Cardboard Tube Dragon

 Dragon Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, glue, glitter marker or paint, google eyes, scraps of green and red paper, scissors

 Begin by painting or coloring your toilet paper roll.  We found these glitter markers on sale at Target.  They were much messier than I expected, but Cole had fun using them and loved the sparkles.

 Cut out feet, wings, tail and a tongue/fire from your scrap paper.  We had some extra time so we colored on our dragon parts using the glitter markers.

 Using a pair of sharp and pointy scissors (adults only please) cut a zig zag mouth out of the dragon.

 Glue on your eyes and other body parts and allow to dry.

Cute!  The red thing hanging out of his mouth was supposed to be fire, but Cole thought it looked more like a tongue, so we'll go with that.

Book Suggestion: Another favorite dragon book by another favorite author.  The Knight and the Dragon by Tomie dePaola pits what should be two formidable opponents against each other, but the outcome is not what you would expect.  A delightful read for pre-school kids.

Toilet Paper Roll Fire Breathing Dragon

 Dragon Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, red tissue paper, scissors, paint, google eyes, glue, 2 beans, pom poms

 Start by painting your toilet paper roll green and allow to dry.

 Cut your tissue paper into long strips.

 Glue the strips of tissue paper into the inside of the painted toilet paper roll.  Add your beans for nostrils.  Glue google eyes to the pom poms and then glue them on top of your toilet paper roll. 

 

Book Suggestion: Dav Pilkey became a favorite author of mine way back when I taught middle school.  A Friend For Dragon is a funny book that is silly and endearing all at the same time.  Your little dragon will love this book.

Toilet Paper Roll Dragonfly

 Dragonfly Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, paint, paint brush, glue, scissors, colored paper, google eyes, glitter glue, pipe cleaner

 Start by painting your toilet paper roll and allowing it to dry.  We decided to use black paint for the body of the dragonfly.

 Cut two long oval strips from the colored paper and decorate with glitter glue.

 Once Cole was finished painting the glitter glue on the wings I just laid them crossed on the table and allowed them to dry.  No additional glue was needed because the glitter glue held them together.

Glue your wings and google eyes onto the body of the dragonfly.  Poke 2 small holes to thread your pipe cleaner through antennae.

Book Suggestion: Are You a Dragonfly? is part of the Backyard Books series that we just absolutely love.  In this book, you can follow the story of a nimble dragonfly with colorful wings who didn't begin his life as a dragonfly. This book is informative and entertaining, check it out at your local library if you get a chance.