of course kids love to talk into them and look through them..mine used his like a sword today after i covered it with aluminum foil...ever done this or something else with it?
2007-04-03 08:50:02 · 13 answers · asked by isingmore 3 in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
The best thing I made out of a papertowel roll was an Angel for our Christmas tree. It was my first Christmas with my husband and we had no money. We got a little "Charlie Brown" tree and decorated with popcorn and candy canes. I made the Angel's body out of the tube, the head was a ball and I made wings out of tissue paper. I covered the whole thing with silver and gold paint. It actually came out really good. We still have it, even though my husband bought me a "real" angel for our tree the next year.
2007-04-03 17:23:14 · answer #1 · answered by mkatgriffin 2 · 25⤊ 6⤋
I store folded extension cords in them. It keeps them from tangling and I can label the tube with length or special purpose (i.e. waffle iron).
I give them to the houserabbit as chew toys. They get gnawed and tossed about.
I put several into a coffee tin or similar as dividers for long straight knitting needles.
If I'm out of paper towels, I leave the last tube on the rack and drape a cloth towel over it.
Slit the tube lengthwise and slip it over a rough wooden edge or a metal one. It's looks tacky, but it'll save nylon hose or prevent freezing hands in winter or burning 'em in summer.
2007-04-03 20:19:01 · answer #2 · answered by h_brida 6 · 14⤊ 1⤋
My daughter made a castle in Brownies out of paper towel and toilet paper rolls. The kids glued the rolls together and used a large rubber band to hold them in place until the glue dried. They then decorated the castles with markers and small flags made from tooth picks and construction paper. The castles were really cute.
2007-04-03 09:09:06 · answer #3 · answered by SunnyMoon 5 · 15⤊ 3⤋
when my rat was alive i gave them to her. shes was too big to crawl through them like other rodents like to do but she chewed them. i also read somewhere to buy white gloves (the knit ones) and then put a section of the paper towel tube over three of ur fingers. cover the top with masking tape and draw a head and use other materials to make it look like a puppet. i never tried it but it sounds easy.
2007-04-03 09:16:34 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 10⤊ 3⤋
I save them and when I get enough I take them over to the local school. The kindergarden kids just love them. Toilet paper rolls as well.
2007-04-03 10:25:45 · answer #5 · answered by crafty.crafter 3 · 9⤊ 4⤋
Small mammal hidey-hole,
cut one in half, attach both together with string for sweeeet nun chucks,
spyglass,
get a few, paint em silver, make a little robot,
fill with rice, cap off ends make a maraca,
yeah.. that's all I have.
2007-04-03 17:43:36 · answer #6 · answered by ♫ՖքØØķ¥♫ 7 · 13⤊ 3⤋
firestarters, we heat with wood and fill them with corn and paper shreds and used wax
2007-04-03 09:15:45 · answer #7 · answered by valerie w 2 · 13⤊ 1⤋
my cats liked to play with them, they would probably also make a decent fly/bug swatter
2007-04-03 10:15:03 · answer #8 · answered by faith_speaker 1 · 6⤊ 4⤋
I add mine to the compost bin. It makes good dry material.
2007-04-03 09:53:39 · answer #9 · answered by Kacky 7 · 12⤊ 5⤋
yeh, i like to recycle them.
2007-04-03 08:55:21 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 2⤋