Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

If you are looking for craft ideas that use what you already have, try these 20 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids. These ideas are inexpensive but so much fun and creative. 

We have 20 fun crafts to make using toilet paper rolls! Your kids will love making these and parents will love that they are so inexpensive to make.

From animal crafts and robots to dolls and more, there is so much you can do with toilet paper tubes.

There are so many different ideas that kids are going to have a blast during craft time! Craft ideas using empty toilet paper rolls are so fun and easy to make.

Learn how to make glue and save some money with these easy crafts.

Why We Love This

My kids love the chance to be creative, and I love being able to use items in my house I would have otherwise thrown away.

This is something everyone has in their home and your kids will love to craft with them. Start saving your toilet paper rolls, because your kids will ask to make these crafts again and again! It helps to encourage creativity at a young age.

1. Octopus Craft

Kids will love making the octopus legs sparkle in this fun toilet paper roll craft. This one is easy for little hands and so fun with googly eyes and recycled materials.

2. Butterfly Craft

These are darling! Kids will love the cute faces on these butterflies. It is so simple to make using carboard tubes and a pipe cleaner.

3. Train Craft

Creativity will abound in this fun train activity. Even better, when kids are finished, they have a toy to play with. This is one of those kids crafts that will keep kids entertained.

4. Stained Glass Flower

Hang these dazzling flowers in your window for a sweet reminder of your kids. It’s the perfect gift for Mom. They will be so proud to have their creation on display.

5. Alien Craft

Aliens have taken over! Get crafty and start attaching “arms” and “legs” to this wild alien with an easy tutorial. You can decorate the cardboard rolls with ribbon or anything you like.

6. Butterfly Craft

If you need a preschool craft, turn simple supplies into a colorful butterfly! Plus, decorating this toilet roll craft is so much fun for Spring or Easter.

7. Binoculars Craft

Lay back and watch the clouds with these “binoculars“. I love that this craft is also an activity too. It’s so cute with cotton balls.

8. Superhero Cuffs Craft

The kids will to play and pretend with these Superheroes cuffs! Add a little glitter and paint to tp rolls and you have some pretty awesome super hero accessories.

9. Cardboard Shape Tubes

This activity with cardboard tubes will keep little hands busy while also helping with eye hand coordination. They can also learn about colors.

10. Car Craft

Get creative and put together an entire fleet of race cars with this tube craft! After they are dry, the kids can all have a race.

11. Rocket Craft

Learn about space with this rocket craft that is so easy to make! Kid’s will have a ton of fun playing with these rockets.

12. Bracelet Craft

Use jewels and sparkly little items to make these bracelets so fancy! No one will guess they started out as paper towel rolls.

13. Submarine Craft

Grab a few toilet paper rolls and some straws and you can make this cool submarine. Let kids choose the colors they like best for this fun idea using items from the recycle bin.

14. Toilet Paper Boat Craft

Rain, Rain go away……Let kid’s make DIY boats to keep them entertained on days you are stuck inside.

15. Robot Craft

Buttons make the perfect accessory on these robots! Kids will love selecting and putting each one on their special robot.

16. Peacock Craft

This fun Peacock Craft almost looks like a turkey too. I bet you could use different colors and turn this into a Thanksgiving craft in a pinch.

17. Owl Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Turn a simple cardboard tube into a fun and Owl Toilet Paper Roll Craft. Kids will have a blast creating this.

18. DIY Kaleidoscope

You probably already have most of the supplies needed for this DIY Kaleidoscope. It is super easy.

19. Pencil Pouch

This clever idea turns leftover cardboard into a pencil pouch. This easy toilet paper roll craft for kids is so creative. Try it for Christmas crafting for a fun gift.

20. Paper Roll Scribblers

If your child loves to draw, this is a fun DIY to make. This paper roll scribbler is so cool.

21. Phone Holder

Decorate a toilet paper holder for an inexpensive phone holder.

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Try these easy toilet paper roll crafts for kids. Please leave a comment once you make one of these.