Animal | Household

Paper Towel Roll Hamster Entertainment

This may be old news to rodent owners but last month while on vacation in Boston we visited the Museum of Science.  The museum was incredible and the kids had a blast and wouldn’t you know that one of the exhibits had a hamster cage, complete with paper towel roll for added entertainment.  

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Easter | Eggs | Holidays | Household

Using Toilet Paper Rolls to Dry Easter Eggs

 Easter Egg Supply List: 3 toilet paper rolls, eggs, egg dying kit  Cut your toilet paper rolls into 3/4″ sections.  Dye your eggs following the kit guidelines and set on the cardboard tubes to dry. Book Suggestion: We love pretty much anything from Laura Numeroff and Happy Easter, Mouse! is no exception.  You can follow […]

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Household | Signs

Paper Towel Roll Sign Holders

 Sign Supply List: paper towel rolls, printed sheets, packing tape  Adhere your printed sheets to a paper towel roll. This was an easy little project we did to create a 35 sign in honor of my 35th birthday, which is today.  I wanted to be sure to capture exactly what 35 looks like with my […]

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Bird Feeder | Household

Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder

A few months ago we created some bird feeders for our yard.  Well, when we were planning for our recent camping trip my mom mentioned bringing some supplies so the kids could create bird feeders for outside our cabin.  I love bringing simple items with us on vacation so that we can create projects in […]

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Bird Feeder | Household

Cardboard Tube Bird Feeder

 Cardboard Tube Bird Feeder Supply List: toilet paper roll or paper towel tube, peanut butter, string or twine, bird seed, spatula  Use the spatula to spread peanut butter on your cardboard tube.  Make sure to get it on nice and thick.  Once it is covered, roll your tube in bird seed.  Thread a piece of […]

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Household | Painting

Toilet Paper Rolls as Painting Props

 I started a little redecorating the other day and I needed something to prop up picture frames while I was spray painting them.  I cut a paper towel roll into several pieces and used it prop up my frames.  Having the frames propped up on something thin allowed me to give them a nice even […]

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