This is another installment of The Pintester Movement: Ho Ho Ho Edition
I know it's a little early still to be talking about Christmas, but really it's the Pintester's fault, not mine. This time around, we were challenged to do a pin of a DIY Christmas ornament from Pinterest. After browsing for awhile, I decided on this one, because apparently I have a thing for toilet paper roll crafts. So does E, and this one was a really easy and fun one to do with her.
I already had the toilet paper rolls, of course, and the paint (we used acrylic paint that I had lying around), so I just had to run to the craft store for some twine and tacky glue.
Supplies
1 toilet paper roll per ornanament
Scissors
Tacky glue
Craft paint (I used my acrylics)
Twine, ribbon or string
Anything else you want to use to decorate it with (we left them as is because by the time we were done painting, E was bored)
Step 1: Squash the toilet paper rolls flat
Step 2: Cut roll into six equal(ish) pieces. Don't let your preschooler convince you that she can do this part by herself.
Step 3: Start gluing.
Step 4: Let dry for a few hours. Find another way to entertain your preschooler while they dry or she will constantly be checking them and actually hindering the process.
Step 5: Paint!
Step 6: Once the paint is dry, cut a six-inch length of twine per ornament, and attach. Tada!
Now E is continually asking me where the Christmas tree is, because why on earth would we make Christmas ornaments if we weren't going to put them on a tree? But we stayed busy for an afternoon and now I have a cute flower that she made to hang on the tree once it's up, so I call this a win.
Happy (early) holidays, all!
Yay, Gran would love this!
ReplyDeleteYou are so lucky your E would sit still for this project. My kids would have surely demolished it. :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fun quick craft. Good job.
ReplyDeleteWhat a cute idea! I can't wait to be able to do crafts and cook with my daughter. My mom saved all the ornaments I made from when I was a little kid and I love looking at them each Christmas. I am sure E will love looking back on these fun memories! :)
ReplyDeleteThese came out great! We did them one year at the school I used to work at, as one of the rotation stations for the younger kids while the high schoolers supervised. Theirs did not come out as nicely, although we let them use copious amounts of glitter, so it all worked out in the end.
ReplyDeleteAwesome crafting. Our dog chews up our toilet paper rolls but this is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteThey turned out really cute! I laughed out loud on your "preschooler" comments. So true! --Becky
ReplyDeleteI almost made these! But yours turned out way better than mine would have. :)
ReplyDeleteDon't you love the easy crafts with the bonus of having most of the supplies around the house!? Fun to do with kids...
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That is so cute and so fun for little ones!
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Thanks, Amy! We had a lot of fun with it. :)
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! It's a win-win. :) Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteHaha I'm sure that isn't true. But your dinosaur ones were awesome! Thanks for stopping by. :)
ReplyDeleteThank you! Haha
ReplyDeleteThank you! I'm glad our dog hasn't figured out that he can chew them up!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Haha copious amounts of glitter is usually a good fix. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! It's so much fun to be able to do stuff like this with her, I bet you and Claire will have a blast when she's old enough! That's adorable. I sure hope so! :)
ReplyDeleteThank you, and thanks for coming by!
ReplyDeleteShe was a little antsy, but she did pretty well! Thank you! :)
ReplyDeleteI bet he would! It's a lot of fun and you can get really creative with it if you want. :)
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