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DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Pencil Crayon Holder

If you are a parent or someone who is around children for any length of time, you are sure to know that kids have a fascination with toilet paper rolls. From pretend microphones to telescopes, the possibilities are endless.

The kids were BIG helpers in this fun DIY project.

How to make a Pencil Crayon Holder out of Toilet Paper Rolls

You will need:

First, you will need to select a paper to cover each toilet paper roll.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Next, you will need to tape the paper to each roll making sure to leave about 1 inch extra on the top of each roll.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Once they are all covered in paper, cut the 1-inch extra paper into strips as shown below.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Then you will want to glue the strips and fold them into the inside of the toilet paper roll. This will be the top. Do this for each roll.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Here I chose to put a piece of tape around the outside edge of the top of the roll just to give it a bit more durability.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Once that is done I put all the rolls in a row in the order I want them with the bottom of the rolls facing me. I slide a paper clip to attach the bottoms of all rolls.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Once they are all joined together, I carefully stand them up and weave a ribbon (or string) through to give it a bit of extra strength and to make it look a little prettier.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

I come back from the other direction to complete the weaving.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Once again I carefully lay the rolls down and tie the ribbon/string tightly to the back.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

While the rolls are laying down I place paperclips on the tops of each of the rolls to now secure them together.

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

Now comes the fun part….placing the pencil crayons in the holder.

(Note: there is no bottom on the holder. Since the pencil crayons face up and the holder is on a hard surface there is no need for a bottom…unless of course, you plan on moving it around a lot).

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

My daughter thinks this is the perfect addition to her craft desk! I’m sure glad we saved those toilet paper rolls!

DIY Pencil Crayon Holder

You can see the real wooden pencil crayon holders I used in my Montessori home classroom when I was still teaching. This craft is a frugal way to create a similar pencil crayon holder.

You may also like this HALLOWEEN TOILET PAPER ROLL CRAFT:

toilet paper tube craft for Halloween

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Debbie White Beattie

Thursday 14th of December 2017

What a great way to use the toilet paper rolls and I love how they look with the wall paper

deanna

Thursday 2nd of January 2014

wow this idea is awesome! And since my family plans on moving i can put this on my dreser since i am a art freak! yea! thanks!

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Dani Sue

Tuesday 29th of January 2013

Very cute! Love this idea!

Jody @ Mommy Moment

Tuesday 29th of January 2013

My 7 year old is so proud of it!

Angela

Sunday 27th of January 2013

These are really neat! My daughter would LOVE to make these and we have a HUGE bag of toilet paper rolls sitting in our closet. Thanks for the idea and how-to.

Jody @ Mommy Moment

Sunday 27th of January 2013

It was a pretty fun afternoon project and I think it turned out pretty great too! Thanks for your comment.