Toilet Roll Puppets
Decorate cardboard tubes into simple stand-up puppets and put on a short show.
Creative
2–8 years
20–40 min
Calm
Low mess
At home
What you need
- Cardboard tubes
- Crayons or markers
- Paper scraps
- Glue stick
- Wool for hair (optional)
Setup
- Save two or three clean cardboard tubes
- Set out markers, paper scraps, and glue
- Decide who each puppet will be
Play prompts
- Who is your puppet and what's their name?
- What voice do they use?
- Can you put on a two-minute show for us?
Ways to change it up
- Make a family of puppets, one per household member
- Build a shoebox stage for the show
Safety notes
- Supervise scissors and small paper pieces with toddlers
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