If you’re looking for a simple, kid-friendly craft with supplies you already have at home, this DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Craft is it.
For more ideas of what to make, check out all of our crafts.
If you know me, you know I’m always making some sort of themed crafts when holidays roll around. I like upcycle crafts the best. They’re a really inexpensive way to get your home looking festive. And, if you end up tossing them after the holiday, that’s fine. They were headed that way anyway.
So, with July 4th around the corner, it’s a nice time to make some red, white, and blue decorations.
If you want to make some that your kids can help with, this DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Craft is perfect. You can make this easy craft really quickly, which means there’s a very good chance that you won’t lose your kids’ attention while you’re making it. It’ll work on their fine motor skills, which is nice.
Even nicer, there’s a very good chance you have everything that you need for this fun craft at home, so you can make it on the fly.
You can toss this after the holiday, if you want, or you could store it away and pull it out on the other patriotic holidays (Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day) so you can feel a little festive on those days too.
If you’re looking for more ways to celebrate Independence Day, check out our list of Patriotic Recipes. They’re a fun way to get some red, white, and blue onto your table.
DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Craft
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DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Supplies:
- 3 empty toilet paper rolls
- Red acrylic paint
- White acrylic paint
- Blue acrylic paint
- Paint brush
- Burlap
How To Make Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls:
Paint one of the tubes with the red paint. Paint a second with the white paint. And finally, paint the last with the blue paint.
Let the base coats dry completely. Then, paint a second layer of paint.
I usually paint the first layer up and down and the second layer side to side. That reduces the chance that you’ll visibly see brush strokes.
Let them dry overnight.
Group them together, then tie the burlap around them. Tuck any extra burlap behind the knot.
Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls: Frequently Asked Questions
If you’re making these with younger children and you want to make this a more simple craft for them, there are a few different ways you can make this without paint.
Construction paper:
Cut red, white, and blue construction paper to be the size of each tube. Have your kids use glue sticks on one side of the construction paper, then stick the piece of paper to the toilet paper roll. That’s a lot easier for their little hands to handle.
Washi tape:
Cut pieces of red, white, and blue Washi tape and have your kids stick them onto the toilet paper rolls.
Ribbon:
Cut a bunch of red, white, and blue ribbon (make sure you cut a long piece of ribbon that can fit around the tube). Tie those around the toilet paper rolls.
They might slide, so this craft would be a little more stable with hot glue, but I would be worried about young kids around a hot glue gun.
If you want to make these, but you don’t have any empty toilet paper rolls, you can actually purchase cardboard tubes online or at your local craft store.
You could also use empty paper towel rolls and just cut those into three equally-sized pieces.
If you found this craft and it’s not around July 4th, you can absolutely use whatever color of paint you want. It just, you know, wouldn’t be considered a patriotic craft.
But, these types of crafts are really just a great way for the whole family to spend time together. They’re not crafts you’re selling at a craft fair. So do you. Make these however you (or your kids) want. As long as you’re having fun together, that makes this a great craft.
More Toilet Paper Roll Crafts:
I save all of our empty toilet paper tubes and then turn them into crafts, especially when we have little kids visiting. If you’re looking for another craft project using empty rolls, check out our list of 10+ Crafts Using Toilet Paper Rolls for more ideas.
We have a bunch of easy toilet paper roll craft ideas on that like. There are ones for Halloween, like Frankenstein and ghosts, a heart-shaped wreath for Valentine’s Day, and more.
More Patriotic Craft Ideas:
If you’re looking for more fun patriotic crafts to make to go along with this, check out our DIY Patriotic Coasters too.
DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Craft
If you're looking for a simple, kid-friendly craft with supplies you already have at home, this DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Craft is it.
Materials
- 3 empty toilet paper rolls
- Red acrylic paint
- White acrylic paint
- Blue acrylic paint
- Burlap
Tools
- Paint brush
Instructions
- Paint one of the tubes with the red paint. Paint a second with the white paint. And finally, paint the last with the blue paint.
- Let the base coats dry completely. Then, paint a second layer of paint.
- Let them dry overnight.
- Group them together, then tie the burlap around them. Tuck any extra burlap behind the knot.
Did you made this DIY Patriotic Toilet Paper Rolls Craft for your fourth of July celebration? Comment below and let us know how it went.
Sundeep
Tuesday 2nd of July 2019
I love these kind of crafts. I have lot of paper rolls in a bag. I am definitely going to make for sure. Thanks for sharing
Mommy Peach
Monday 1st of July 2019
These are super cute crafts and perfect for the 4th of July!
Ruth I
Monday 1st of July 2019
This craft is so easy to make! I like that it's simple but creative!
Jennifer Tanney
Sunday 30th of June 2019
This is such an easy craft to do and prefect for the 4th. I bet my son would love to do this one.
Hollie
Sunday 30th of June 2019
Wow these are amazing. I would have never guessed they were made from toilet paper rolls. They look great. I might try making them.