a spiral with scissors, then twisted and placed under a press for about 30 minutes. Then take it out, unfold it and decorate.
#4 Fluffy Christmas tree
You can also make a fluffy Christmas tree. The toilet sleeve will serve as the stem, and we will make the needles from colored paper cones. To create a fluffy effect, cut the edges of the cones with scissors and slightly curl them towards the top.
#5 Christmas tree for the office
But this beauty can be placed on your desktop. The kids will do it, and mom will put it to work: and workplace decorated, and colleagues are jealous.
#6 Christmas tree meadow
Well, the last craft on the theme of a Christmas tree from a toilet roll - a whole Christmas tree meadow in the picture. The craft is painstaking and requires a lot of attention and perseverance from the creator. But it’s not a shame to give such a craft from scrap materials to friends and acquaintances.
Snowmen
So, Santa Claus is ready, the team is assembled, the Christmas tree is waiting. Who have we forgotten? Well, of course, the most important assistant of Santa Claus - the Snowman. How is that possible, we need to fix it! Let's make snowmen from a toilet paper cylinder!
#1 Snowmen in hats
#2 Snowmen on the Christmas tree
#3 Simple snowmen
#4 Snowmen rappers
#5 Snowmen with a scarf
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Angels
Another symbol of the New Year can be considered angels. But this is more likely not the New Year, but Christmas, which Catholics celebrate before the New Year, and Orthodox after. In any case, regardless of religion, it is possible and even necessary to make an angel from a toilet sleeve. The angels turn out to be very cute and we have several ideas for this.
#1 Angel with a candle
#2 Angel with golden wings
#3 Angel with wings from hands
#4 Angel with a halo
#5 Bible story
Elves
In production New Year's gifts Santa Claus is helped by a whole army of good-natured elves. Don’t forget about them when making crafts for the New Year, especially since toilet paper rolls make excellent elves. We have a couple of ideas.
#1 Elf made of colored paper
#2 Santa's Helpers
#3 Happy gnomes
#4 Felt elves
Penguins
When talking about the New Year, we shouldn’t forget about penguins. At this time of year they feel great in our latitudes, so you can safely invite comrades from the far North to your holiday.
#1 Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Prapor
#2 Dressy penguins
#3 Penguin family
#4 Simple penguin
#5 Punk penguins
#6 Master class on making penguins from toilet rolls
Owls
Of the winter characters, owls are especially popular during the New Year holidays. Toilet paper rolls make excellent owls. There are many techniques for performing such crafts. You will find some of them in our article.
#1 Owl applique
A very beautiful owl will be made from a toilet paper cylinder, decorated with circles of colored paper. The circles can be glued with glue, or you can use double-sided tape.
#2 Retro owl
#3 Bright owl
An owl doesn't have to be brown or gray. We have New Year holidays, a time of magic, which means an owl can be bright and shiny. Step-by-step master class see below.
#4 Owl box
And you can put a small trinket or candy in such an owl and give it to friends, colleagues or loved ones. Original and with soul.
#5 Owl with feathers
And this ideal option New Year's crafts for fans of J. Rowling and her famous wizard- Harry Potter. Make an owl with your young wizard and go to the magical world of magicians and sorcerers.
#6 Rainbow owl
You can also make such a colorful, cheerful owl. To create volume and a fluffy effect, the edges of the paper need to be cut and curled with scissors. 
#7 Owls in minimal style
If you have absolutely no time, as well as pencils, paints and colored paper, you can draw an owl with a marker. In general, simple and tasteful!
#8 Owl House
For a little owl, you and your child can make such a cute and cozy house.
Other animals
With the onset of winter and winter holidays, other animals from the forest do not disappear anywhere. Therefore, in continuation of the New Year's theme, you can make a wide variety of forest and domestic animals.
#1 Angry wolf and fox
Why wolf and fox? Well, of course, they are the ones who sometimes run under the Christmas tree in the famous children's song.
#2 Polar bear
Which other animal is associated with winter and winter holidays? Well of course polar bear. And, by the way, an excellent one about Umka is also worth watching.
#3 Brown bear
The cousin of the polar bear is the well-known brown bear. IN wildlife they never meet, but under our New Year tree they will finally be able to see each other!
#5 Squirrels
You can also plant baby squirrels made by yourself under the New Year tree. By the way, we have several master classes on making squirrels, which are described in detail below.
