Cardboard Tube Coiled Snakes
Toilet paper tubes, paint & scissors = hours of fun. Craft courtesy of Crafts by Amanda.
Materials
3 cardboard tubes
6 googly eyes
Toothpick
White craft glue
Scissors
Acyclic craft paint
Directions
Paint the inside and outside of the cardboard tubes. You might need a second coat, depending on the tube. Let dry
Once dry, cut the tubes into coils.
Take a tube from wrapping paper, or something similar, and wrap the cut cardboard around the tube loosely.
Use the handle end of a paintbrush to add polka dots with a contrasting color of paint. Let dry.
Flip over to the other side and finish your polka dots.
Remove from the tube and wrap the painted cardboard in coil fashion around your fingers.
Paint the end red and glue on googly eyes.
About Crafts by Amanda
My name is Amanda Formaro, proud mother to four wonderful children, married to my high school sweetheart and living in the Midwest state of Wisconsin. I love to cook, bake and be creative. I worked full time in finance until my third child was three months old then quit to stay home and raise my kids. As much as I loved being a mom, graham crackers and diapers just weren’t enough and my creative mind was going stir crazy. Click here to learn more.