Using Bamboi toilet rolls for crafting is not only a fun activity but also sustainable.
Crafting with toilet rolls is a fun, affordable, and environmentally friendly way to be artistic. Toilet rolls can be transformed into a wide range of different creations, from animals and decorations to other toys. You don't need much to craft with toilet rolls. With scissors, paper, and glue, you can already go a long way.
Crafting with toilet rolls is not only a fun activity but also helps reduce waste and promote sustainability. Toilet rolls are easily available, and most people have them at home. In this blog post, we'll give some ideas for crafting with toilet rolls for adults and children. First, we'll look at which animals can be crafted with toilet rolls. Then we'll show that crafting with toilet rolls can be done all year round. Finally, we'll give a few possibilities to reuse Bamboi toilet paper wrappers.
Ideas for crafting with toilet rolls
Crafting with toilet paper rolls is easy and a fun do-it-yourself project for children and adults. By using string, glue, paint, and other materials, details and character can be added to the empty toilet roll. This is a good way to reuse Bamboi toilet rolls and to stimulate creativity through crafting. Gather the supplies and start crafting your own unique cardboard figures.
Crafting with toilet rolls: animals
Crafting animals with a toilet roll is easy. The toilet rolls can be transformed into different creatures like unicorns, squirrels, hedgehogs, horses, spiders, sheep, penguins, butterflies, and dinosaurs using paint and eyes. Below is a brief explanation of how to craft the aforementioned animals with Bamboi toilet rolls.
Crafting a unicorn with toilet rolls
To make a unicorn from toilet paper rolls, you need the following materials: paper, glue, scissors, a marker, pink paint, glitter (or sequins), rainbow wool for the tail, and a toilet paper roll.
Cut a strip of paper long and wide enough to fit completely around the roll. Wrap the paper around the toilet roll and glue it in place. To make the mane and tail, place four fingers together and wrap yarn around them until you have a thick 'circle' of yarn. Carefully remove the circle of wool from your fingers. Tie the yarn in the middle with another piece of wool. Now cut both above and below the thick circle with wool in half. The wool is now equal in length on each side of the tied part. Tie the yarn once more on one side and then cut the yarn into two pieces. Make sure one piece is longer than the other.
Glue the smaller piece of yarn to the top of the toilet paper roll and let part of it hang over the toilet paper roll. This is the unicorn's bangs. Glue the larger piece of yarn to the middle of the toilet roll at the back. This is the unicorn's tail. You can trim both the bangs and tail to the desired length.
Cut a horn from the paper and sprinkle glitter on it. Glue the horn on top of the bangs of rainbow wool. Cut the ears from cardboard in the shape of two small triangles, pinch them closed and secure them with a bit of glue. Glue the ears on top of the yarn hair. Bury the bottom of the ears in the hair so the glue isn't visible. Draw eyes with black marker on the toilet roll. Dip your finger in pink paint and give the unicorn pink cheeks. The toilet paper unicorn is ready!
Crafting a squirrel with toilet roll
Another animal you can make with toilet paper rolls is a squirrel. For this you need: a toilet roll, a squirrel template, a marker, eyes, glue, and tape. First, print out the template. Then color the template with the markers. Cut out the ears, tail, and body of the squirrel from the paper. Then glue the ears onto the body and attach the eyes. Then stick the squirrel body with the ears around the paper roll. Glue the tail to the right side so it's still visible. Ta-da, the squirrel is ready!
Crafting a hedgehog with toilet roll
To craft a hedgehog from toilet paper rolls, you need the following materials: a compass, four toilet rolls, glue, brown paint, and eyes.
Cut one of the four toilet rolls lengthwise in half to create a rectangle. Then use the compass to draw a circle on the cardboard of the toilet roll and cut it out. Then cut the circle in half to create two semicircles. Fold one of the semicircles on the straight side into a point. This is the hedgehog's snout. Tape the snout together. Cut the second toilet roll lengthwise in half as well and roll it into a smaller roll, the same size as the back of the snout. This is the body. Tape the snout and body together. Together they form a sort of rocket. Cut four times at the end of the body and close the body.
Then take the remaining two rolls and paint them brown. Then draw and cut out the spikes in straight lines from the cardboard of the toilet paper roll. Then glue the spikes horizontally onto the body of the hedgehog to create a large bunch of spikes. Then make two round ears and glue them just behind the snout, in front of the spikes. Make a small ball from a piece of tape that serves as its nose. Finally, paint its snout brown with a black dot and glue on the eyes. Now your hedgehog is ready!
