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Fun recycled craft ideas to try with the whole family! Hi, I'm Kay! I'm mum to two gorgeous and cheeky little monkeys. In this house we love crafts, messy play and fun educational activities. So I started this blog to share some of our favorite ideas so that you can try them with your children too!
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
2M ago
This cute and simple to make Easter bunny craft idea is perfect for both kids and grownups alike!
You will need
Clean tp roll
Paint
Coloured card
Scissors
Glue
Googly eyes
Pom pom
A pen
How to make this adorable Easter bunny craft idea!
Take your toilet paper roll, cover it in your chosen colour of paint and then pop it aside to dry.
Cut out two rounded outer ears and then two smaller coloured inner ears. Glue the inner ears onto the outer ears and then once dry stick the ears in place on the inside of the toilet roll tube.
Cut out two large feet then cut out the small circles and an ova ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
Dont ewe just love this adorable sheep craft? i know we do!
Here’s what we used
Clean toilet roll
Cotton Wool balls
Black Card
Eye stickers
Scissors
PVA Glue
How to make this fluffy sheep craft
Take the clean toilet roll tube and coat it in PVA glue, cover the tube all over with the cotton wool balls and then pop it aside to dry.
Cut out a mushroom shaped piece from the black card to make the sheep’s face.
Add two eyes to the front of the sheep’s face and optionally a mouth or some nostrils, Glue the face onto the center of the fluffy roll.
cut out two little hooves and glue them down i ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
These toilet roll camouflage binoculars provide hours of cheap fun and are a great way to get the kids outside! We used ours whilst exploring the environment and completing my free printable nature scavenger hunt.
Here’s what we used
Clean Cardboard rolls
Coloured card
Coloured papers
Scissors
Glue stick
Glue gun and an adult OR pva glue
String
How to make toilet roll camouflage binoculars!
Cut out a strip of card the same height as the tp roll and long enough to wrap around it. Glue the card and wrap it around the toilet roll.
Repeat the above step to make the other side of the binocular ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
How cute is this caterpillar pencil pot craft? My daughter is at a stage where she really loves drawing and colouring but one thing she doesn’t love is when her pencils are constantly rolling off the table! This little cutie solves that problem and was super fun to make too!
Here’s what you’ll need
Cardboard rolls
Paints (optional!)
Coloured paper
Scissors
Glue
Glue gun or pva and pegs
Coloured markers
A pipe cleaner
How to make this caterpillar pencil pot craft
First start by taking your cardboard rolls and cutting them to different lengths. We placed our full sized roll in the middle and ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
How cute is this tp roll ballerina puppet craft? We really enjoyed making these and the kids had so much fun twirling them around to music and making their own ballet shows!
Here’s what we used
Cardboard tp roll
Coloured card and paper
Markers
Scissors
Glue
Tape
String
How to make our tp roll ballerina puppet craft
Take a skin tone coloured piece of paper and cut out a strip that’s long enough to wrap around the paper roll and approximately 1/3rd the height of it. Glue the strip around the top of the paper roll to make the princess’ head.
Cut out a second strip of coloured paper to cover ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
This adorable tp roll snail craft is so simple to make and is a great way to keep the kids entertained. Each snail turns out cool and unique which makes this a fun craft idea for at home and for groups too!
Here’s what we used
Cardboard Tp roll
Coloured Card
Pipe cleaner
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue
How to make our tp roll snail craft.
Cut out a strip of coloured card the same height as the tp roll and long enough to cover it. Glue the card around the roll.
Cut out 5 strips of paper, they should be roughly equal in width but varying length. We initially cut ours to them same length and then ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
How adorable is this baby triceratops? My son is mad about all things dinosaur and he just loved making and playing with this little cute hatching dinosaur egg craft. We’ve added it to his dinosaur themed bedroom next and it looks fab!
Here’s what we used
Paper plate
Paint
Sponges
Coloured card
Scissors
Glue
Black marker
split pin
How to make our hatching dinosaur egg craft!
First we started by making our dinosaur egg. To do this, take the paper plate and cut a zig zag line directly through the middle of it. Take the paints and sponge them across the eggs to decorate them – my kids loved th ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
Spooky season is well under way in our house, we haven’t sorted out our costumes yet but we’ve been super busy making some fun homemade Halloween decorations. Today I wanted to share with you these cute little toilet roll ghosts! They’re so easy to make and look fab too.
Here’s what we used
TP roll
White paint and paintbrush
Black and white paper
Sticker eyes
Tissue paper
Scissors and glue
How to make our toilet roll ghosts!
Take the tp roll and cut a wavy edge into one end of it before painting it white and popping it aside to dry.
Once the toilet roll has dried, add two eyes and a mouth ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
Tomorrow is the first of October and that means it’s officially the start of spooky season! We can’t wait to start decorating the house and today we’ve been busy making these fun tp roll Halloween bats which we’re going to turn into a spooky garland for the conservatory. We still have plenty left to make on the weekend when my son is home but I think it’s going to look amazing!
Here’s what we used
Tp roll
Coloured paints and paintbrush
Coloured card
Pipe cleaner
Coloured paper
Scissors
Glue/tape
How to make these TP roll Halloween bats
Take the toilet roll and cover it in the chosen colour ..read more
This Crafty Family » Recycled Crafts
10M ago
After making our adorable Toilet roll humpback whales the other day, my little boy was absolutely determined that we should make some more whale designs. So today we’re sharing this cute toilet roll orca whale craft with you! My little guy designed these by himself and did most of the work by himself too. He is so pleased with them and has been playing with them non stop for the last hour, he really loves them and i think they are pretty cute too!
Here’s what we used
Toilet roll
Black and white paper
Black and pink paint and paintbrush
Scissors
Glue
Googly eyes
How to make a Toilet roll orc ..read more