Made with toilet paper rolls! Exciting and fun easy handmade toys

Sparkling Kaleidoscope

[How to Make a Kaleidoscope] Easy for Kids! A Handmade Method Using a Toilet Paper Roll

Here’s how to make a beautiful “peeking” kaleidoscope.

Prepare construction paper, black origami paper, mirror-like sheets, beads, cellophane tape, a toilet paper tube, a ruler, OPP tape (clear packing tape), scissors, a bamboo skewer, and rubber bands.

Cut three pieces of mirror-like sheet to 3 cm × 11 cm and peel off the protective film.

Cut the black origami paper into quarters, and cut the construction paper to 4 cm × 15 cm.

Tape the three mirror sheets together side by side with small gaps between them, then form them into a triangular prism with the mirror sides facing inward and secure with tape.

Insert the mirror assembly into the toilet paper tube and tape one end closed.

Cover that end with the origami paper, secure it by wrapping rubber bands around twice, and poke a hole with the bamboo skewer.

Wrap the construction paper around the tube and tape it; shift it by 2–3 cm and tape again to complete the base.

Put in a slightly generous amount of beads, then seal with OPP tape whose stickiness has been reduced a bit to make the lid—and you’re done!

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Wobbly Game

[Playable Craft] Using Toilet Paper Rolls! Wobbly Game 2 (Straws, Marbles, Rubber Bands, Construction Paper) [Preschool Craft, Wobbly Game, Easy Craft] Recycled Toy, How-To, Summer Vacation Project

Want to make and play a wobbly game that gives you a thrilling, heart-pounding feeling? First, point the bendable parts of three bendy straws upward, stagger them slightly up and down so they look like tree branches, and tape them together.

Cut the bottom ends of the straws to the same length, then tape two marbles to that lower section.

The key is to make it so the straws can stand upright when placed on the floor.

Next, take a toilet paper roll that’s been cut open, and tape a marble to the center of the inside to secure it.

Tape another straw the same way as the first three, and bend all the straws.

Finally, draw fruit on small pieces of paper, attach rubber bands to them, and make a few of these to finish.

It’s a fun toy that will get everyone excited when you make and play it together.

glasses

[Upcycled Craft] How to Make Cute Glasses with Toilet Paper Rolls [Easy DIY]

Let’s make stylish glasses using a toilet paper roll.

Flatten the roll, then place one strip of tape horizontally and two strips vertically.

Make cuts along the roll, leaving the taped sections intact.

Add two vertical strips of tape on the back side as well.

Open the cut roll back into a tube shape, and on one side only, cut out the central square.

Open the roll so that the circular parts become the lenses of the glasses.

Finally, use a bendy straw to create the earpieces, and you’re done.

Use your favorite patterned tapes to design your own original pair of glasses!

Zooming bullet train

Vroom Vroom Shinkansen / Hige Papa (Shinkansen Song)

Here’s how to make a Shinkansen that kids love.

Prepare vinyl tape in the color of the Shinkansen you want to make.

Shape a toilet paper roll into a square, then cut two slits about 5 cm down from the top.

Fold the sides inward, cover the cut sections from above, and secure with tape.

On the back side, make four slits about 2 cm deep, fold them inward, add a lid, and tape it down.

Make two of these to complete the front and rear cars of the Shinkansen.

For the middle car, make four slits about 2 cm deep on both sides, fold them inward, add a lid, and tape it down to finish.

Use vinyl tape to add the Shinkansen’s design.

Attach hook-and-loop fasteners at the coupling sections, and you’re done!

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sushi

[Waku Waku-san’s Craft Classroom] It’s a “sushi craft” made with toilet paper cores! Make it and have fun playing with it!

Perfect for pretend play like house or running a shop! Let’s make sushi using toilet paper rolls.

Cut a toilet paper roll into 3 cm-wide rings, then shape them to resemble the rice (shari).

Stuff some tissues inside, place a “topping” made from construction paper on top, and you’re done.

If you want to make makizushi (rolls), wrap the cut ring with black origami paper, and put rolled-up construction paper inside as the filling—it’s an easy way to make them.

It’s great that they’re so simple to create.

Try making delicious-looking sushi with the kids using a variety of “ingredients”!

cracker

Let's Make and Play: Party Poppers with Toilet Paper Rolls — [Matsubushi NLP #42]

Let’s make a must-have party popper using a toilet paper roll! You’ll need a toilet paper roll, a balloon, masking tape, and small craft pom-poms.

The steps are very simple: first, tie a knot at the balloon’s opening.

Cut off about one-third from the rounded end.

Stretch the cut side of the balloon over one end of the toilet paper roll, and secure it all the way around with masking tape so it won’t come off.

Put pom-poms or finely cut pieces of paper into the tube.

Pull back on the knotted end of the balloon and let go—if you hear a pop and the contents fly out, it’s done.

Put the contents back in and you can play over and over!

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Spin-and-switch face-changing doll

[Craft Play 006] How to Make a Spinning, Face-Changing Doll — Toilet Paper Roll & Handmade Animal Toy (Quick, No Narration)

Let me show you how to make a fun doll whose expression changes when you spin it.

Prepare two toilet paper rolls.

First, we’ll make the outer body with one roll: cut out a rectangular window about one-third down from the top.

This will be the window where the inner face shows, so draw the body on the outside with a pen.

Next, take the other roll and make a vertical cut about halfway down, then insert it into the body piece you just made.

Now, align it with the outer window and draw various facial expressions on the inner roll.

Spin it around, and your doll with changing expressions is complete!

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