Toilet Paper Roll Penguin

 Penguin Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, black, orange & white paint, scissors, google eyes

 Using some super sharp scissors have an adult cut 2 triangle arms and a triangle beak.  Then use a pencil to trace out a belly area, 2 feet and eyes.  We had planned to paint on eyes but ended up using google eyes instead.

 Paint the majority of your penguin black with a white belly and orange feet & beak.

Allow to dry and adhere your google eyes.

Book Suggestion: Your Personal Penguin is an adorable book about a Hippo and a little Penguin who wants to be his friend.  My kids love this one and we read it at least once a day.  

Toilet Paper Roll Penguins

 Penguin Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, black paint, glue, scissors, white paper, yellow paper, 1 other colored paper, google eyes

 Start by painting your toilet paper roll black and allow to dry.  Cut an oval out of your white paper.  Add google eyes, beak, and a small bow tie.

Glue your oval onto your toilet paper roll.

Book Suggestion: In the story Penguin, Ben is disappointed when the penguin he receives as a present doesn't speak.  All that changes when Penguin saves the day.  This was a sweet book with delightful pictures that your preschooler is sure to love.

Recycled Parking Garage

 Parking Garage Supply List: 8 toilet paper rolls, 1 cardboard box, tape, markers, glue, scissors

 Cut 1 side out off of the cardboard box.

 Cut slits in your cardboard box that are wide enough for a car to fit on.

 Use your markers to draw some parking spaces.

 Glue the flat piece of cardboard between 4 toilet paper rolls.

Glue the piece of cardboard with sides on top of your toilet paper rolls.  Bend the slits you cut down to create ramps for your cars.

Purple Peacock Toilet Paper Roll Project

 Peacock Supply List: 1 toilet paper roll, paint, 1 sheet of white paper, colored pencils or crayons, glue, google eyes, scissors, small piece of yellow paper

 Start by painting your toilet paper roll.  Cole choose to use a pink/purple mix.  Allow your toilet paper roll to dry.

 While your paint is drying, color some designs on your piece of paper.

 Fold your paper into a fan.  Cut out a piece of purple paper for a head and 2 wings.

Glue your fan to the back of your toilet paper roll and glue your wings and head on your peacock.

Book Suggestion: The Spooky Tail of Prewitt Peacock is an old favorite by one of my favorite authors, Bill Peet.  Prewitt's shamefully scraggly tail develops the appearance of a scary monster and the other peacocks decide it has to go.  A fun story for the pre-school crowd.