Homemade Christmas cards are such a special way to spread holiday cheer, and this Toilet Paper Roll Wreath Christmas Card craft is both creative and eco-friendly. My kids loved turning an ordinary toilet paper roll into a unique stamp and watching their wreath design come to life. This activity is the perfect combination of crafting and learning, as kids get to explore textures, colors, and patterns while creating a heartfelt card for someone special.
This craft is a fun, hands-on activity that sparks creativity while encouraging kids to think outside the box. The stamping technique is easy and satisfying, and the final product is a beautiful, handmade card that’s perfect for gifting. It’s also a great way to spend quality time with your kids while teaching them about upcycling and holiday traditions.
Why You’ll Love This Christmas Card Craft
You’ll love this craft because it’s simple to set up, uses materials you already have at home, and produces stunning results. It’s a great way to repurpose something as ordinary as a toilet paper roll into a festive holiday decoration. Plus, the mix of stamping, painting, and decorating makes it engaging for kids of all ages.
Materials You’ll Need:
- Black card stock
- Toilet paper roll
- Paper plate
- Light green and dark green paint
- Red and white paint
- Scissors
- Red ribbon
- Glue
- Two paint brushes
- Q-tips
How to Make the Toilet Paper Roll Wreath Christmas Card
1. Prepare the Toilet Paper Roll Stamp
Cut slits about 1-2 inches deep into one end of the toilet paper roll to create a star shape. Gently fan out the slits to form points that will act as the stamp.
2. Prepare the Paint
Pour the dark green paint and a lighter green paint onto paper plate.
3. Set Up the Card Base
Fold a piece of black cardstock in half to create your card. Set it on a flat surface, ready for stamping.
4. Stamp the Wreath
Dip the toilet paper roll star into the light green paint, making sure the paint covers all the edges evenly. Stamp the roll onto the card in a circular pattern to form the base of the wreath. Repeat with dark green paint to add texture and dimension. Be sure to stamp in a circular motion to create a ring shape with the center free of paint.
5. Add the Berries
Dip a Q-tip into the red paint and add small dots around the wreath to represent berries. Let your child experiment with how many berries they want to add and where to place them.
6. Create the Snow Effect
Pour a small amount of white paint onto a plate. Use the flicking technique by tapping one paintbrush on top of another to splatter tiny white dots around the card, creating a snowy background.
7. Add the Bow
Cut a small bow from red ribbon and glue it to the bottom of the wreath for a festive finishing touch. Let everything dry completely before writing a holiday message inside the card.
This Toilet Paper Roll Wreath Christmas Card craft is a creative way to celebrate the season while teaching kids about upcycling and design. It’s easy, festive, and makes a beautiful keepsake or gift. Grab your materials and let the holiday crafting fun begin!
Play2Learn Toddler & Preschool Programs for Curious Toddlers
There is no limit to your toddler’s energy and curiosity. That energy and curiosity although a joy can be challenging at times. Their interest in just about everything around them is what makes them great learners. One and two year olds can soak up so much just from their senses!
But as a teacher or parent that thirst for learning can be exhausting. That is why I created this toddler and preschooler program. To help you get the most out of this time with your curious toddler without having to come up with creative ways to play and interact with them.
Play2Learn for Toddlers includes 20 Units for toddlers. Each 2-week toddler unit has 20 super easy to set up and engaging activities for toddlers 18 months to 3 years.
Play2Learn Preschool which includes 20 Units for preschoolers. Each 2-week preschoolers unit has 20 unique and easy to set up and engaging activities for preschoolers 3 years to 5 years. That’s over 800 learning activities for your toddler and preschooler at your fingertips! So many ideas you and your child will never be bored again!
These toddler and preschool lesson plans and activities will definitely keep you and your toddler and preschooler busy playing and learning!
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Book: Exciting Sensory Bins for Curious Kids
Did you know I wrote a book of sensory bins? Click here for more information Exciting Sensory Bin for Curious Kids. Or grab your copy at Amazon.
Boring afternoons are made exciting with awesome animal-based bins, like Salty Shark Bay or Yarn Farm. Pretend play bins like Birthday Cake Sensory Play or Bubble Tea Party encourage creativity and imagination. And your kids will have so much fun they won’t even know they’re getting smarter with STEAM (science, technology, engineering, art and math) activities like Sink or Float Soup, Magnetic Letter Hunt or Ice Cream Scoop and Count.
Designed for toddlers 18 months and up.
Book: Super STEAM Activity Book for Kids
Learning all about science, technology, engineering, art, and math sets kids up for scholastic success―and it can be so much fun! Watch kids enjoy building STEAM skills as they color friendly fish, help water find its way to tree roots, solve math problems with mazes, and more.
Find out more and grab your copy here.
Designed for preschoolers 3 years old and up.
Book: Big Book of Riddles for Kids
Riddle me this: What’s an exciting way to practice critical thinking while having a blast? The Big Riddle Book for Kids, of course! From hilarious puns to tough brain teasers, kids can build problem-solving skills with hundreds of riddles tha. t show them how to think outside the box.
- 350 riddles for kids—Have hours of fun with riddles, puns and jokes, and math and logic puzzles that’ll get their wheels turning!
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- Double-check their work—Kids can check their answers in the back of the book with a handy answer key.
Help children expand their minds while having fun with this puzzle book for kids!
Designed for kids ages 6 years old and up.
TV Show: Curious Crafting
I’m so excited to share my crafting TV show Curious Crafting which launched in July 2022 on TVOkids and TVOkids YouTube! Season 2 aired in August 2023! My show was also nominated in 2023 for Best Live Action Preschool Series by the Youth Media Alliance Awards of Excellence.
Curious Crafting Season 1 is also now airing in Australia on ABC! Watch it here!
Set in the ultimate crafting space, Curious Crafting is a short form pre-school age series about the joy of making crafts. I lead a rotating cast of adorable little preschoolers (including my own) making magic out of common household objects.
In each episode we transform recycled items into magical crafts like a milk carton school bus, paper bag puppet or cotton pad turtle. The crafters learn and laugh their way through each activity while demonstrating what their young imaginations can create.
Curious Crafting shares the adventure and joy of making art with takeaway lessons for creating crafts at home.
This show designed for toddlers and preschoolers 2.5 years old and up.
