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A fun and easy Robot Toilet Paper Roll Craft to talk about reusing objects, what robots are, and practice fine motor skills.
We love to reduce, reuse, and recycle in our home. One of the easiest ways to do this is to collect cardboard tubes, like toilet rolls for crafting. We sometimes have a whole bin of them. We use easy crafts, like this Toilet Paper Roll Robot, to use up the tubes, practice fine motor skills, and learn about new things. The kids always have so much fun and the finished projects make great props for pretend play. I love hearing them tell stories and act out scenes from books or movies with their crafts. Keep reading to see how easy this toilet roll craft is to complete with your little ones.
Supplies Needed To Make Your Toilet Paper Roll Robot
This simple craft requires a few extra materials that can be found at any craft store or online. The Dollar Tree often sells these craft supplies as well. Keep the extras on hand for future craft times. You will need:
- Toilet Paper Rolls
- Pipe cleaners in light purple, dark purple, and dark blue
- Mini Pom Poms
- Mini Buttons
- Medium Pom Poms
- Free Eyeball template or googly eyes
- Blue, yellow, and white construction paper or cardstock.
You don’t have to use the same colors of pipe cleaners and cardstock as me. Feel free to use a rainbow of colors and let your kids get creative with their color choices. This craft is an easy way to give them a model of what they can look like and then watch them do their thing. The robots don’t have to be perfect and you might find that they create something super cool. Just watch them create and the end result will be a surprise.
How to Video:
Step by Step Instructions:
Here’s how to make your toilet paper roll robot craft. Follow these simple instructions:
- Begin by wrapping your toilet paper tubes in aluminum foil.
- Cut your square belly pieces out of blue construction paper. Cut your rectangle belly piece out of yellow construction paper.
- Add small pom poms to the yellow piece and buttons to the square piece. I attached it with liquid glue, but you can also use a hot glue gun.
- Attach two blue pipe cleaners as the arms. I twisted mine a little to look squiggly.
- Glue a pom pom on either side of the robot’s head to be its ears.
- Cut out a thin piece of white paper and draw a grid-like pattern on it with a Sharpie marker to act as the mouth.
- Attach another piece of pipe cleaner to the top of the robot head with a pom pom on top. This is the robot’s antennae.
Note: Use the square and rectangle belly pieces interchangeably and feel free to decorate it with buttons and pom poms however you see fit. You can also customize your robots with colors other than the ones I chose.
Attach a popsicle stick to the inside of the cardboard roll and kids can use their easy-peasy craft as a puppet. They will enjoy hours of fun with their robot craft.
Toilet Paper Roll Robot
Supplies
- Toilet Paper Rolls
- Pipe Cleaners in light purple, dark purple, and dark blue
- Mini Pom Poms
- Mini Buttons
- Medium Pom Poms
- Eyeball template or googly eyes free template
- construction paper or cardstock. Blue, yellow, and white
Instructions
- Begin by wrapping your toilet paper tubes in aluminum foil.
- Cut your square belly pieces out of blue construction paper. Cut your rectangle belly piece out of yellow construction paper.
- Add small pom poms to the yellow piece and buttons to the square piece. I attached it with liquid glue, but you can also use a hot glue gun.
- Attach two blue pipe cleaners as the arms. I twisted mine a little to look squiggly.
- Glue a pom pom on either side of the robot’s head to be its ears. Cut out a thin piece of white paper and draw a grid-like pattern on it with a Sharpie marker to act as the mouth.
- Attach another piece of pipe cleaner to the top of the robot head with a pom pom on top. This is the robot’s antennae.
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Children’s Book Titles About Robots
Looking for some fun read-alouds to explore with your kids before completing this easy toilet paper roll craft? These books are full of adventure and tons of fun. Read one (or all of them) while you make this fun craft.
- Robots, Robots Everywhere by Bob Staake – This book is perfect for preschool-aged children. The robots are on the streets and in the ocean. Kids will love checking out the wonderful illustrations.
- Pete the Cat: Robo-Pete by James Dean- We love Pete, and this book is no exception. Pete builds his own robot friend to play with him but it gets a little out of control!
- Hello Robots! by Chris Dickason – This story is full of rhyme and hilarious text. The illustrations are super fun to look at as kids read about the robot’s silly bedtime routines.
What Crafts to Do With Empty Toilet Paper Rolls
Toilet paper rolls are easy to hang on to for crafting and can be easily turned into anything you can think of. They are a great way to recycle and reuse items with your kids. Here are a few more toilet paper roll crafts you and your kids will love.
- Toilet Paper Roll Insects – A fun craft to do when celebrating spring and the life cycles of different bugs.
- Paper Roll Penguins – Do this craft while learning about penguins and arctic animals.
- Paper Roll Dragon Craft – Let kids create this craft just for fun or at a dragon-themed birthday party.
Save these toilet paper roll crafts for a rainy day activity and enjoy some of the other craft ideas above! It’s the perfect way to spend some quality time together.
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