DLTK's Christmas Crafts for Kids
Poinsettia Flower Toilet Paper Roll Ornament

A simple toilet paper roll craft that makes a cute little ornament that looks like a poinsettia flower.  If you use acrylic paint it dries quickly and allows you to complete this craft in a little more than an hour.

Materials:

• toilet paper roll
• red paint (we used acrylic)
• glue
• scissors
   
• Optional: string, thread, ribbon or wool

 

 

Instructions:

• Paint the outside of the toilet paper roll red.
• Let dry.
• Cut the roll into five rings of equal width.  (An adult may need to help with this part.)
   
   
• Press each ring to fold it in half but do not crease them to much.  They should bounce back a little but remain oval shaped.
• Arrange the five oval rings in a circle to look like a flower.
• Glue each of the rings together at the point where they touch.  If you are going to hang the poinsettia be sure to glue a piece of string (or thread, or ribbon, or wool) between two of the oval 'petals'.
   
• Optional:  Paint the inside of the petals red after the glue dries.

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