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PAPER ROLL CAT CRAFT

paper roll cat craft to function as a pencil holder great back to school craft for kids
 
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This cute Paper Roll Cat Craft is a great back to school craft and fun recycled project to get kids excited for school! Fill with pencils, erasers and other items to get your kids ready to learn. 

Whether you’ve decided to homeschool or send the kids back to school this year, the new school year is always a fresh new start for learning and something to celebrate. 

Make it extra special this year by making your kids this adorable Paper Roll Cat Craft. It’s a great way to recycle paper tubes, is low cost and simple to make with our free template! (Download below). 

You can stuff with stationery items to turn it into a cute pencil holder like pens, markers and add erasers and other small treats. 

paper roll cat craft to function as a pencil holder great back to school craft for kids

paper roll cat craft to function as a pencil holder great back to school craft for kids

paper roll cat craft template

back to school pencil holder craft shaped like a cat using paper toilet tubes

PAPER ROLL CAT PENCIL HOLDER – MATERIALS

FREE printable cat template 
Ruler
Black marker
Pencil
Glue stick
Scissors
Wood clothespin (to hold the paper down to dry after gluing)
Toilet paper rolls
Colored papers (pink, light and dark grey, white, black)

paper cat craft made of toilet paper tubes

process to make a cat paper tube craft

process to make a cat paper tube craft

INSTRUCTION. 

Step 1: Download, print and cut out the template pieces with the colored paper as shown. 
Step 2: Cut 2 pieces of the dark and 2 pieces of the gray papers to cover 4 paper rolls total. Glue to the rolls (use clothespin if you wish to keep the papers glued down until dried). 
Step 3: Cut thin strips for the whiskers of the cat.
Step 5: Glue together the cat head pieces and draw the mouth with a marker. 
Step 6: Glue the head on top of the dark gray roll. Glue the legs of the cat to the light gray rolls. Then glue the cat tail to the back of the last roll.
Step 7: Stand up the pen holder, cut out circles out of gray paper and glue to make covers for the bottom. 

paper cat craft made of toilet paper tubes

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