Paper Towel Roll Crafts and Activities for Kids

ByMichelle McKinley February 25, 2014August 6, 2014

Today I wanted to share some cool paper towel roll crafts for kids! It’s great to use recycled items like this and make them into art projects. It also helps cut down on the craft supply budget! Click on the links below to see the original tutorial and step by step instructions on how to make them. Have fun!

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Crafts Made out of Paper Towel Rolls

Make a paper towel roll mermaid! How cute is she?! I can’t get over how creative it was to put little seashells on for the top! From RedTedArt

Aww! You could make a beautiful paper towel roll castle! Cut the rolls to make different sizes to stick together. FromPlayDrHutch

Make some noise with these paper towel roll rain sticks! From HappyHooligans

This idea is genius! Make your own paper towel roll ipod speakers! I love the colors of teal and yellow as well. From PinkStripeySocks

This looks like a lot of fun. You could have your kids make a paper towel roll family tree craft! Great for learning about their family history too. From PlayDrHutch

I LOVE this! You can make a log for the 5 little speckled frogs from a paper towel roll! Those cute little frogs are made out of egg cartons. From RainyDayMum

I am impressed by this craft! Make a dog marionette paper towel roll craft! I’m sure kids would love “walking” it around the house. From RedTedArt

Consider making a paper towel roll rainbow wind catcher! This one is for St. Patrick’s day but you could put any color streamers and ribbons on the bottom!