DLTK's Educational Activities
Farmer Toilet Paper Roll Craft
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This is a simple color, cut and paste paper craft that uses a toilet paper roll to make it three dimensional -- fun for young children to make and play with.
Materials:
- a toilet paper roll,
- printer,
- glue,
- scissors,
- something to colour with,
- a piece of paper.
Instructions:
- Print out the template of choice.
- Color the pieces if using the B&W version. Give the kids the chance to be creative and let them use their favorite tools -- colored pencils, crayons, markers, pastels or paints. Whatever inspires them today.
- Carefully cut out the craft templates. This may require some adult assistance for some of the tougher pieces.
- Glue the large rectangular piece around the toilet paper tube.
- Glue on the overalls.
- Glue on the arms, legs and head.
- Glue the hat onto the head and the pitchfork into one of the hands.
Templates:
- Close the template window after
printing to return to this screen.
- Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).
Template for colour printer
Template for black and white printer
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