Toilet Paper Roll Bugs

Making toilet paper roll bugs is so much fun! This is a very open-ended craft as there are 1001 ways, if not more, you can decorate your bug. Make a firefly, a moth or an alien bug – the craft choice is completely yours.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

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We love toilet paper beetles, we’ve made quite a few of them in a variety of shapes and techniques – this ladybug windsock toilet paper bee craft and this toilet paper bee craft are some of our favourites. But there are actually lots of ways you can make a beetle and today we’re going to show you a more open approach.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Provide your child with a variety of supplies…

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

…and let children be creative in designing the insect they love or imagine.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

We are sure that your kids will come up with some amazing creations and to spark their imagination, we will introduce you to 4 interesting bugs.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

We will show you step by step how to make a firefly and a beetle, but you can also see a bee and a ladybug.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Then you can do other things yourself.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Quick, grab some toilet paper rolls out of the cupboard and let’s get crafting.

How to Make Bugs from Toilet Paper Rolls

What you need:

  • toilet paper roll
  • hand painted
  • glue
  • split pin (optional)
  • black pencil
  • comb
  • drag
  • colored paper (red, blue, green and many others)
  • Googly eyes
  • round hole punching machine

Step by step instructions

Beetle

Coat toilet paper roll with blue acrylic paint. Let dry.

Step 20-11

Paint 3 green stripes onto the green roll of paper. Punch out a green circle with a round hole punch and glue googly eyes on it. Draw a small mouth and tongue. Glue the head to the roll of paper. Cut out two large green wings and two smaller green wings. Attach the wings to the roll of paper with split pins. Cut out 6 green stripes for the legs and 2 green stripes for the antennae.

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Step 20-81

Stick 6 strips to the body, 3 strips on each side.

Step 20-91

Stick the beard on the head.

Step 20-101

Firefly

Coat the roll with black acrylic paint.

Step 20-1

Draw a green stripe at the bottom of the paper roll.

Step 20-2

Cut out a small green heart and glue it to the roll of paper.

Step 20-3

Use a hole punch to punch out a red circle and glue the fake eye on.

Step 20-6

Use black eyeliner to draw a small mouth and a tongue.

Stick the head to the body.

Cut out two red wing shapes and attach them to the body with split pins.Step 20-7

Cut 6 red stripes for legs and 2 red stripes for beard.

Step 20-8

Stick the legs in, three on each side.

Step 20-9

Add 2 antennas.

Step 20-10

Done!

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

Now make these bugs fly by moving their wings.

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Is this project interesting to you?

 Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

That’s it for today.

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

See you soon with more insect crafts!

Toilet Paper Roll Crafts for Kids

You can do as much as you want.

Toilet Paper Roll Bug Craft Ideas

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