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Easy craft for kids

How to make a rainbow crayon holder

Tidy your crayons in a cup you made. It uses things most homes already have, like paper, crayons and glue.

Picture guide for making a rainbow crayon holder
Part of the picture guide. The full guide opens in the Kids Zone.

Craft 5 steps With a grown up

What you need

  • Three empty toilet roll tubes
  • A piece of card for the base
  • Colored paper
  • Glue
  • Tape

A grown up helps with: Holding the tubes while the glue dries.

The first 3 steps

  1. Wrap each tube in a different color paper.

  2. Stand the tubes up close together.

  3. Tape the tubes to each other.

2 more steps finish the craft.

Open in the Kids Zone

With a free account, kids follow every step with the full picture guide, Read it to me buttons, an I made it! cheer and a page to print.

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For grown ups

Use safe scissors and washable glue or paint. A grown up does any cutting through card and any hole punching. Crafts like this build fine motor skills, following directions and pride in making something.