What Can I Make From Toilet Paper Rolls

Quick and Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

To the seasoned crafter, a toilet paper roll is an opportunity. A piece of crafting material that can be used for tons of different projects!

And it's really true, you can use toilet paper rolls in all sorts of different ways. Below you'll find 40 toilet paper roll crafts for kids, toddlers, and even adults. These crafts get really creative too, you'll find games, learning activities, artsy crafts, and more!

So, if you're ready to create something awesome, don't throw away those rolls too fast!

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

1. Rainbow Windsock

This rainbow windsock craft is adorable and easy to make so it's a perfect craft for kids. Once it's finished the kids can play with it outside too or they can hang it up and watch it sway in the wind.

Supplies:

Toilet paper roll
Blue paint
White paper
Scissors
Black marker
Tissue paper in rainbow colors
String for hanging
Hole puncher

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2. Toilet Paper Roll Owls

How adorable are these toilet paper roll owls! If you have a kid who loves owls this is going to be such a fun craft to do with them! You can also customize and make your own owls so be sure to get creative!

Supplies:

White, orange, and yellow paper
Glue
Pipe cleaners
Markers
Googly eyes
Toilet paper rolls
Scissors
Paint and a paint brush
Foam or colored cardboard

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3. Toilet Paper Roll Bunny

These toilet roll bunnies would be a great Easter craft for kids! These really don't require too much work either, and you can probably come up with your customization ideas as well.

Supplies:

Paper rolls
White paint
Small googly eyes
Pipe cleaners
Small pom poms
White cardstock
Colored cardstock
Extra strong glue
Black sharpie

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4. Toilet Roll Train

A lot of kids LOVE trains and they may even want their own mechanical train set. If you want to test the waters a bit before buying them the real thing, why not help them make this super fun toilet roll train? It's fully functional, super colorful, and building it together just adds to the fun!

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Skinny cardboard tube
Lids
Craft paint
Foam brushes
Yarn
Hole punch
Hot glue gun
Scissors

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5. Toilet Paper Roll Fish

These toilet roll fish are super cute and customizable, and they use the toilet rolls in a bit of a different way. Instead of using them how they come, you'll be folding and cutting them to shape your fish!

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Paint
Googly eyes
Glue
Permanent marker
Scissors

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6. Toilet Roll Shark

To accompany your cute little toilet roll fishies, you need a big mean shark! Soon you'll have an entire paper roll aquarium going! Seriously though this toilet paper shark craft is easy and fun, and it looks awesome!

Supplies:

Toilet paper roll
Gray paint
Paintbrushes
Googly eyes
School glue
Hot glue gun (optional)
Black marker

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7. Valentine's Day Dog

You could really make this toilet roll dog craft all-year round, but it would make an especially nice homemade Valentine's Day gift! This one is nice and easy to make too so it's perfect for kids.

Supplies:

Toilet roll
Paint
Marker
Black paper
Tape or glue

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8. Toilet Roll Unicorn

Unicorns are a magical and mythical creature and these tube unicorns are just about as magical as the real thing. They've got luscious rainbow hair, a golden horn, and an irresistibly cute face. Perfect for all unicorn lovers!

Supplies:

Toilet paper tubes
Colored paper
Pink paint
Glitter foam sheet
Rainbow yarn
Glue
Scissors
Black sharpie

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9. Toilet Paper Christmas Characters

Christmas is such a great time to craft. The weather is chilly so you can bundle up inside, get the fire going, and craft away! These Christmas characters will be so fun to work on as a family!

Supplies:

4 toilet paper rolls
Paint
Red glitter paper
Green glitter paper
Small black buttons
Small red buttons
Small red pom poms
Medium red pom pom
Orange cardstock
Small googly eyes
Cotton balls
Medium white pom poms
Red pipe cleaner
Black sharpie

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10. Toilet Roll Grinch

Every Christmas needs a bit of the Grinch, right? To go along with the Christmas characters you made above you can make this awesome toilet paper roll Grinch! After you make it you can watch the movie too!

Supplies:

Toilet roll
Green paint and paintbrush
Red and black sharpie
Red construction paper
yellowish construction paper
Cotton balls
Glue gun
Scissors

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11. Halloween Characters

Because we included the Christmas characters above we just had to include these adorable Halloween characters too! These would make for some spooky decorations around the house and making them will surely get you into the Halloween spirit!

Supplies:

4 paper rolls
Paint – orange, bright green, beige
Black construction paper
Toilet paper
Medium sized googly eyes
Red glitter paper
Cardstock – green, red, white
Sharpie

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12. Paper Roll Aliens

If you're looking for a toilet paper roll craft that will truly allow your kid's creativity to shine, this is the one. Aliens can come in so many different forms so your kids can really go wild with what they create!

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Paint, markers, crayons, or paint sticks
Glue
Your own selections of crafting materials

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13. Tube Elephant

Elephants are cute enough and with the new Dumbo movie that just came out, this elephant craft is even more appropriate! It's nice and easy too so your kids can mostly do everything on their own (besides maybe the cutting part).

