How to Make a Paper Roll Owl
Create a family of adorable owls using cardboard tubes and cardstock. It’s a simple, hands-on autumn craft that encourages creativity and makes a lovely seasonal decoration.
Yield: 1 paper roll owl
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Toilet paper roll
- Acrylic paint
- Cardstock (multiple colours)
- Large googly eyes (20mm)
- Glue tape
- Black paint pen
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Form the owl shape and paint it
- To make your owl you'll need an empty toilet paper roll or a paper towel roll cut down to size.
- Begin by pushing the end of the paper roll down and in on one side.
- Repeat on the other side, creating the owl's ears.
- Paint the outside of the paper roll owl with acrylic paint. Make sure you get the top of the owl's head as well.Allow to dry, and add a second coat of paint, if necessary.
Step 3: Add the owl's features
- Cut pieces from cardstock to decorate your owl. You'll need 2 circles for the eyes (larger than your googly eyes), a beak, 2 wings, and an oval for the chest/stomach.
- Add glue tape to the back of the googly eyes and attach them to the cardstock circles. You can also use tacky glue.
- Apply more glue tape on the backs of the eyes and set them in place at the top of the owl.
- Glue the beak just below the eyes (or even overlapping it a bit) and then attach the wings to the sides of the owl.Add glue tape to the top 1/3 of the wings and set them in place. Bend the wings inwards a bit so they're sticking up.
- Use a paint marker or Sharpie to draw "U" shaped feathers on the chest.
- Add glue tape to the back of the chest and attach it to the paper roll.
- Your paper roll owl is complete!
- Now have fun making a whole parliament of owls in all different colours!
Notes
Looking for more paper roll crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
Paper Roll Birds
Paper Roll Candles
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