All you need is an empty cardboard tube to make this adorable toilet paper roll robot craft! So gather your supplies, lay them out and get crafting!

When you think about robots living amongst us, your thoughts probably go first to movies like Transformers and the Terminator series. However, those were a tad too serious, and we prefer the ones with fun robots. After all, since we humans are making them, we might as well make them enjoyable!

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Easy and Fun Toilet Paper Roll Robot Craft

Supplies required:

How to make the Toilet Paper Roll Robot Craft:

10 Fun Robot Movies for Kids

WALL-E, 2008
Robots, 2005
The Mitchells vs The Machines, 2021
D.A.R.Y.L, 1985
Big Hero 6, 2014
Next Gen, 2018
Meet the Robinsons, 2007
Jetsons: The Movie, 1990
Inspector Gadget, 1999
The Iron Giant, 1999

You’ll see that this list has movies spanning decades – and that’s what’s going to be really fun! It’ll be interesting to see the depiction of robots through time, even as AI begins to make an appearance.

While the movie makers are busy making movies, we can get busy crafting. We’ve got just the project for you today – a fun toilet paper roll robot craft!

Easy and Fun Toilet Paper Roll Robot Craft

Supplies required:

Craft paper in different colors
Toilet paper roll/cardboard tube
Pencil
Craft glue
A pair of scissors
Sharpies

How to make the Toilet Paper Roll Robot Craft:

1. Download and print the toilet paper roll robot craft template. The template includes various parts of the robot, including the head, face, arms, hands, feet, antennae, eyes, mouth and assorted buttons and thingamajigs.

2. Trace the parts of the template on craft papers of the appropriate colors and cut them out. We recommend going with a neutral color for the base of the robot, like grey or navy blue. For the buttons and display elements, choose brighter colors like red, yellow and orange so that they stand out.

3. Let’s get the base ready first. Stick the smaller semi-circle (face) of the robot inside the larger semi-circle (head). Stick the small square inside the larger square, which will be the body of the robot.

4. Attach the antennae to the top of the ‘ears’. Attach the hands to the ends of the arms.

5. Go ahead and arrange the buttons and lights on the body of the toilet paper roll robot craft.

6. Attach the ‘ears’ on either side of the robot’s head, applying glue on the back. Stick the eyes and the mouth on the face in the appropriate places. Use a Sharpie to draw small lines on the mouth strip to resemble teeth.

7. Let’s put away the head for now, and move on to the cardboard tube – after all, this is a toilet paper roll robot craft! Apply glue on the toilet paper roll and stick the robot body on it, wrapping it around the tube.

8. Attach the feet at the bottom of the covered toilet paper roll. Take your colored Sharpies to outline the buttons and lights on the body and add other details like waves.

9. We’re getting there! Attach the arms on both sides of the body of the toilet paper roll robot craft.

10. Time for the final piece! Attach the head on the top of the robot’s body, applying glue to the front.

That’s it – your Toilet Paper Roll Robot Craft is complete!

Isn’t this little guy absolutely adorable? He’d look great standing on a study table or on a shelf, reminding you about the possibilities of science and technology. Maybe he even inspires you to check out some kitchen STEM projects and try them out!

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