Bat crafts make for a perfect Halloween activity! I also love using recycled materials such as toilet paper rolls in the crafts projects that I make with my kiddos. Help celebrate the upcoming Halloween holiday with your young child by making a simple and non-spooky black bat toilet paper roll craft. Materials Toilet paper rolls […] More
Frankenstein’s monster is an 8-foot-tall, hideously ugly monster created by mad scientist Victor Frankenstein in the Gothic novel Frankenstein written by Mary Shelley. Monster crafts make for a perfect Halloween activity! Toilet paper tubes also make craft great materials. Help celebrate the holiday with your young child by making a simple and non-spooky Frankenstein’s monster […] More
Ghost crafts make for a perfect Halloween activity! I also love using recycled materials such as toilet paper rolls in the crafts projects that I complete with my kiddos. Help celebrate the holiday with your young child by making a simple and non-spooky Halloween ghost toilet paper roll craft. Materials Toilet paper rolls Nontoxic white […] More
St. Patrick’s Day is right around the corner. Time to don your green and pretend that everyone is part Irish. I love making crafts with my kids for each holiday of the year. I also enjoy making crafts from items found around my house, and I have amassed a large supply of empty toilet paper […] More
P is for pumpkin! Pumpkins are my favorite symbol of autumn. My kids and I are hosting a homeschool Halloween party in two weeks, so we have been busy putting supplies together and making some handmade decorations. For a fun fall craft with your child, try making pumpkins or Jack o’ lanterns with toilet paper […] More
A is for apple! And apples make me think of autumn. September is still a month away, but I can hope that the heat of August goes by fast! My daughter and I have been busy making apple crafts recently in preparation for the upcoming change of the seasons. For a fun craft with your […] More
My kids and I love making crafts together for each holiday. For the summer months of the year from Memorial Day through Labor Day, I decorate my living room with red, white, and blue lights. To add to the patriotism, my daughter and I have been hard at work the past few days making red, […] More
I enjoy making crafts from items found around my house, and I have amassed a large supply of empty toilet paper rolls. For one of our Christmas crafts this year, my daughter and I made some simple but lovely Christmas trees from some toilet paper rolls. Materials Toilet paper rolls Scissors Green paint Glue Gold […] More
My daughter and I have been busy the past few weeks making crafts for Thanksgiving. For one of our most recent crafts, she and I made turkeys from toilet paper rolls. Materials Toilet paper rolls Brown paint Red, orange, and yellow construction paper Small wiggle eyes Scissors Paintbrush Glue Brown marker Instructions Cut the toilet […] More
I love making fun crafts with my daughter, especially crafts that reinforce our recent homeschool lessons. Recently my daughter and I made toilet paper roll butterflies with wings decorated with letters and numbers. Materials Toilet paper rolls Construction paper Scissors Glue Pipe cleanerss Foam letters and numbers Craft sticks Wiggle eyes Markers Directions Cut construction […] More
I love helping my daughter make crafts, especially as part of our homeschool preschool activities. For a recent lesson on short and tall, she and I made a set of paper tube penguins, which also make for a fun winter craft as well as a visual teaching tool. Materials Paper tubes from paper towels and […] More
My daughter and I love crafting together, especially for the holidays. As part of our recent homeschool preschool lesson on Easter, she and I each made a festive spring bunny from toilet paper rolls. Materials Toilet paper rolls Colored paper Scissors Glue Markers Buttons Wiggle eggs Directions Cover the toilet paper rolls in colored paper. […] More
