“How to” craft project - Napkin holders

The kids are yours for the summer.  Parents, Grandparents, babysitters, and care providers.  Here’s a project for you and the kids.  It’s fun!   It gives you both quality time to make something and talk to each other.  The project is simple, inexpensive, and fun!

Materials needed:

• newspapers
• empty toilet rolls
• scrap material / paper (wrapping)
• scissors – remember for small children they should be round-tip
• glue gun
• extra glue stix
• stapler
• glitter

If you do not have glitter, take the kids to the Dollar Store.  For $1, they can select 3-color pack.  The colors are varied so they can find the ones they like.

Step 1:  Lay the newspapers out over the surface you will be using

Step 2:  Plug in the glue gun.  Put a newspaper underneath the gun so the glue drips on it.

Step 3:  figure out how many you will want to make.  My grandchild wanted to make a set of 6 each for her parents, her grandparents, her aunt & uncle and myself.  The total equals 24.

Step 4:  Take the toilet rolls first.  Each roll will get you 3 rings each.  You can eyeball it or teach the kids how to measure with a ruler.

Step 5:  Press the roll down (it is pliable) and cut 3 rings from each roll.  When complete, put them to the side.

Step 6:  Take your scrap material or paper and measure the roundness and the width. Leave a little hanging over the width.  Cut your strips. 

Step 7:   (Glue gets very hot so do not just hand it over to the child without checking it first.)  Circle the inside of the ring top and bottom.
Step 8: Take the material or paper strip and wrap it around the ring. 

Step 9:  Fold over the excess into the ring.  Press it firmly to the glue.

Note: you can also use a small stapler.  To cover the staple markings on the outside of the ring, cover with glitter or ribbon.

Step 10:  Let the kids decide how they want to decorate the outside.  My grandchild  glued a ring in the middle of the ring and sprinkled the glitter on.  Flick any glitter excess off.

You’re done.

Each holder can be different.  Each set can be different.  My grandchild made my set (it is the one in the video).  We packed up the other sets to take home as gifts.  She was so proud.  Every time I use my set (and I do all the time), I think of her and I smile.

I hope you have as much fun as we did!

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