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Make your tube toys from a myriad of items you find around the house. We like to save them in a bin and when we have enough--we make something!
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Make Tube Toys
Make A Myriad of Toys with Recycle Paper Towel and Toilet Paper Rolls
At home or at school this craft is cool!
Make your very own paper towel or toilet paper roll toys from recycled items.
Recycle Everyday Objects
Great craft for a school lesson plan, girl scouts, boy scouts or home project,
Have children make "Tube Toy", decorate and paint it!
Here is a list of possible projects from tubes:
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Make the Rocket
Tools needed for the Rocket :
- Toilet paper or paper towel roll
- Straws from juice boxes (these make the flames)
- Bottle cap
- Milk carton cap (this fits exactly inside the roll!)
- Crayons or paint
- Buttons or beads
- Glue
- Your imagination
Directions:
- Glue the bottle cap to the milk cap
- Glue the milk cap to the top of the roll.
- Glue the straws to the bottom of the roll
- Glue on buttons (or beads)
- Done!
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Make the Race Car
Tools needed for the Race Car
- Toilet paper or paper towel roll
- Paper (these make the flames)
- 4 Bottle Caps
- Milk carton cap (this fits exactly inside the roll!)
- Crayons or paint
- Glue
- Your imagination
Directions:
- Glue the bottle cap or milk cap to front end (you can add one to back also)
- Glue 4 bottle caps on for wheels
- Cut out a seat section and fold it up (see photo)
- Glue on or draw on a number
- Done!
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Make the Binoculars
Tools needed for these Binoculars (above)
- 2 Toilet paper or paper towel roll
- Popsicle sticks
- Crayons or paint
- Glue
- Your imagination
- String for a strap (optional)
Directions:
- Glue the 2 rolls together or use sticks to separate them (see Photo)
- Decorate it
- Tie or glue a string to each roll as a handle
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