Did you ever go carol singing as a child? I did. My parents would take us to visit the elderly and sing to them each Christmas season and it was always a special feeling.
As I got older I took part in Carol's services and as an adult, my mum bought me the most beautiful Christmas book filled with all the Christmas songs you can think of. I love it!
Today we have a super cute Christmas craft. I know this is just so so cute and am so excited to share it here on The Inspiration Edit. Enjoy.
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💖 Why You'll Love This Craft
- Recycled & Ready to Go: Grab those toilet paper rolls and turn them into festive fun—zero waste, all cheer!
- Cute Shelf Sitters: Stand them up around the house for instant Christmas magic.
- Endless Creative Play: After crafting, use them for pretend play or a holiday puppet show!
🎨 Supplies Needed
- Coloured Felt
- Paint
- Paint Brush
- Scissors
- Glue
- White Cardstock
- Paint Pens
- Toilet Paper Tubes
- Fuzzy Pom Poms (optional if you make different hats)
- Needle & Thread (not pictured)
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🖌️ How To Make This Toilet Tube Craft
- Step 1: Paint the top ⅓ of the toilet paper tube a flesh tone. Allow to dry completely.
- Step 2: Cut strips of felt wide enough to wrap around the tube and just tall enough to cover the top ⅓ of the toilet paper tube.
- Step 3: Cut the felt into the shape of hair. Refer to the photo.
- Step 4: Glue the hair around the top of the toilet paper tube.
- Step 5: Cut a colourful piece of felt wide enough to wrap around the tube and about 3 ½ inches tall. Fold up ½ inch of felt and glue in place. Refer to the photo.`
- Step 6: Glue the hat on top of the hair and around the top of the tube.
- Step 7: Use a needle and thread to weave through the felt.
- Step 8: Once through all the felt, cut the thread off leaving enough to tie. Pull tight until the felt bunches together and then tie in place. Refer to photo.
- Step 9: Use scissors to fringe the top of the hat. You can also cut off the excess felt and glue a fuzzy pom pom on top.
- Step 10: Cut a piece of felt wide enough to wrap around the tube and tall enough to cover the bottom ⅔ of the tube.
- Step 11: Glue the felt onto the tube. Cut a long skinny piece of felt. (10-12 inches is perfect).
- Step 12: Cut a long skinny piece of felt. (10-12 inches is perfect)
- Step 13: Tie the felt around the tube and glue off to the side. Refer to the photo.
- Step 14: Cut 2 mitten shapes from felt. Cut a small song book from white cardstock. Fold in half.
- Step 15: Glue the mittens onto the toilet paper tube. Refer to the photo. Remember to just glue the end, not the entire mitten down.
- Step 16: You need them to flap so that you can glue them to the song book. Glue the mittens onto the song book.
- Step 17: Use paint pens to draw a note onto the song book.
- Step 18: Use paint pens to give the toilet paper tube a face.
- Step 19: Use your finger to dab the pink paint to give it a more natural look. Your carolers are finished and ready to sing!
Enjoy.
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💡 Pro Tip: Lightly brush the tops of hats, shoulders, and songbooks with white paint or craft snow for a soft dusted effect that brings extra festive charm.
🧑🎨 Expert Tips
- Sheet Music Touch: Print tiny pieces of vintage sheet music to glue into the carolers’ hands for an easy but charming detail that instantly adds authenticity.
- Layered Clothing Look: Use two tones of paper or felt for the carolers’ clothing layers to create dimension, making them look bundled up for winter weather.
- Textured Hair Tip: Twist small strips of paper, yarn, or thin fabric to form curly or wavy hairstyles, giving each caroler a little more personality and charm.
- Rosy Cheek Detail: Lightly dab a soft pink crayon or pastel onto the carolers’ cheeks to create a warm, cheerful winter glow without needing extra paint.
- Elevated Base: Mount the finished tubes onto small cardboard disks or wooden slices to give a stronger standing base and create a more polished display.
- Mixed Outfit Styles: Alternate scarf types, hat shapes, and coat styles across multiple carolers to keep a group scene lively, varied, and visually interesting.
💭 FAQs
Painted caroler tubes could be flattened, shaped, and wrapped around battery-operated candles, creating a festive glow without needing real flames.
Tubes styled like carolers could become the body of quirky homemade coin banks, offering a seasonal twist on saving small change.
Miniature caroler tubes could be arranged inside layered shadow boxes, building detailed winter scenes perfect for gifting or shelf displays.
Cut and fastened into rings, caroler tubes could double as playful napkin holders for casual at-home holiday meals or cozy family dinners.
Fun Christmas Craft Made From Tubes
Equipment
- Scissors
Materials
- Coloured Felt
- Paint
- Paint Brush
- Glue
- White Cardstock
- Paint Pens
- Toilet Paper Tubes
- Fuzzy Pom Poms optional if you make different hats
- Needle & Thread not pictured
Instructions
- Paint the top ⅓ of the toilet paper tube with a flesh tone. Allow drying completely.
- Cut strips of felt wide enough to wrap around the tube and just tall enough to cover the top ⅓ of the toilet paper tube.
- Cut the felt into the shape of hair. Refer to the photo.
- Glue the hair around the top of the toilet paper tube.
- Cut a colourful piece of felt wide enough to wrap around the tube and about 3 ½ inches tall. Fold up ½ inch of felt and glue in place. Refer to the photo.`
- Glue the hat on top of the hair and around the top of the tube.
- Use a needle and thread to weave through the felt.
- Once through all the felt, cut the thread off leaving enough to tie. Pull tight until the felt bunches together and then tie in place. Refer to the photo.
- Use scissors to fringe the top of the hat. You can also cut off the excess felt and glue a fuzzy pom pom on top.
- Cut a piece of felt wide enough to wrap around the tube and tall enough to cover the bottom ⅔ of the tube.
- Glue the felt onto the tube. Cut a long skinny piece of felt. (10-12 inches is perfect).
- Cut a long skinny piece of felt. (10-12 inches is perfect) Tie the felt around the tube and glue off to the side. Refer to the photo.
- Cut 2 mitten shapes from felt. Cut a small songbook from white cardstock. Fold in half.
- Glue the mittens onto the toilet paper tube. Refer to the photo.
- Remember to just glue the end, not the entire mitten down.
- You need them to flap so that you can glue them to the songbook. Glue the mittens onto the songbook.
- Use paint pens to draw a note onto the songbook.
- Use paint pens to give the toilet paper tube a face.
- Use your finger to dab the pink paint to give it a more natural look.
- Your carolers are finished and ready to sing!
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This is just too cute for words - I'm definitely cueing this one up for Christmas crafts with my nieces and nephews!
This is such a cute idea and I love the fact that you has recycled toilet rolls tubes for this!
it's great to recycle too! I agree.
These are wonderful. My daughter is going to enjoy making these a lot. I’ll be sharing this with her.
These are so adorable! Great idea!
thanks Carli
Cute project. I can do this with my grandson.
aw cute! I too went carol singing a lot when I was younger - fun memories x
Me too. It was a fun part of Christmas
Such a fun craft using materials we already have at home. Crafts are pretty big with my three year old right now!
They are fun and a great way to spend time with little ones.
How adorable are these?! It's been such a long time since I took the time to make a craft with the kids - I really should remedy this! These look like loads of fun!
Gosh you are so talented Angela, these are jst wodnerful. I'm going to show this to my crafty daughter. Mich x
What a lovely craft, I haven't done something like this in a long time.