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Hippo Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is a simple three dimensional hippopotamus craft that is fun for kids to make and play with.  I thought scuba gear would be cute for a hippo to hold -- they spend a lot of time submerged in lakes with only their noses poking above the water.

A different looking hippo tp roll craft can be found here.

Materials:

  • toilet paper roll

  • printer, 

  • something to colour with, 

  • scissors, 

  • glue, and 

  • paper
      

   

Instructions:

  • Print out the template of choice.  
      
  • Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces. 
      
  • Glue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube.  Toilet paper rolls come in different sizes, so if you find the rectangle is a bit too big, just trim it down.  If you find it's a bit too small, just cut out another small piece to fill in the gap.
      
  • Glue on the head, arms and chest.
      
  • Fold the feet tabs and glue to the inside, bottom of the tp roll.
      
  • Glue the scuba gear into one of the hands
      

Templates:  

  • Close the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
       
  • Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

 

Template    (color)   or   (B&W)

 

Printable version of these instructions