Toddlers and preschoolers will love making these toilet roll peeps for Easter. They’re as cute and colourful as marshmallow peeps, but hooray… they’re sugar-free.
Spring is just around the corner, and so is Easter, so my daycare toddlers and hooligans have been making lots of cute and easy Easter crafts.
Remember the simple paper bag nests that I shared with you yesterday? Well today we’re making toilet roll “Peeps” to put in those nests!
And speaking of nests, I have a whole bunch of easter chick crafts right here if you’re interested.
Last year’s toilet roll chicks were the inspiration for today’s craft.  I wanted to make these chicks look a little more like Marshmallow Peeps though, so we’re using some fun pastel colours.  Just look at them!  Aren’t they sweet?
You can find all of our toilet roll crafts here.
How To Make Toilet Roll Peeps:
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Supplies:
- cardboard tubes (toilet roll/paper towel roll/wrapping paper tube)
- acrylic craft
- paint
,tissue paper, googly eyes or small black buttons - yellow card stock (for beak)
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 (for beak)Instructions:
To keep the Peeps from becoming multi-coloured, I set out one paint colour at a time, and the hooligans painted their tubes: one purple, one blue and one yellow.
We like to use acrylic craft paint whenever we’re crafting. The colours are vibrant, the coverage is great, the  and they dry quickly. Acrylics won’t wash out of clothing if it dries so be sure the kids cover up with a craft apron when using them.
When our paint was dry, we added eyes and beaks, and stuffed a tuft of tissue paper into the top of the toilet roll.
Tip for drying paint quickly:Â Keep an old hairdryer on hand in the playroom. A blast of warm air dries acrylic paint in a jiffy.
When your work is done, pop your little guys into their paper bag nests.
Aren’t they sweet?
More Easter crafts for kids:
- Easter Chick and Bunny Finger Puppets
- Marbleized Easter Egg Garland
- Easter Egg Napkin Rings
- Foil and Tissue Easter Eggs
- Tissue Paper Easter Wreath
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Inese Bokiša
Looks nice!:)
Blayne
I’m obsessed with these! They are beyond adorable and totally look like Peeps! 🙂 I will definitely be doing this with my little someday. Thanks for the idea!!
happyhooligans
Thanks Blayne!! So glad you like them!
Ness @ One Perfect Day
These are completely ADORABLE Jackie. So cute!
happyhooligans
Thanks, Ness! Glad you like ’em. 🙂
Jamie
We are having a craft-a-palooza the day before Easter for my 4 kids and their 6 cousins (plus all the aunts and uncles!), and this just got added to our event schedule. So cute!
happyhooligans
Your craft-a-palooza sounds wonderful! Have fun, Jamie!
Rachel
My gosh, these are TOO CUTE!!!! Sharing on Facebook now… Love them! Thanks for sharing at For the Kids Friday! xoxoxo
happyhooligans
Hehe! Thanks, Rachel!
Rachel
Featuring you at this week’s For the Kids Friday link party!!!
happyhooligans
Thank you, Rachel!! What lovely news to wake up to. 🙂
Linda leaf
Really good idea will use this in my nursery
Heather
LOVE these!! I plan to make them with my little’s tomorrow!!! Your ideas are the best!!!
Gloria Walker Jones
I love your arts and crafts. 🙂
happyhooligans
Thank you so much, Gloria! Your words are magic to my ears!