Cardboard Roll Skeleton Craft
Spooky, spooky skeletons! Except our Cardboard Roll Skeleton Craft won’t send shivers down your spine, they’re just super fun! While the main body is made with a toilet paper size cardboard roll, we’ve included a Free Printable Skeleton Template for the other pieces needed.
This is not only a colorful, spirited craft for Halloween, but our skeletons are also a great Day of the Dead craft, too, for kids learning about this Mexican holiday. It’s a two-for-one and all kinds of fun! Make yours in a rainbow of colors like we did, or go traditional and make your skeleton white.
Toilet Paper Roll Skeleton Craft
For our cardboard roll skeletons, you’ll first need our skeleton template.
You’ll also need toilet paper size cardboard rolls, acrylic paint in your choice of colors, cardstock in matching colors, a black marker, scissors, and a glue stick.
Skeleton Cardboard Roll Craft Supplies Needed
- Skeleton Template
- Cardboard rolls
- Acrylic paint – your choice of colors
- Cardstock – matching to paint colors
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Colorful Skeleton Craft Step by Step Directions
Begin by painting a cardboard roll in your choice of colors.
Let the paint dry completely.
While the paint is drying, print the skeleton template and cut out the pieces. Trace the pieces on cardstock in a matching color to the paint used. Purple cardstock with purple paint, etc. Cut out the pieces.
Glue the skull to the short rectangle neck piece.
Use a black marker to draw a simple face for the skull.
Now, cut the long strips in roughly half.
Glue the strips back together so it looks like the pieces are bent at the elbow or knee, depending.
Next, once the paint is dry, glue the neck to the inside back of the cardboard roll.
Make two snips about an inch in length, one on each side, at the top and bottom of the cardboard roll.
Insert the arms into the two snips at the top.
Then lastly, insert the legs into the two snips at the bottom to complete your spirited, spooky, spooky skeletons! Though not very spooky, really, only colorful and fun.
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More Skeleton Crafts for Kids
Looking for more bone-tingling skeleton crafts? Be sure to see our Paper Loop Skeleton Craft and our Paper Straw Skeleton Craft to name just a few of our many Halloween crafts for kids at Our Kid Things!
Cardboard Roll Skeleton Craft
Create a super fun skeleton craft for Halloween or Day of the Dead with a cardboard roll
Materials
- Skeleton Template
- Cardboard rolls
- Acrylic paint - your choice of colors
- Cardstock - matching to paint colors
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Glue stick
Instructions
- Begin by painting a cardboard roll in your choice of colors. Let the paint dry completely.
- While the paint is drying, print the skeleton template and cut out the pieces. Trace the pieces on cardstock in a matching color to the paint used. Purple cardstock with purple paint, etc. Cut out the pieces.
- Glue the skull to the short rectangle neck piece.
- Use a black marker to draw a simple face for the skull.
- Now, cut the long strips in roughly half.
- Glue the strips back together so it looks like the pieces are bent at the elbow or knee, depending.
- Next, once the paint is dry, glue the neck to the inside back of the cardboard roll.
- Make two snips about an inch in length, one on each side, at the top and bottom of the cardboard roll.
- Insert the arms into the two snips at the top.
- Then lastly, insert the legs into the two snips at the bottom to complete your skeleton.