Toilet Paper Roll Snowman {Day 5}

We've recently had a few unseasonably warm days, but we are still holding out hope for a white Christmas. However, if Mother Nature fails us, we can still have a cute snowman!

   Just grab a toilet paper roll and paint it white. While it's drying, braid a few strands of yarn to make a scarf. After the paint is dry, draw a face on your snowman.

Add a hat and the scarf and you have yourself a sweet little snowman!

Leprechauns

We are finally starting to work on some St. Patrick's Day decorations for around the house. My favorite color is green, so these projects are perfect;0) Today we made Leprechauns out of toilet paper tubes.

1. Paint a toilet paper tube green.


2. When it dries, trace the end of it onto green paper.


3. Make a bigger circle around the area you traced and then cut it out to form a doughnut shape.


4. Slide the circle over the top of the toilet paper tube to create a hat.


5. Paint an oval for the face, just below the hat.


6. Glue on some pieces of yarn to form a beard.


7. Add some arms cut from construction paper.


8. Draw a face on and you have yourself a "wee little Leprechaun"!


I posted the pictures of mine because the girls used so much green paint that they will probably take a day to dry so they can finish them.

Bird Watching Binoculars

The past few days we have been spending a great deal of time outdoors. This morning we noticed that the birds are really coming back to our yard for spring. We are ready for them! We made bird feeders and filled our other bird feeders, so all we have to do now is wait for the birds to come. We made some binoculars so that we can get a good look at them;0)

1. Color two toilet paper tubes with crayons or markers.

2. Using some yarn, tie the tubes together and make a string to wear them around the neck. (use caution when wearing them around the neck)

3. Quietly watch for birds in your yard. We had lots of fun doing this, but the kids would squeal with delight when they saw them coming. We kept scaring them away:0(

Paper Towel Roll Snowmen

I LOVE SNOWMEN! I could probably make a new snowman everyday. They are so cute! These were really fun (and easy) to make.



1. Cut a paper towel roll in half. Or use a toilet paper roll.


2.Paint it white.

3. While the girls painted, I made the hat using an old baby sock!

4. I then made a scarf by braiding several strands of yarn.




5. Last, I drew a face, cut out a carrot nose, and assembled the snowman. Are they not the cutest?!

Toilet Paper/Paper Towel Roll Turkeys

These turkeys turned out absolutely adorable!


I started off by cutting a paper towel roll into thirds. You could just use a toilet paper roll if you like.

Next, we painted the rolls with brown paint.

I then cut a piece of construction paper in half and the girls colored it with fall colors.

Fold the paper accordion style.

Then, fold the accordion in half.

Tuck it into the top of the toilet paper roll.

Glue on a face, wings, and feet. Now you have a very cute turkey to decorate your Thanksgiving table!