In honor of Mother’s Day I reached way back into the depths of my brain and thought of a craft my mom taught me to make. It is a super simple craft, but as a child I always got a kick out of creating these kazoos with a toilet paper tube. My kids were pretty amazed to realize it sounds just like a kazoo. You can get just a little creative (like my kids) or go crazy and glue on gems and add stickers if your kids are in the mood.

Next week I will feature another craft I used to make with my mom. Of course it is another craft that recycles items you already have at home. Funny, back in the day that was how crafts were made. I don’t remember my mom ever buying anything to make a craft, you just used what you had. Did the word “recycling” even exist 30 years ago? Hmm, food for thought.

Supplies:

• Toilet Paper Tube
• Wax Paper
• Rubber Band
• Markers or Crayons
• Scissors

How To:

1. Decorate your toilet paper tube using crayons or markers. Get really funky and glue on gems or use stickers.
2. Cut out a square of wax paper that measures 5″x5″. Lay the square over one end of the toilet paper tube and smooth the edges down around the tube. Add the rubber band over top of the wax paper to hold it on the toilet paper tube.
3. Make a humming sound into the open end of the tube. See your kazoo is working already!

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It’s Spring Break at our house. We are keeping busy enjoying the fabulous spring weather! I just wanted to hop on the blog and show all of you the cute bunnies we made from toilet paper tubes and cotton balls. Aren’t they cute? The perfect Easter craft for little kids. I had to laugh at how different all three turned out. The boys didn’t want feet on theirs and my daughter wanted feet and floppy ears so the bunny could hide.

How To | Toilet Paper Tube Easter Bunny

Supplies:

• Toilet Paper Tube
• Cotton Balls
• Googly Eyes
• Pink Paper
• White Paper
• School Glue

How To:

1. Use the white paper to cut out bunny ears and feet. Use the pink paper to cut out the inside of the ears and a pink bunny nose.
2. Add glue to the toilet paper tube and press cotton balls onto the glue as you go until the entire tube is covered.
3. Glue on the googly eyes and the nose.
4. Glue on the ears and the feet.
5. Let dry.

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My daughter created this beautiful bouquet all by herself. She used pipe cleaners, construction paper and a toilet paper tube to create these flowers that she gave to her baby sister. When I asked how she did it, she replied, “It was easy peasy mom!” I think this could also be a perfect Mother’s Day gift to give to grandma or an aunt.

How To | Easy Peasy Pipe Cleaner Flowers

Supplies:

• Pipe Cleaners
• Assorted Colors of Construction Paper
• Pencil
• Tape
• Toilet Paper Tube
• Marker
• Scissors
• Tape

How To:

1. Use a pencil to draw flower shapes on different colors of construction paper.
2. Cut out flowers.
3. Poke end of pipe cleaner through center of each flower and curl end of pipe cleaner over.
4. Use a marker to color the toilet paper tube (vase).
5. Arrange the flowers into a bouquet and thread the stems into the toilet paper tube.
6. Use a piece of tape to secure the stems to the inside the tube.

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