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Mermaid 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.

The craft can be used to accompany many fantasy themed books and movies or it can be made just for fun.
 

Materials:

  • a tp roll,
  • printer,
  • glue,
  • scissors,
  • something to colour with
  • a piece of paper

INSTRUCTIONS

  • Print out the template of choice.
     
  • Colour the pieces as appropriate and cut them out.
     
  • Glue the large rectangular piece around the toilet paper roll
    • on the color template, the top half is pink (the body)
    • on the color template, the bottom half is green (the tail)
    • if using the B&W template you can color these as you prefer.
       
  • Glue the seashells onto the body as a bikini
      
  • Glue the arms to the sides of the toilet paper roll
     
  • Glue the head onto the top of the toilet paper roll.  It is ok if the hair overlaps the bikini somewhat.
     
  • Glue the tail onto the bottom of the toilet paper roll.  You can fold the tail so it sticks out of the bottom if you like.
     
  • Glue the crown onto the head.
     
  • 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