Crafting a horse with toilet roll
To craft a horse with toilet paper rolls you need: a toilet paper roll, a horse template, paper (brown, black, green, beige, and pink), a pencil, glue, scissors, black and pink markers, brown wool, and a black pipe cleaner. This website shows images that illustrate how to make a horse from toilet paper rolls.
The template consists of the horse head, legs, and ears. You can also draw these shapes yourself on the brown paper. If you don't do that, start by tracing the head (twice), legs (four times), and ears (twice) onto the brown paper. Then color the bottom of the legs black with a marker to make the hooves. Cut two small triangles from the beige paper for the inside of the ears and a semicircle for the snout. Cut out the snout and attach it to the brown head of the horse. Repeat this for both heads.
Wrap the toilet roll in brown paper and glue in place. This is the body of the horse. To make the horse's mane, cut the wool into pieces of your desired length. Take one of the two horse heads, turn it over and glue the pieces of wool to the inside of the horse head (this is the inside, the side where the snout isn't glued). Then turn the horse head back over and attach the eyes and draw the nostrils. Take the green paper and draw the saddle, cut it out and glue it on the horse's back. Then take both heads and attach them to both sides of the toilet roll. Let the noses touch each other.
To make the stirrups, bend two short pieces of black pipe cleaner into a pair of stirrups. Cut two small pieces of black paper. Fold one end of the black paper around the pipe cleaner and secure with glue to finish the stirrups. Glue the stirrups to the bottom of the saddle on either side of the body. Then wrap the remaining wool around your fingers a few times and tie a small piece of yarn at the end of the bundle. Glue this to the back of the horse's body. This is the tail. Finally, glue the four feet to the body. Done!
Crafting a spider with toilet roll
Another animal you can craft with a toilet roll is a spider. For this you need: a toilet roll, black paint, two eyes, and white tape. This video explains how to craft a spider from a toilet roll.
Paint the toilet roll black. Make a few notches at one of the two ends of the toilet roll and fold these inward. This is the spider's back. Then cut eight indentations at the other end of the toilet roll. These form the legs. Leave a wide piece between the legs. The wide piece serves as the spider's head. Fold the legs outward and also the head. Stick the eyes on the head and make a cross on the body with tape. Voila, the spider is ready!
Crafting a sheep with toilet roll
To make a sheep from toilet paper rolls you need the following materials: a toilet paper roll, cotton balls, black cardboard, water, glue, aluminum foil, a ping pong ball, straws, black marker, and eyes. For a detailed explanation of how to make a sheep from a toilet paper roll, you can watch the video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yv4vaB17Kp0&t=2s
Take the cotton balls from the bag and form balls by wetting them and rolling them between your hands. This becomes the sheep's fleece. Then form a wad of aluminum foil and push the wad into one of the two ends of the toilet roll. Also close the other end of the toilet roll with aluminum foil. This is the back of the sheep. Then glue the cotton balls all over the roll, including the back, up to the aluminum foil wad.
Take the two straws and cut them into four equal parts. Wrap them in black paper and glue the paper to the straws. These are the four legs of the sheep. Then glue the legs to the bottom of the body. Press the cotton balls against the legs with glue for extra reinforcement.
Cut four small circles from the black paper and attach them to the legs. These are the hooves. Take the ping pong ball and attach the eyes. Draw a triangle for the nose. Glue two cut-out black drops on both sides of the ping pong ball to form the ears. Glue the head to the aluminum foil wad. As a finishing touch, you can glue a small bit of cotton on top of the sheep's head, and then she's done!
Crafting a penguin
When you want to craft a penguin, you need the following materials: a toilet roll, black paint, and paper (white and orange). This video shows how to make a penguin from a toilet roll.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkNFwh2auSk
First, paint the toilet roll black. After the toilet roll has dried, take the white paper and cut out the belly and eyes. For the penguin's belly, cut a white circle, the eyes are two white ovals. Then take the orange paper and cut out the feet and beak. The feet are also two semicircles and the beak is a small triangle. Glue the belly, eyes, feet, and beak onto the roll. Then draw two black dots in the white eyes as pupils. Done!
Crafting a butterfly
To craft a butterfly from a toilet paper roll, you need: a toilet paper roll, paper (red and yellow), glue, eyes (two sets), buttons, scissors, a pipe cleaner, and a stapler. For a clear visual description of how to craft a butterfly from a toilet roll, you can watch this video.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LbXqIG4qAOM
First, cover the toilet roll with colored paper. Cut the yellow paper lengthwise in half and make sure the yellow paper is as long as the toilet roll. Wrap the paper around the toilet roll and glue it in place or secure with staples. Then make the wings. Take the red paper, fold in half and place the toilet roll lengthwise on the paper. Draw the wings. The middle part should be the same length as the toilet roll, so the wings can later be attached to the body. Then cut a piece of the pipe cleaner and fold the cleaner into a V-shape. These are the antennae, which you glue to the top of the body of the toilet roll. Finally, glue the eyes on the body and the buttons on the butterfly's wings as decoration.
