Paper cup giraffe puppet

Paper cup giraffe puppet

This adorable paper cup giraffe puppet is not only fun and easy to make but can also provide hours of fun imaginative play too. we made ours using card scraps and my daughter just loves him!

Here’s what we used

  • Coloured card (yellow, orange and black)
  • Coloured paper (orange)
  • String
  • 2 Paper cups
  • Googly eyes
  • Scissors
  • Glue

How to make our paper cup giraffe puppet

Take your yellow card and cut out two large outer ears and then two smaller inner ears from the orange. Glue the pieces together to make the ears and then fold a small tab at the bottom of each ear and glue it in place inside the paper cup. next cut out two long giraffe horns and glue them in place between the ears as above.

Add two Googly eyes to the top of the head paper cup and two round black nostrils to the base. Then cut out several orange paper splotches and glue them all over both cups of the giraffe.

Next you’ll need to make five paper springs (4 legs and 1 neck). To make a spring take two equal length strips and glue them together at a right angle. Take turns folding the strips one over the other and then secure the end with glue.

Next cut out four round card circles for the feet and glue one to the end of each spring leg.

Attach the head and body together using a spring as above and then glue the 4 legs in place on the underside of the body cup.

To finish your paper cup giraffe puppet cut a fair length of string and glue one end just inside the rim of the head cup and the other inside the body. Once dry your adorable giraffe is finished and ready to dance!

Easter bunny craft

Easter bunny craft

This cute and simple to make Easter bunny craft idea is perfect for both kids and grownups alike!

You will need

  • Clean tp roll
  • Paint
  • Coloured card
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Googly eyes
  • Pom pom
  • A pen

How to make this adorable Easter bunny craft idea!

Take your toilet paper roll, cover it in your chosen colour of paint and then pop it aside to dry.

Cut out two rounded outer ears and then two smaller coloured inner ears. Glue the inner ears onto the outer ears and then once dry stick the ears in place on the inside of the toilet roll tube.

Cut out two large feet then cut out the small circles and an oval shape from your colourful paper and stick them onto the feet to make the footprints.

Glue two large googly eyes onto the front of the roll and then add a small pom pom nose between the eyes.

Use a pen to draw on the rabbit’s mouth and whiskers and optionally stick on a small white rectangle for the teeth.

Finally add a fluffy pom pom to the back and your adorable Easter bunny craft is finished and ready to display or gift!

Tp roll ballerina puppet

Tp roll ballerina puppet

How cute is this tp roll ballerina puppet craft? We really enjoyed making these and the kids had so much fun twirling them around to music and making their own ballet shows!

Here’s what we used

  • Cardboard tp roll
  • Coloured card and paper
  • Markers
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Tape
  • String

How to make our tp roll ballerina puppet craft

Take a skin tone coloured piece of paper and cut out a strip that’s long enough to wrap around the paper roll and approximately 1/3rd the height of it. Glue the strip around the top of the paper roll to make the princess’ head.

Cut out a second strip of colored paper to cover the bottom 2/3rds of the roll and glue it on to the paper roll to make the princess’ dress.

Now cut out a strip of paper and style it as desired to make the hair. We used a long triangular shape to make this ballerina’s fringe.

Use your markers to add a face to your tp roll ballerina.

Cut out a strip of coloured paper and make several snips into the bottom of the strip before curling the ends to make the tutu. Glue the tutu around the toilet roll.

Next cut out four equal strips of paper and fold them using a fan fold (one way and then the other) to make the arms and legs. Glue them into place on the toilet roll.

Cut out two hands and two feet and glue them onto the end of the arms/legs.

Optionally glue the ballerinas hands together above their head and then take a good length of string and attach either end to one of their hands. once dry your ballerina is ready to be played with!

Toilet roll ghosts

Toilet roll ghosts

toilet roll ghost craft for kids

Spooky season is well under way in our house, we haven’t sorted out our costumes yet but we’ve been super busy making some fun homemade Halloween decorations. Today I wanted to share with you these cute little toilet roll ghosts! They’re so easy to make and look fab too.

Here’s what we used

  • TP roll
  • White paint and paintbrush
  • Black and white paper
  • Sticker eyes
  • Tissue paper
  • Scissors and glue

How to make our toilet roll ghosts!

Take the tp roll and cut a wavy edge into one end of it before painting it white and popping it aside to dry.

Once the toilet roll has dried, add two eyes and a mouth to the front.

toilet roll ghost craft for kids

Cut out two arms and glue them down in place on the back of the toilet roll ghost.

toilet roll ghost craft for kids

Cut out 3-5 long strips of tissue paper and glue them around the inside of the bottom of the toilet roll tube.

toilet roll ghost craft for kids

Optionally add some string to the top of the toilet roll and the ghost is ready to display!

Toilet roll orca whale

Toilet roll orca whale

After making our adorable Toilet roll humpback whales the other day, my little boy was absolutely determined that we should make some more whale designs. So today we’re sharing this cute toilet roll orca whale craft with you! My little guy designed these by himself and did most of the work by himself too. He is so pleased with them and has been playing with them non stop for the last hour, he really loves them and i think they are pretty cute too!

Here’s what we used

  • Toilet roll
  • Black and white paper
  • Black and pink paint and paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Glue
  • Googly eyes

How to make a Toilet roll orca whale

Take the paper roll and coat the inside of one end in the pink paint before painting the outside black and then popping it aside to dry.

Cut out the shape of the whale’s tail and glue it in place inside the toilet roll body. Then cut out two fin shapes and fold a small tab at the base of each that you can then use to glue them onto either side of the whale.

Cut out two white ovals and glue them near the head of the whale. Add some more white patches around the tail of the whale.

Glue a googly eye on either side of the whale. Optionally cut out and glue on a third fin on top of the whale as the dorsal fin. Leave to dry and once done the toilet roll orca whale is finished!