Supplies:

Toilet paper roll
Thin cardboard
Scissors
Gray craft paint
Glue
Googly eyes

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14. Toilet Roll Bowling Game

This is such a fantastic and fun idea! You can now have an at-home bowling game with some toilet paper rolls and a ball and the whole family can get involved. Maybe you can set up multiple lanes and get a tournament going.

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
White contact paper
Red tape
A ball

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15. Toilet Paper Roll Chick

This is another craft project that is great for Easter time and I just think it's so cute! The chick hatching right out of the egg is a great touch.

Supplies:

Toilet paper roll
Yellow paper or paint
Orange paper
Googly eyes
White cardstock paper (optional for eggshell)
Glue
Scissors

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16. Minions

Are minions out of style yet? I don't think so! These toilet paper roll minions look awesome. If you really like minions you can check out these other minion crafts for kids too.

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Glue stick
Scissors
Black, gray-brown and yellow markers
Construction paper (blue, yellow, white and black)

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17. Toilet Roll Lorax

If you have kids that love Dr. Seuss and especially the book/movie Dr. Seuss' The Lorax, this craft is a must-do. The end result is so good!

Supplies:

Construction paper (orange, yellow, white and pink)
Toilet paper roll
Scissors
Glue
Green and black markers

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18. Marble Run

This is such a clever way to use all your cardboard tubes! You can decorate them, cut them into different shapes, and build your own marble run track. Best of all, you can reuse them and create new tracks whenever you want! This is such a great indoor activity for the kids.

Supplies:

Empty paper rolls
Scrapbook paper
Mod podge
Sponge brush
Button magnets
Hot glue gun
Scissors

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19. Paper Roll Seahorse Puppets

These seahorse puppets are quite different from all the other toilet roll crafts on this list. You'll have to cut and shape the toilet rolls and you'll also be adding a dowel at the end to turn them into puppets. I love it!

Maybe once you're finished you can set up a little puppet show. That would be a ton of fun!

Supplies:

Paper towel roll
Wooden Dowel
Googly eyes
Paint
Tacky craft glue
Hot glue gun
Craft knife
Template (found in the full tutorial)

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20. Heart Robot

This is another craft that is perfect for Valentine's Day. These heart robots are just adorable! Your kids can craft some of these up for Valentine's Day and then hand them out at school!

Supplies:

Paper roll
White paint
Red cardstock paper
Glue
White pipe cleaner
Black marker
Googly eyes
Aluminum foil

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21. Toilet Roll Turkeys

Not a lot of crafting happens around Thanksgiving but that's about to change! While you're in the kitchen cooking up the turkey, the kids can be crafting these awesome toilet roll turkeys (with a bit of help from an adult)! Watch them sway in the wind!

Supplies:

Toilet paper tube
Paper plate
Large googly eyes
Brown paint
Foam brush
Ribbons in fall colors
Feathers
Orange foam sheet
Hot glue gun
Red pipe cleaner

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22. Toilet Roll Castle

Although in the photo above you see an ice castle, you can really make whatever kind of castle you want with your toilet rolls! Get creative and add your own flair. I'm sure your kids will have some ideas on what they want to create too.

Maybe you can help them create the first ever model of Hogwarts Castle made from toilet rolls! That would be magical.

Supplies:

Empty square tissue box
Paper towel and toilet rolls
Cardstock paper
Cone drinking cups
Old CDs
Glitter
Tacky glue
Hot glue
Spray paint or craft paint
Piece of foam core board

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23. Toilet Tube Starwars Characters

Star wars characters

If your kids are really into Star Wars they are going to love these toilet roll characters! They look so good! I love how cute the little Yoda one is. Look at that face.

Supplies:

Toilet rolls
Cardstock paper
Tacky glue
Scissors
Fringe cutting scissors
Stapler
Colored straws
Circle craft punch
Hole puncher
Small wiggle eyes
Black marker

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24. Leprechaun King

This Leprechaun King craft is one that the kids can do around St. Patricks Day and the end result is so fun! The big curly beard really adds a nice touch!

Supplies:

Toilet roll
Orange construction paper
Patterned paper
Gold paper

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25. Toilet Roll Octopus

Here's a quick and easy toilet paper roll craft that the kids can have finished in just a few minutes! If you want, you could even customize the color of your octopus with different colored craft paper. A purple octopus would be pretty cool.

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Orange paper
Wiggly eyes stickers
Scissors
Glue
Black marker

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26. Clown Puppet

If your kids aren't terrified of clowns (it's understandable if they are) then they might have a lot of fun with a toilet paper roll clown puppet! This is another craft that can be customized to your heart's desire.

Supplies:

Paper roll
Craft paper (white, pink, blue, and scraps of different colors)
Two googly eyes
Black pen
REd pen
Craft glue and a hot glue gun
Scissors
Red yarn
Red pom poms

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27. Cardboard Tube Tiger

If you've been loving the animal crafts on this list, here's another one you can add to your toilet paper roll zoo! These tigers are great because the kids can draw their own faces and stripes on for a unique look every time.

