You and your child will have as much fun making this upcycled craft as you’ll have on the sightseeing adventures that follow. See instructions below or click here for a downloadable PDF.
Supplies
- Toilet paper rolls
- Construction paper (cut to same length of roll)
- Glue
- Twine
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Scotch tape
Instructions
- Put several lines of glue on one side of the construction paper.
- Line up the cardboard tube lengthwise with the shorter edge of construction paper. Hold paper steady and roll it slowly until the length covers the tube.
- Repeat the process above with a second toilet paper roll.
- Apply a line of glue at the paper’s end seam on each roll; press both seams together to create the binoculars’ base.
- Use tape to wrap around the top and bottom of binoculars for extra hold.
- Glue thin strips of bright paper over the tape.
- PARENT STEP: Using hole punch or tip of scissors, make a hole on each sides of the base.
- PARENT STEP: Cut a strip of twine. Insert thread through each hole and tie a knot to form the strap.
- Go sightseeing!
For more upcycled crafting fun, try making a Milk Carton Bird Feeder or Recycled Cork Boats.
