This is a fun and simple color, cut and paste craft uses a toilet paper roll to give it a three dimensional effect.  Young children will enjoy making and playing with it.

Materials:

• toilet paper roll or cardboard tube,
• a printer,
• something to color with,
• scissors,
• glue,
• paper.

Instructions:

• Print out the craft template of choice.
• Color (if using the black and white version of the craft) 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 onto the top of the toilet paper roll.
• Fold the tail and glue it together (so it's colored on both sides) then bend the tab and glue it onto the back to give it a three dimensional effect.
• Glue the legs onto the toilet paper roll:  We put him together as if he was sitting on his haunches -- they don't do this of course, but this is the simplest way for young children to construct the craft.  It also gives the animal a "cartoon" feel which the kids seem to like.

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)

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