DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Minotaur Toilet Paper Roll Craft

Contributed by Leanne Guenther

This is a fun and simple color, cut and paste paper craft that uses a toilet paper roll as a base to give it a three dimensional effect.

The craft can be used to accompany many Greek mythology themes, fantasy themed books and movies or it can be made just for fun.

In Greek mythology, the minotaur was a half-man/half-bull monster that was imprisoned by King Minos in a labyrinth in Crete.

Also see:

• The Story of Daedalus and Icarus

Materials:

• a toilet paper roll,
• printer,
• glue,
• scissors,
• something to color with,
• a piece of paper

Instructions:

• Print out the template of choice.
• Color the pieces as appropriate and cut them out.
• Glue the large rectangular piece around the toilet paper roll.
• Glue the smaller rectangle around the bottom of the toilet paper roll (these are the legs).
• Glue the jagged rectangle around the center of the toilet paper roll (this is the loin cloth).
• Glue the arms to the sides of the toilet paper roll.
• Fold the tabs on the feet and glue them inside the toilet paper roll to give it a three dimensional effect.
• Glue the head onto the top of the toilet paper roll.

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:   (color)   or   (B&W)