DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Harpy or Evil Fairy Toilet Paper Roll Craft

This is a fun and simple color, cut and paste paper craft that uses a toilet paper roll as a base to give it a three dimensional effect.

You can use this craft as a harpy (from Greek Mythology) or as an evil fairy (from stories like Sleeping Beauty).

In Greek mythology, the harpies were winged death spirits who stole food from Phineas the prophet.

Materials:

• a toilet paper roll,
• printer,
• glue,
• scissors,
• something to color with,
• a piece of paper

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice.
• Color the pieces as appropriate and cut them out.
• Glue the large rectangular piece around the toilet paper roll.
• Glue the arms to the sides of the toilet paper roll.
• Fold the tabs on the feet and glue them inside the toilet paper roll to give it a three dimensional effect.
• Glue the head onto the top of the toilet paper roll.
• Glue the wings onto the back of the toilet paper roll.

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 1:                 (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2 - wings:    (color)   or   (B&W)

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