DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Perseus 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.

Perseus is the Greek hero who beheaded Medusa (the Gorgon with the hair of snakes).  He received many gifts from Athena and the nymphs to help him defeat Medusa.  His helmet gave him invisibility and his winged sandals allowed him to travel very quickly.  Anyone who looked at Medusa would be turned to stone -- so Perseus looked at her using his mirrored shield and as soon as he had beheaded her, he popped her head in a sack.

Perseus used Medusa's severed head to turn the cruel King Polydectes to stone in order to save his mother Danae from having to marry him.  (the generic mermaid, king and queen crafts in the can be used to represent a nymph, Polydectes and Danae if you would like all the characters).

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 (the bottom 1/3 is the legs, the top 2/3 is his tunic).
• Glue the thin rectangle around the middle of the toilet paper roll (this is his belt).
• Fold the tabs on the winged sandals and glue them inside the tp roll to give it a three dimensional effect
• Glue the arms to the sides of the toilet paper roll.
• Glue the head onto the top of the toilet paper roll.
• Glue the sack onto the belt.
• Glue the sword and shield into his 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)

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