Crafting a dinosaur with toilet paper
To craft a dinosaur from toilet paper you need the following materials: a dinosaur template, white paper, green markers, scissors, glue, a toilet roll, and an eye.
Print the dinosaur template on paper and color the dinosaur with the markers. Cut out the body, head, and legs and cut four slits for the legs. Then take each leg and fold them backward and then forward. Then take the body and wrap it around the paper roll. Glue in place. Make sure there's no glue on the legs so they stand on the ground. Now take the head and cut a slit along the bottom dotted line. Fold one side forward and one side backward. Glue the eye on the head. Glue the head to one side of the toilet roll, and glue the tail to the other side of the roll. The dino is now ready!
Crafting with toilet rolls can be done all year round!
Crafting with toilet rolls is a fun and creative activity that you can enjoy all year round. It's not only an excellent way to recycle, but you can also express your creativity through it. From simple creations like animals and festive decorations to more complex projects like wall art and jewelry. The possibilities are endless. Toilet rolls can be painted, cut, glued, and also combined with other materials to make something special. Whether you're a seasoned crafter or a beginner, crafting with toilet rolls is a great way to express yourself and add a touch of personality to your home. So grab a roll and start crafting today!
Toilet roll crafting Easter
Easter is an annual celebration that brings friends and family together, and one of the ways to make the occasion even more special is by decorating your home with handmade creations. When you want to craft around Easter, you could for example craft an Easter bunny. For this, besides a toilet roll, you also need paper (white/pink/black), a black marker or pen, and finally cotton balls/pompoms. To craft an Easter bunny using a toilet paper roll, you need to follow these steps.
Cut a piece of white paper that fits around the toilet paper roll. Glue the white paper onto the roll to completely cover it. Then cut two small rabbit ears from white or pink paper and glue them to the top of the roll. Cut two small circles from black paper for the eyes and glue them to the front of the roll, just below the ears. Then cut a triangle from pink paper for the nose and glue it below the eyes. Use a black marker or pen to add details, such as whiskers and a mouth, to the bunny's face. Finally, you can also glue cotton balls or pompoms to the bottom of the bunny to make a tail. Your toilet paper roll Easter bunny is now finished and ready to hang!
Halloween crafting with toilet roll
Halloween as a holiday is a good excuse to transform your house into a spooky haunted house. Making Halloween decorations from toilet paper rolls is then a fun and budget-friendly option to decorate the house and surroundings. One of the Halloween decorations you can make is a pumpkin. Making a pumpkin from toilet rolls is easy, sustainable, and simple. Unlike the previous craft ideas, for crafting a pumpkin you use an unused toilet roll. Furthermore, you need a cinnamon stick, an orange cloth or paper, and a green ribbon.
First wrap the orange cloth around the toilet roll until the paper is completely covered. Then insert the cinnamon stick at the top of the toilet roll. This is the stem. Then wrap the green ribbon around the cinnamon stick. Your toilet paper roll pumpkin is now complete and ready to display!
Besides the pumpkin, there are also other Halloween decorations that can be made with toilet paper rolls. Here are a few more examples:
Mummies: Wrap a toilet paper roll with white gauze or cloth and add googly eyes for a cute and easy mummy decoration.
Spiders: Paint a toilet paper roll black and add eight legs made from pipe cleaners or black paper. You can also add eyes for a more realistic look. Another way to make a spider from toilet rolls can be found above in the section about crafting animals with toilet paper rolls.
Bats: Cut two bat wings from black paper and glue them to the sides of the toilet paper roll. Add googly eyes and a small triangular nose to complete the bat.
These are just a few ideas, with a bit of creativity and imagination you can make many more Halloween decorations with toilet paper rolls.
Crafting with toilet rolls autumn
Autumn is a beautiful season where leaves fall from the trees, temperature drops, and everyone stays cozy inside. Decorating the house with for example extra candles and more decoration in earth tones is a good way to embrace the season. It's also an idea to make autumn decorations with products and objects you already have at home. For example with empty toilet paper rolls.
It can be fun to bring autumn inside by making a tree from toilet rolls, for instance. To make a tree from toilet rolls, you need the following materials: scissors, glue gun, paint or markers (optional).
