Christmas Wrapping Paper Inner Tubes

lesleystrawson

I know I am sad having started wrapping already, but I am beginning to build up rather a large quantity of these things.

Anyone have any ideas as to what to do with them? I have a 3 year old daughter who loves cutting/glue etc., but my creative brain has abandoned me.

Rebob

Giant crackers??? You could cut the tube to make loads of mini tubes and stick the sides together to make a christmas tree dec or advent calendar. Sorry but I cannot think of anything else just yet.

Bibendum

Generally ours don't live very long... but they make good pretend trumpets and binoculars/ talking implements. Until they get soggy through enthusiastic talking while giggling...
At that point they go to the compost heap.

Also small leftovers of papers get put inside the most sturdy tubes for protection.

Pooky

Cut and make into decorative crakers for your tree.....cut and paint or stick things on to make personalised napkin rings for your xmas table?

scuzz

They make the best binoculars. Or chimneys, or telescopes

Think they could go on the compost.

Sorry not very original

holstar

or, depending on what other presents you have left to wrap, you could use them as disguise.....
we *always* buy my grandpa a toblerone, and when i was little we always used to wrap it up in an used tube so that he wouldn't be able to guess it was a toblerone from the triangle shape ...(the fact he guessed cos what else would be in a tube is besides the point, my 5yr old brain didnt think of that :rotfl: )

or, cut one into a few shorter tubes, tape 'em together, stick on cardboard, and you have a pen-pot thing

or, cut em up, paint em brown, add green paper to the top and you have very large trees for lego or train sets etc

...think thats all i did with them....now im all grown up i dont do such silly things with them

arkonite_babe

we used to use them as swords when we were little! All of the above suggestions are really good, to be honest, I'd let your child's imagination run riot and leave them to it with coloured paper, glue, scissors paints etc and see what they make (apart from a mess!)

Seriously though, here are some links for crafts and recycling household items for craft.

http://www.bigeyedowl.co.uk/index.htm

http://www.homeschoolzone.com/pp/recycle.htm


HTH!

mah_jong

Another sword user here..... a bit like pillow fights!

Becles

I blow raspberries down mine as it annoys the dogs. They eventually get thrown away because they are soggy and chewed. Hours of fun

lesleystrawson

Just spoken to the mother-in-law. Apparently my husband and his sister used to prop them against the table and drop his small play cars down them and see whose car shot out the furthest at the bottom.

Thanks for all of these. My dog's gonna love me blowing raspberries...

flea72

ive turned one, into a diy lightsabre kit for a star wars mad relative

couple of sheets of sticky backed plastic, the tube and some buttons - he'll be well away on christmas day lol

flea