Toilet Paper Tube Cardinal Bird Craft

Learn how to make this cute toilet paper tube cardinal bird craft with your kids today. So simple to make.

Today’s craft was inspired by my son. He came to me with a toilet paper tube and feathers and said he wanted to make a bird craft.

I asked him what kind of bird he wanted to make and he said cardinal because it is his favorite bird.

We had a great time designing this bird and he made it all by himself. We hope you and your kids enjoy making this cardboard tube bird craft together.

This cardboard roll bird can be as easy or as difficult as you like.

It can be as simple as taking a toilet paper tube and taping or glueing feathers to it.

Or it can be many steps such as painting the toilet paper roll and then gluing the feathers.

Picture of a toilet paper tube cardinal bird craft for kids.

For this cardinal bird craft, we taped construction paper to a toilet paper roll. We thought tape would be easier than glue.

Then, we taped feathers for the wings. Next, we added googly eyes and a beak.

For the feet, my son drew bird’s feet onto brown paper and we cut them out and taped them to the cardinal craft.

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Toilet Paper Tube Cardinal Supplies

How To Make A Toilet Paper Tube Bird

Step 1: Cut a square from the red construction paper the same length as the toilet paper tube. Glue or tape the red construction paper to the toilet paper tube.

A toilet paper tube and a square of red construction paper.
Red construction paper being wrapped around a toilet paper tube.

Step 2: Next, glue or tape feathers to the cardboard tube.

Red feathers being taped to the back of the toilet paper tube.
A toilet paper tube covered with red construction paper and a feather on each side of the tube.

Step 3: Glue 2 googly eyes. Cut a small diamond shape from the orange construction paper and fold in half (this will be the bird’s beak). Glue the beak to the cardboard tube.

How to make a toilet paper roll bird

Step 4: Draw bird’s feet on the brown construction paper. Cut out the bird’s feet and glue to the bottom of the cardboard tube.

Bird's feet being drawn onto brown construction paper and then cut out.

Enjoy your toilet paper tube cardinal bird craft.

toilet paper tube cardinal bird craft.

Ways To Modify This Carboard Bird Craft

You can make any bird you want. You can use brown and orange construction paper and feathers to make a robin. Or you can use blue construction paper and blue feathers to make a bluebird. Or let your kids use their imaginations to make any cardboard tube bird.

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