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How to Make Paper Roll Bunnies
If you are up for a fun little painting project, by all means, go ahead and paint a few toilet paper rolls! Painting projects tend to scare me off a bit, so I personally prefer to use card stock and roll it into a tube shape. Or you could even wrap a toilet paper roll in paper, like how you would wrap a present. You can choose whatever colour you like, the colour is perfectly consistent and you don’t have to wait for anything to dry. Plus there’s zero mess to clean up!
Here’s a list of what you’ll need:
Coloured cardstock (or a painted toilet paper roll)
Polka dot scrapbook paper
White pom pom or cotton ball
Googly eyes (mine were 15 mm wide)
Raffia
Black gel pen
Crafter’s tape
Invisible tape
Scissors
The whiskars are made from “raffia” and yes, I had to look at the package to confirm that that’s what it’s called. It’s that brown, straw like filler that they use in at the bottom of gift baskets. You can usually find it around Easter time with the other Easter “grass” options.
You’ll need to cut out 4 pieces from the solid coloured paper:
1 rectangle, about 6″ wide x 4.5″ tall
1 circle, about 2″ across (I traced around a small drinking cup)
2 half circle paws, about 1″ across
Then you’ll need to cut out 3 shapes from the polka dotted scrap book paper:
2 ear shapes, about 3″ tall
1 nose, about 5/8″ across
Figure out where the nose is going to go (roughly in the middle of the bigger circle), then draw a small mouth using a black gel pen. Then add three lines along the flat edge of the paw pieces.
Make sure you leave the ink to dry for a few minutes before you touch it. If you touch it right away, it smudges really easily.
Find the straightest and skinniest pieces of raffia and cut 6 strips to be 4 inches long each. If you don’t have any skinny pieces, cut them to length, add a small snip in the end, and tear them into skinny strips.
Line up the raffia whiskers. Cut a small piece of tape and wrap it around the middle of the whiskers to hold them together.
Use crafter’s tape to attach the raffia to the back of the polka dot nose, and then to the middle of the large circle. Then attach the googly eyes, again using crafter’s tape.
Attach the ears and the paws to the back of the bunny’s face using crafter’s tape
Roll the paper rectangle into a tube shape. You want it to be roughly the same size as a toilet paper roll. Make sure you add tape to the both the inside edge of the paper roll and the outside edge of the paper roll so it sticks together well.
Add a long strip of crafter’s tape straight down the back of the middle of the face, then press it onto the bottom of the paper roll.
Then add about a 1/2″ strip of crafter’s tape at the top, middle of the paper roll and press on the white pom pom.
You’re paper roll bunny is complete!
Now if you don't feel like making a paper roll bunny then how about this
How to Make Paper Roll Chicks
Here’s a list of what you’ll need. You can probably find all of the supplies at the dollar store.
Strip of yellow card stock (1.5″ wide by 5.5″ long)
Small scrap of yellow paper
6″ pipe cleaners (2 yellow and 1 orange)
2 small googly eyes (mine were 4mm)
Pink pencil crayon
Black gel pen
Crafter’s tape
Invisible tape
Scissors
Single hole punch
If you want to use a toilet paper roll and paint it yellow, by all means, go for it! I just like that with paper, you don’t have to wait for anything to dry. Plus, it’s way less messy than a little painting project with the kids.
Start by cutting out a little beak for your paper roll chick. Fold a small scrap of orange paper or cardstock in half, then cut out a triangle on the fold. When you open it up, it will be a little diamond shape,
Cut a piece of yellow card stock to be 1.5″ wide by 5.5″ long. Then use crafter’s tape to attach the googly eyes and the beak to the middle of the paper.
Draw some cute, little rosy cheeks beside the beak with a pink pencil crayon. Then draw some eyebrows above the googly eyes.
I’ve tried it many times and it’s waaaaay easier to draw a cute face on a flat piece of paper. So I definitely recommend creating the chick’s face before you roll it up.
When the face is ready, roll the paper into a tube shape and secure it with a strip of invisible tape. You’ll want to have a strip of tape on the outside as well as on the inside to keep it together.
Use a single hole punch to make little holes on the sides of the paper roll. Line them up so they are right across from each other, roughly in the middle of the paper roll.
Take a 6″ long yellow pipe cleaner and slide it through the holes in the paper roll
Bend the pipe cleaners into little wing shapes and tuck the end back into the hole.
To make the feet, start by folding a 6″ long orange pipe cleaner in half.
Then fold each side into an “M” shape like in the photo below. Use your fingers to pinch the chick’s feet tightly to make two little “toes” on each foot.
I was trying to keep things easy, so I just used tape to attach the feet to the inside of the paper roll. If your paper roll chicks need to be stronger, just use a little bit of hot glue to keep the feet in place.
Then cut a piece of pipe cleaner, about 2.5″ long and fold it in half. Attach it to the top of the paper roll with a piece of tape.
I bent the feet slightly upwards so they would stick out from under the chick.
I love how bright and happy these paper roll chicks look
Can’t you just picture little eggs sitting inside of them? I wish I would have thought of taking a picture with eggs in them!
It only takes about 5 minutes to make each chick, so they are really quick to make with the kids.
Now my girls are fairly young so I have to admit it took alittle longer with them.
As long as you keep the face simple, it’s really easy to make a cute and happy looking chick. The only drawing skills you and your kids will need will be for the eyebrows and rosy cheeks. Easy peasy!
These paper roll chicks are such an adorable Easter craft idea and they are super simple to make! They’re an adorable decoration for the Easter table and a fun, low mess craft to make with the kids.
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