Making chickens from toilet rolls
Quick upcycling idea for Easter: Colorful chicken with feather
Easter DIY: easy to implement with just a few materials
Stop! Don't throw it away: For this Easter DIY, you need some toilet paper rolls. With a little paint and feathers, you can use them to make colorful chickens for Easter decorations. Quick and easy to do, this craft idea encourages creativity and brings color and cheerfulness to the Easter table.
Colorful chickens made from toilet paper rolls
Materials list
For this Easter craft with children you will need:
- Empty toilet paper rolls
- Acrylic paint, craft paint or finger paint - pastel shades go particularly well with Easter
- Brush or sponge
- Colored construction paper for the beak and comb
- Feathers
- Black felt-tip pen
- Craft glue
- A foil or newspaper to cover the table to protect it from paint
Tip:
Finger paints create particularly beautiful marble effects
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Step-by-step instructions: Making a chicken
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Step 1
Preparation:
Fold the toilet paper rolls in half. Cover the table with a drawing mat or newspaper.
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Step 2
Paint the roll:
Paint the outside of the toilet roll with bright colors. Finger paints or acrylic paints are best. Brush on the paint, dab it on with a sponge or roll the roll back and forth in the desired colors to create beautiful marble effects. Then allow the paint to dry thoroughly.
Tip: If several colors are applied next to each other and lightly mixed, a beautiful marble effect is created.
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Step 3
Cut out the comb and beak:
Trace and cut out a small comb and a triangular beak on colored construction paper.
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Step 4
Glue the chicken together:
Gently glue the comb into the top of the roll, don't forget the beak at the front and the feather at the back before gluing the top edge of the roll together.
Tip: Clothes pegs help to hold it in place while the glue is drying.
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Step 5
Finish:
Finish by drawing on eyes with a black felt-tip pen. If you like, you can glue small feathers to the sides or decorate the chickens with glitter and patterns.
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What age is the craft project suitable for?
This craft idea is suitable for children from around three to four years old. Most of the materials can be found in the household. Younger children can do the painting. An adult should help with the cutting and gluing.
You can do everything with it!
The finished chickens are perfect as table decorations on the Easter table or as a colorful eye-catcher together with colorful eggs in the Easter basket. The colorful chickens are also perfect as gifts.
Have fun crafting and decorating!
