This is a quick and easy craft that will surely give you the feel that Spring may finally be here.
You will need:
- a toilet paper roll
- construction paper or cardstock
- scissors
- markers
- a pipe cleaner
- glue
- paint
- paintbrush
- googly eyes
- pompoms
Charlie is not quite 3, so I have to help and oversee a lot, but older children would be able to do this on their own.
First, I painted (with Charlie’s help) the toilet paper roll.
Letting the paint dry, I folded a piece of cardstock in half, drew a heart on it and cut it out. Now I had 2 identical hearts. These will be the wings.
I gave Charlie the Faber – Castell Washable 12 Duo Tip Markers Arts & Crafts that we received in January’s Citrus Lane box. They are really awesome markers that can actually stand up to Charlie pressing down on them super hard. He colored the wings until he was happy with how they looked. This took about 20 minutes for him to color both wings on both sides.
By the time he was done, the toilet paper roll was dry. I put glue on and Charlie pressed down the googly eyes. With the pipe cleaner, I folded it in half and rolled it around my finger. Inside the toilet paper roll, I put a big glob of glue and pushed the pipe cleaner antennae in place.
While those were drying, I put a little glue on the decorated heart wings and Charlie picked out which pompoms he wanted to put on the wings.
Once the wings were finished, I glued them to the back of the toilet paper roll and let it all dry overnight.
Easy craft that Charlie takes pride in and now plays with!
Rebecca Bryant says
wow what a cute butterfly and i like that you used object from around the house.
Sarah Bailey says
That is so cute! Love how simple it is to make from everyday objects as well. x
Robin Rue says
That is super cute! Actually, my oldest made one of these back when he was in preschool & it’s still sitting inside my hutch 🙂
mail4rosey says
We do toilet paper roll crafts too, and I love them. 😉 Yours came out cute!
redheadbabymama says
My son is in love with markers right now – a perfect craft for the Spring Equinox! Happy Ēostre!
The Rebel Chick Jenn says
That little butterfly is so cute! I bet the kids love making those!
Melissa says
How cute is that! I love little crafts like these that I can do with my daughter.
Jennifer Van Huss says
Very cute! With three kids, we have tons of toilet paper rolls around!! I’ll have to save a few and make some of these!
Lisa Joy Thompson says
We love toilet paper crafts! This was a particularly cute one! We’ll have to try this!
brett says
These are absolutely adorable! Love it for spring 🙂
April Mims says
These are so cute! Definitely makes me think of spring!
PamIW says
So cute and looks so simple as far as supplies and skills needed. What a great craft for a spring day.
SippyCupMom says
This is so cute! Perfect for Spring and my son would love it.
jaimemckee says
Very fun for little ones! I’m going to print this for my son’s daycare class!
Theresa says
My daughter made me something very similar to this last Valentine’s Day. It was my favorite gift! Yours is lovely too!
Karen Koblan says
This is too cute! My daughter made a penguin out of the paper toilet roll and it was so cute.
Kristen from The Road to Domes says
Cute and a great way to re-purpose! Fantastic idea, thanks for sharing it with us!
Arlett R. Hartie says
It looks like he was really in to it. 🙂
Debra says
My kids love making these butterflies. Every spring we seem to get a flock of them in our living room – in all different colors & designs.
Liz @ A Nut in a Nutshell says
That is so perfectly cheery for Spring. I also love that it allows for lots of creativity!
Tiffany C. says
This is such a cute craft. My 6-year old would love this. She has been practicing cutting out paper hearts lately.
Susanna Barbee says
I love any craft that uses toilet paper rolls! This is such a cute spring craft. I definitely plan on making it with my boys. Pinned.
Lisa C says
I remember making something similar when I was kiddo! These would be perfect to set out for Spring!
Dina Demarest says
that’s really cute. I love the pipe cleaners as antenae.
Kalona says
super cute idea. and easy too. i love re-purposing things like tp rolls into organization tools or crafts
ToniPatton says
Very cute craft! Perfect as we gear up for the butterflies this spring.
Kristal says
Aw! This looks like a cute and simple DIY craft I can do with my siblings. Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Rachee says
What an adorable craft! Perfect for spring and summer.
Autumn says
Cute! My daughter would love to make this adorable butterfly craft. It looks simple enough for little ones to personalize.
Lolo says
One of the cutest butterflies I have seen! I love toilet paper crafts.
Krystyn says
That is super cute! What a great spring craft!
Jenny says
aww how cute is that 😀 totally wanna do this with my son!
Tandi Cortez-Rios says
Adorable craft!
Tammy Woodall says
This is such an easy and cute craft, especially for toddlers. My niece will love this. Thanks for sharing.
Jennier Shelton says
Oh this is just adorable!
dianna1 says
Thank you– I am always looking for re-useable crafts for the little guy– while the others are being schooled– this one should be real fun for Pierce
Nancy says
I love crafts that are made out of recycled items. Kids are so proud of what they make!
Christina Shirley says
We love doing crafts and thee butterflies are super cute. The kids would enjoy making these.
Joyallwin says
Aw! This looks like a cute and simple DIY craft I can do in my room, Thanks for sharing! 🙂