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Cardboard Roll Puppets

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

Instructions to make home made puppets from cardboard toilet paper roll.

Materials Needed:

  • Toilet Tissue and/or Paper Towel Rolls
  • Craft Sticks
  • Glue
  • Scissors
  • Construction Paper
  • Misc. Craft Supplies (felt, moving eyes, yarn, etc.)
Instructions:
Very Simple! Decorate the cardboard toilet paper rolls to make different people or animals! You can even cut them to different heights. Use the misc. craft supplies to make hair, clothes, mouths, etc. Be creative! Glue the craft sticks inside the bottom edge of the cardboard roll for handle.

- See a photo of a dog version of this craft completed by William Sack.

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