#6 Dog
The symbol of the outgoing 2018 will be a dog, so it’s logical to New Year's craft in the form of this animal. Of course, you can’t make such a character with kids, but school-age children will be happy with both the process and the result!
#7 Dragon
New Year is a time of miracles, so why not add a little miracle to our crafts. You can make a wonderful fire-breathing dragon that will be completely tame. By the way, although he is fire-breathing, he is completely harmless.
#8 Fish
Fish are made in the same way as the dragon. If you move the stick quickly, the fish will actually swim through the air. The kids will love it! And a magical fish that can make wishes come true will never be out of place at the New Year's party!
#9 Rats / Mice
Rats or mice (whichever you prefer) will not become unnecessary guests. You can hang a mouse by its tail on a Christmas tree, on door handle or to any other place. These little mice are so restless.
But step by step wizard class on making a loving couple of mice from toilet paper rolls. If even kindergarteners can handle the first two mice, then professionals will have to work with this couple. Study the steps carefully and create your masterpiece!
#10 Wrist Parrot
Are you planning a pirate party? new year party for children? Then don't forget about the parrots. The captain of a pirate ship cannot do without his faithful feathered assistant.
#11 Three Little Pigs
Children will love crafts in the form of their favorite fairy tale characters. We suggest you an idea with three little pigs, and you can reproduce your baby’s favorite fairy tale. All you need is a little imagination, toilet cones and a good mood!
Christmas toys
From toilet paper cylinders you can make Christmas decorations. By the way, very practical.
#1 Flashlights
Remember your kindergarten. Do you remember? Do you remember on New Year’s Eve we all made Christmas tree lanterns out of paper? So, today we will make these lanterns from toilet paper rolls. Such a toy, unlike a paper one, retains its shape and appearance longer.
#2 Volumetric star
A beautiful three-dimensional star, decorated with sparkles and sequins, can be made from an ordinary toilet cylinder. How? See below.
#3 Flower
New Year's flower from an ordinary one paper cone you can do it yourself. The idea is suitable for those who want to decorate the New Year tree with toys from scrap materials.
#4 Flashlights
Here’s another idea for decorating your apartment with your own hands: New Year’s lanterns made from toilet paper rolls. Beautiful and practical.
#5 Candy
You can decorate the New Year tree and interior with candies. It’s just that the real candies are a little small in size, but the homemade ones, made from toilet cylinders, are just right! By the way, you can put small candies and other sweets in this candy and then give it to friends or acquaintances.
And some more ideas
In general, the number of crafts that can be made for the New Year using a toilet paper cylinder is incredible. You just need to use your imagination and together with your children you will create real masterpieces that will delight the eye for many years.
#1 Nutcracker
Perhaps not a single New Year is complete without this fairy tale character. Maybe you don’t watch the cartoon itself anymore, but the music from Tchaikovsky’s famous ballet sounds everywhere. Why not be inspired by this wonderful work and make your own Nutcracker?
#2 Grinch
Fans of foreign cartoons about Christmas will appreciate the idea of making the Grinch who stole Christmas.
#3 Gingerbread man
Another symbol of the Christmas and New Year holidays among our western neighbors is gingerbread man. You can make it from a regular toilet paper cylinder. By the way, in this case it would be nice to make a gingerbread house for him!
#4 Another master class on making a gingerbread man
#5 Christmas wreath
It’s somehow not customary for us to hang Christmas wreaths on our front doors, but this Western tradition does not bypass us. From scrap materials, or rather from toilet paper cylinders, you can make a wonderful Christmas wreath, which, by the way, will serve faithfully for many years!
#6 Ninja
And the ninja turtles
#6 Bird feeder
#7 Crown
#8 Mini hat
#9 Hello Kitty
#10 Christmas Singers
#11 Paintings in a top hat
#12 Megapolis
#13 City of Elves
#14 Advent calendar
To brighten up the anticipation of the New Year holidays and long-awaited holidays, you can make an Advent calendar or Advent calendar for your child. On each of the houses are written numbers from 1 to 24, which indicate the day when one or another box needs to be opened. Each of the houses is a box in which a small surprise is hidden, so until the 25th, every day the child will receive a small gift hidden in one of the houses.
#15 Home games
You can make improvised skittles from toilet rolls and use a sock rolled into a ball to knock them down. A great game to play at home when the weather outside is bad. It is also fashionable to paint several cylinders in different colors, roll balls out of colored paper and use chopsticks to quickly collect the balls by color into the appropriate sleeve. Very fun.
#16 Beefeaters - guards of the Tower of London
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