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Batman Toilet Paper Roll Craft

I always shudder when I have to make a craft that's pretty much targeted to boys.  Not because I don't enjoy designing them, but because I don't really have any "testers" (both my children are girls and weren't overly interested in making Batman).  I had my husband scrutinize this one to make sure it's "cool" (even though he's old *grin*).  Hopefully we did ok!  By the way, I'm sure some girls might love batman, just not mine at the moment... *wink*.  Kaitlyn (age 2) looked at him and said "oooh, scawy" (scary... she uses w's for r's).  Tasha (age 6) looked at him and said "mommy, that's a BOY thing".  

Batman craft
  
Batman is a simple color, cut and paste paper craft that uses a toilet paper roll as a base to give it a three dimensional effect.  My children love to play with toilet paper roll crafts as much as they like making them.

Materials:

  • toilet paper roll, 
  • printer, 
  • piece of paper, 
  • some crayons, paint, markers or pencil crayons, 
  • scissors,
  • glue

Instructions:  

  • Print out both templates of choice.  (Template 2 has the legs and cape)
     
  • Colour (where appropriate) and cut out the template pieces.  
     
  • Glue the large rectangular piece on first to cover the tube.
     
  • Glue on the bat, belt and cape.
     
  • Glue on the head, legs and the arms.  (We did the legs so it looked like Batman was sitting down)
       

Templates:  

  • Close the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
       
  • Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

Template 1   (color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2   (color)   or   (B&W)

  

   

Printable version of these instructions