Supplies:

Orange craft paint
Black craft paint
Orange construction paper
Googly eyes
Glue
Black marker

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28. Paper Roll Monarch Butterflies

If it's not quite the right season yet to go outside and catch real butterflies, these paper roll butterflies are the next best thing! The tutorial shows you how to make monarch butterflies but I'm sure you could change up the colors to make all sorts of different types!

Supplies:

Black and orange construction paper
Googly eyes
Black pipe cleaners
Glue stick
White glue or hot glue gun
White paint
Paint brush

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29. Rockhopper Penguin

This rockhopper penguin craft reminds me of the movie Happy Feet. If your kids haven't seen that one yet, definitely put it on while you make this craft!

Supplies:

Toilet paper roll
Scissors
Glue stick
Thin card (black, white, yellow, pink, orange)
Googly eyes
Pencil/pen
Printable stencil (found in full tutorial)

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30. Toilet Roll Dinosaurs

I think almost every kid goes through a phase when they're interested in dinosaurs so this craft is a great one! Maybe after you're finished with crafting (or while you're crafting) you can put on a good dinosaur movie or TV show!

Supplies:

Toilet rolls
Scissors
Paint and paintbrush
Permanent marker or googly eyes
Dinosaur shape templates (found in full tutorial)

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31. Toilet Roll Binoculars

This is a quick and easy craft that any kid can do! It's a fun one too and a perfect summertime activity as your kids can "explore" with them after making them!

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Scissors
Stapler
Markers, paint, or stickers

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32. Toilet Roll Mini-City

This is the last of the toilet paper roll crafts for kids on this list and it's the one that demands unlimited creativity! You can expand your toilet roll city forever! This would be great for lego figurines or other figurines who can live in the mini city.

Supplies:

Toilet rolls
Construction paper
Scissors
Markers
Glue

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Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Toddlers

You should be able to do most of the toilet roll crafts above with your toddlers (they just need some extra help), but the crafts below are made especially for toddlers.

33. Toilet Paper Roll Ball Drop

This is one of those quick and easy toilet paper roll crafts for toddlers that is a great learning opportunity. You really don't even need to do any crafting for this, just grab the supplies and start letting your toddler try to drop a ball through the tube into a small bowl.

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls and/or paper towel rolls
Small bowl or lid
Pom poms or cotton balls

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34. Paper Roll Watches

This is another great craft that has a learning opportunity built in! As you make these toilet paper roll watches with your toddler you can teach them a bit about how clocks work! You can let your toddler customize the watch band too.

Supplies:

Toilet paper roll
Scissors
Paper
Pen
Sellotape

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35. Shape Stamps

This is one of those easy toilet paper roll crafts for toddlers that you'll probably end up crafting and they'll end up just playing with. That's ok though! As they use these toilet paper roll stamps they'll have a ton of fun and learn about new shapes!

Supplies:

Toilet paper rolls
Scissors
Markers

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Balloons
Toilet paper rolls
Packing tape
Patterned paper
Stickers
Glitter
Metallic tissue paper
Gift bag filler
Scissors

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Toilet paper roll crafts for kids

Conclusion

Whew! That's a whole lot of toilet paper roll crafts! Now that you know how great toilet rolls and paper towel rolls can be for crafting, you might want to start stockpiling them!

Seriously though, there are so many other household materials you can use to craft too. It's really fun to try and be resourceful and crafty with what you've got.

Let me know which toilet roll craft is your favorite! Do you have any other ideas on what you could make with toilet rolls?

What Can I Make From Toilet Paper Rolls

Quick and Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts

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Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

1. Rainbow Windsock

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2. Toilet Paper Roll Owls

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3. Toilet Paper Roll Bunny

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4. Toilet Roll Train

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5. Toilet Paper Roll Fish

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6. Toilet Roll Shark

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7. Valentine's Day Dog

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8. Toilet Roll Unicorn

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9. Toilet Paper Christmas Characters

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10. Toilet Roll Grinch

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11. Halloween Characters

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12. Paper Roll Aliens

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13. Tube Elephant

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14. Toilet Roll Bowling Game

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15. Toilet Paper Roll Chick

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16. Minions

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17. Toilet Roll Lorax

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18. Marble Run

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19. Paper Roll Seahorse Puppets

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20. Heart Robot

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21. Toilet Roll Turkeys

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22. Toilet Roll Castle

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23. Toilet Tube Starwars Characters

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24. Leprechaun King

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25. Toilet Roll Octopus

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26. Clown Puppet

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27. Cardboard Tube Tiger

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28. Paper Roll Monarch Butterflies

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29. Rockhopper Penguin

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30. Toilet Roll Dinosaurs

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31. Toilet Roll Binoculars

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32. Toilet Roll Mini-City

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Easy Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Toddlers

33. Toilet Paper Roll Ball Drop

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34. Paper Roll Watches

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35. Shape Stamps

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Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Adults

36. Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder

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37. Biodegradable Toilet Roll Planters

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