First cut the toilet rolls into pieces of different lengths. You could have three sections of different lengths for each branch, for example. Take the longest section and glue it at the base to form the trunk of the tree. Take the shorter parts and glue these to the trunk to form branches. Repeat this process for each branch, making sure to alternate the direction of the branches to make the tree as realistic as possible. Finally, you can paint the tree in a desired color or use markers to add extra details like tree grain. This is a simple and creative way to craft a tree with toilet rolls and bring autumn into your home!
Toilet roll crafting Christmas
Christmas is the time of togetherness and celebration. There are many options to bring a bit of Christmas into your home, from hanging traditional decorations to displaying more unique handmade creations. Obviously, you can hang Christmas lights and put up a Christmas tree. Also hang a Christmas stocking with a present in it, and you're already well on your way. But if you want to bring sustainable and budget-friendly Christmas decorations into your home this year, making Christmas decorations with toilet paper rolls is also a fun way to give your house a festive touch during the holidays.
For example, you can make Christmas trees by cutting toilet paper rolls into rings, painting them green, and stacking them in the shape of a tree. You can also make snowmen by painting three toilet paper rolls white and adding details like eyes, a carrot nose, and a hat. Moreover, you can make wreaths by cutting toilet paper rolls into thin rings, painting them green, and arranging them in a circular shape. These are just a few examples of the many Christmas decorations you can make using toilet paper rolls, and with a bit of creativity, you can come up with many more unique and festive ideas.
Other ideas to make from toilet rolls
It's now clear that you can make all kinds of fun and creative objects from toilet paper rolls. Apart from decorations for the whole year round, there are of course other creations you can make. Below are three more examples:
Rocket crafting with toilet roll
Cut a toilet paper roll in half and paint the roll silver to make the middle part of the rocket. Cut a cone-shaped nose and fins from cardboard and attach them to the hull with glue. Add details with markers or stickers. Your rocket is now ready for takeoff!
Firework crafting with toilet roll
Cut a toilet paper roll into pieces of different lengths and paint them in bright colors. Once the paint is dry, arrange the pieces in a circular shape and attach them together with glue. The end result is festive firework that you can hang or display on a table top.
Firecracker crafting with toilet roll
Paint a toilet paper roll red. Cut a feather-shaped tail from cardboard, paint it in bright colors and attach it with glue to the bottom of the toilet roll. Then cut a semicircle from cardboard to make the nose of the firecracker and glue it to the top. Your firecracker is now ready to ignite!
These are just a few of the many fun and creative objects you can make with toilet paper rolls. Whether you're looking for a fun activity to do with children or just want to add some unique decorations to your home, these ideas hopefully provide some inspiration. With a bit of imagination and creativity, you can come up with even more unique and fun ideas that test your crafting skills. So the next time you have a toilet paper roll left over, consider making something special out of it!
Reusing Bamboi toilet paper wrappers
Bamboi toilet paper is individually wrapped in a bamboo kraft paper wrapper. This wrapper keeps our toilet paper clean and soft and is an organic alternative to plastic. The wrappers are thus sustainable and environmentally responsible, but it's also possible to reuse the wrappers. To wrap the apple you take to school or work, for example. Or to wrap fragile objects - such as a gift or a Christmas bauble - for transport. You can also craft with the wrappers. Below are three examples of what you could make with the Bamboi toilet paper wrappers.
Crafting flowers with Bamboi wrapper
One of the simplest and most popular crafts with the wrappers are flowers. Toilet rolls can be rolled into petals, painted or decorated with glitter, and then assembled into beautiful flowers. These flowers are beautiful decorations for your home or can be used to make bouquets, wreaths, and other flower arrangements.
Wall art crafting with Bamboi wrapper
Another popular craft with wrappers is wall art. Wrappers can be cut into shapes, such as stars or leaves, and then painted or decorated to create unique and striking designs. These shapes can then be combined into a collage or hung on the wall for a fun and colorful piece of wall art.
Jewelry crafting with Bamboi wrapper
Wrappers can also be used to make jewelry, such as bracelets, necklaces, and earrings. Wrap the wrappers around an existing material, such as cardboard or a plastic bead to create a colorful and piece of jewelry.
In this article, only a few examples were given of animals you can craft with toilet rolls. There are many more animals you can craft from toilet paper rolls, for example a chick, frog, cat, cow, or a bird. We also gave a few examples of objects and decorations you can craft with Bamboi toilet paper rolls. But there are many more objects you can craft from toilet paper, for example an airplane, a castle, or binoculars. Crafting with toilet rolls is a great way to be creative, save money, and help the environment. So the next time you have some empty toilet rolls lying around, don't throw them away, but make something beautiful out of them!
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