Quick and easy craft that’s inexpensive to make! This Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Craft can be made with craft supplies that are already in your house. Make sure you save all your Toilet Paper Rolls so you can make fun crafts like this with the kids.

Image of two Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly

There’s nothing like an easy craft on a rainy day when the kids are bored. This cute and easy Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Craft is the perfect activity because I bet most of the supplies are already in your home!

Simply cut the butterfly wings from cardstock, paint a toilet paper roll then assemble and decorate.

It’s a quick and easy activity that will keep the kids busy with minimal prep and mess. They can each make their butterfly exactly how they want with their favorite colors!

Got extra toilet paper rolls? Make this fun bird feeder! Kids love butterflies? Make these easy Handprint Butterflies!

Overhead view of Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Craft Supplies

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Supplies Needed for Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Craft

The supply list might look long, but most of these things you already have, if not of all of them! Be creative with the decorations. We used rhinestones but let the kids have fun with it!

Cut out Butterfly Wings

The first thing you want to do is cut out the butterfly wings on cardstock paper. Make sure you do this before you paint the body so you don’t have to wait for the paint to dry for this step.

Draw a small curve to connect the wings and leave room to attach the tube.

Another option is to draw to hearts and glue the tips of them to the back of the toilet paper roll.

Paint the Butterfly Body aka the Toilet Paper Roll

The next step is to paint the tube to make the butterfly body.

You can either coordinate the color of your body and the wings or make them compliment.

This is where it’s fun to let the kids pick out their favorite colors and let them make their butterfly just how they want!

Cutting out pink butterfly wings from paper

Cut Out Wings

While the paint is drying cut out wings, fold in half, and curl each side backwards just a little so they curve to hug the toilet paper roll.

Butterfly wings attached to toilet paper roll body

Toilet Paper Roll with decorated butterfly wings

Assemble and Decorate the Butterfly!

Glue the body (toilet paper roll) to the wings, and add googly eyes and a mouth.

Decorate wings as desired. We used rhinestones for our wings, but you could use sequins, buttons, pom poms, stickers, foam, markers etc.

Cut pipe cleaner to about 8”. Fold in half and curl each end to form antennae. Glue inside the tube.

Two Toilet Paper Roll Butterfly Crafts side by side

More Easy Crafts with Toilet Paper Rolls!

You only need 15 minutes to make this Toilet Paper Roll Bird Feeder! The kids will have fun making it, plus watching what birds come and enjoy it!
Did you know you can use your toilet paper roll as a heart stamp? Make this cute Heart Balloon Card!
Have a child that loves frogs? Make a Frog with a Toilet Paper Roll!

Have fun making your Butterfly Craft!

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