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August 20, 2015

Craft and Play: Toilet Paper Roll Car Craft

My kids love making crafts they can play with like our Toilet Paper Roll Space Shuttles and Soda Bottle Space Rockets which have been flying in the air ever since we made them. Today’s toilet paper roll cars craft is a perfect create-and-play craft for my kiddos (and hopefully your kiddos too!) My son always has cars in his hands and my daughter is always looking for transportation for her little dolls–now everyone is ready to roll :).

 

 

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Toilet Paper Roll Car Craft

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Supplies:
Toilet paper tube
White paint
Paintbrush
Scissors
Hot glue/gun
4 lids or pouch caps
Markers, stickers, or paint
 

Directions: There are printable directions available towards the end of this post to make craft time easy. 

 
 

 

1.  Cut a U shape in the cardboard tube to make the opening for toys to sit in the car. Fold the U up and cut it again to make it smaller.
2.  Paint the toilet paper tube white and set it out to dry.
3.  Let kids decorate their cars with markers, stickers or paint.

4.  Hot glue the wheels on and it’s ready to play with. Vroom Vroom!

 

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Craft and Play: Toilet Paper Roll Car Craft

Kids will love making a cardboard tube car that they can play with when they are done crafting.
Keyword: Craft

Materials

  • Toilet paper tube (or cardboard tube cut in half)
  • White paint
  • Paintbrush
  • Scissors
  • Hot glue/gun
  • 4 lids or pouch caps
  • Markers, stickers, or paint

Instructions

  • 1.  Cut a U shape in the cardboard tube to make the opening for toys to sit in the car. Fold the U up and cut it again to make it smaller.
    2.  Paint the toilet paper tube white and set it out to dry.
    3.  Let kids decorate their cars with markers, stickers or paint.
    4.  Hot glue the wheels on and it’s ready to play with. Vroom Vroom!

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Comments

  1. Kid Minds says

    August 25, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    This is a great activity for my kids. They love making things-that-go AND toilet paper roll crafts! We will be trying it today!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      August 26, 2015 at 3:48 am

      Yay!!! I hope they had fun crafting and playing 🙂

      Reply
  2. Eileen Teo says

    August 26, 2015 at 9:32 pm

    Wow! This is amazing! I love it! Thank you for sharing it with us #pintorials I have pinned!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 1, 2015 at 2:27 am

      Hi Eileen, Thanks so much and I really appreciate the pin!!! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Emma @ P is for Preschooler says

    August 27, 2015 at 2:50 pm

    Love the pouch cap wheels! This looks like fun to make AND play with!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 1, 2015 at 2:26 am

      Hi Emma, Thanks! I keep collecting them and need to find a hundred more ways to use them, lol 🙂

      Reply
  4. My Bored Toddler says

    August 27, 2015 at 11:23 pm

    These are really cool! Thanks for sharing on #ToddlerFunFriday

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 1, 2015 at 2:25 am

      Thanks! Have an awesome day 🙂

      Reply
  5. Otilia Stocks says

    August 29, 2015 at 10:20 am

    This is such a lovely idea! Love it! Need to try and make some for my kids. Thank you for linking with the #pinitparty

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 1, 2015 at 2:25 am

      Hi Otilia, Thanks so much! I hope your kiddos have fun 🙂

      Reply
  6. Rachel Kaylynn says

    August 31, 2015 at 3:18 pm

    What an awesome upcycle idea! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Katie says

      September 1, 2015 at 2:24 am

      Hi Rachel, Thanks so much! We love reusing things around here 🙂

      Reply
  7. Jennifer Grace says

    September 3, 2015 at 9:03 am

    These look so fun, I know I'm going to try this one out with my son, he'll love it! Found via #pintorials! x

    Reply

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  1. Cars, Cars, Cars! | St Louis Public Library Parents says:
    June 15, 2016 at 11:04 am

    […] Even after you make all of the cars in The Racecar Book there are more car crafts to be done! Practice shapes with this Build-a-Truck activity from Little Family Fun or make this toilet paper roll car with instructions from A Little Pinch of Perfect. […]

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    August 27, 2020 at 12:10 pm

    […] or use the pattern lines already on rugs or blankets. If you don’t have toy cars, you can decorate toilet paper rolls. You may even want to have a “drive-in movie” at your house by making a car with an old […]

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