Our girlie castle even got featured on the front cover of Mums & Tots Magazine and got a huge write up in our regular craft column. We were over the moon!
Using the same simple method of covering toilet paper tubes in paper scraps and gluing on little windows and cones for the roof, it wasnt long before this crazy looking toilet paper tube castle came to be...
You'll need:
Optional things you might need: glitter or any colourful craft supplies and play accessories like butterflies, Lego people, dolls, sand..etc.
It's hard to believe these simple supplies make such a fun craft creation which kids of all ages just adore playing with.
Here's how you do it...
First off, if any steps are unclear in this tutorial (sorry!).. just pop over to our tutorial for the girlie castle which contains all thesame steps but even more photos of the step by step instructions.
The first step is to gather your scrap paper and cover each toilet paper tube. You can use glue or double sided table to tape down the paper and hide any extra length of paper inside the tube.
For the roof of the tower, just fold a piece of scrap card or thick paper into a cone shape and glue or tape in place. You'll probably need to cut it to fit, so have some fun making jagged or scalloped edges around the tower roof.
Attach the roof to the tower by sticking some double sided tape into the roof and sitting it on the tube tower so its secure. Of course you can skip this step if your tot prefers to lift off the roofs to place a little fairy or Lego person inside!
To make the windows you can just draw them onto the paper covered tubes, or get a bit more creative making 3D windows with puffy paint. You can do this by drawing various window shapes and door shapes with your marker/3D paint pen on a piece of card and leave to dry. Cut out the window and glue onto the towers.
I taped some paper I had to a straw to make flags but you could equally use sticks or rolled paper as flag posts.
For fun and seeing as we needed a base for the flag, we used a satsuma orange.
To make the tiny steps leading up to the doors, you can fold up a long thin piece of paper (I used a paint sample sheet) to create the steps. Just glue or tape below the doors then stick on your stairs.
The stairs can add some colorful ombre shades to your castle if you choose the one color & the paint sample strip contains different shades.
Then finally, get craftea assembling everything!! Arrange the castle towers, flags roofs and windows and if you like add some superhero characters, plastic army or lego men or glitz or other crafty bits you can find in a euro shop or craft center to the castle!
Here's some photos of the finished Princess Castle!
Can you believe these were once plain old toilet paper tubes!?
Craftea Tip! Depending on the age of your tot - you could add some play sand, dry rice or lentils, small toys or people for a super sensory experience too!