It's hard to believe, but interesting things can be made with your own hands from objects of the most ordinary, sometimes even intended for release. For example, an interesting material for creativity - a cardboard base from toilet paper or paper towels. Admit, how often do you throw these items into the trash? We suggest starting from today to stop such wastefulness and learn how to make original handicrafts from a roll of toilet paper.
Children's creativity
The making of handicrafts from a throw- over material excellently develops the child and makes creative pursuits accessible. Every mother knows that ready-made sets for creativity are not cheap, and if you buy them every day - an impressive amount will come out in a month. Quite another matter is a junk material. Crafts from a roll of toilet paper can be done daily, without prejudice to the family budget. Without changing the shape of the workpiece, you can make figures of various animals and fairy-tale characters. Even the smallest child can cope with this task. Color the existing cylinder or glue it with colored paper. Draw a face or face, you can also make an application. Add ears, paws and clothes. If desired, you can decorate the figures with textile elements, sewing fittings or some other small things. In this technique, you can make a whole table theater.
New Year's ideas
Invite the child to make interesting figures and decorations for the interior on the eve of the holidays. Santa Claus from a roll of toilet paper can be made the same way as the animal figurines described above. To make the main New Year's wizard, paint the cylinder with white paint or glue it with paper. Draw a grandfather's face and costume. The outfit can be made from pieces of fabric or colored paper. Do not forget about the hat - for its creation, also use the same material as for the costume. All you need is to sew a cone or glue it and decorate it with a pompon. Santa Claus from a roll of toilet paper must have a beard, it can be formed from cotton wool and glued to the base. Your New Year's craft is almost ready, you can additionally decorate it - make buttons for the costume, portray your hands in separate strips of cloth or paper. If you plan to hang a toy on the tree, do not forget to attach the eyelet. According to the principle of Santa Claus, you can make other New Year crafts from rolls of toilet paper, for example, the figures of Snow Maiden and a snowman.
Organizers for office and small items
From rolls of toilet paper you can make quite useful and functional things. Great idea - desktop organizer. If you glue the bottom of a cylinder from a thick cardboard, you will get a glass, in which pencils or markers perfectly fit. It will be much more interesting if you install several such "capacities" on a common stand. How to make such useful crafts from a roll of toilet paper? It's very simple: glue each cylinder with toilet paper or gift paper. You can also use a self-adhesive film with a suitable pattern, fabric or some other interesting material. You can make the organizer more convenient by cutting the rolls at different heights and adding some jars or glasses of other sizes.
We decorate the interior
If a cardboard base from a roll of toilet paper is cut into thin rings, you can collect beautiful flowers and various patterns. In this technique, you can even qualitatively emit forging. The technology for making such artifacts is simple: we cut the rolls into thin rings, collect patterns from them and glue them together. Finished decorative elements are painted in the right color. Consider the technique in more detail by creating colors or snowflakes. Take 5 or 6 rings of the same thickness. Give them the shape of ovals and fasten together the corners. To keep the glue dry, attach one petal one at a time and fix the place of gluing with the clothespin while the glue is drying. The finished flower can be painted to any color, and if you add a little sparkles, you will get a simple and beautiful Christmas tree toy in the form of a snowflake! In this technique, from the rolls of toilet paper you can make whole decorative panels, mirror frames and other interesting items for interior decoration.
What else can you do from cardboard cylinders?
The simpler the source material, the more interesting crafts can be made from it. From the sleeves from the toilet paper you get interesting houses for home decor or children's games. Make them very simple: cut the doors and windows and paint or cover the workpiece with colored paper. Do not forget to make a roof of cardboard and stand if necessary. An interesting idea for adult creativity is packaging for small gifts. Bend the edges of the cylinder in such a way that an envelope with a closed edge is obtained. Decorate the workpiece to your taste, inside put your gift inside and close the same way the other side. Try to make different crafts from a roll of toilet paper, and you will be surprised how simple and interesting this kind of creativity is!