Did you know Michaels sells colored paper craft tubes?
They are very much like toilet paper rolls you have in your home BUT these are more sturdy and pre-colored in fun, bright colors {and in some cases – these craft tubes are a lot cleaner than those from the bathroom!}
Anyways – long story short, when I saw these tubes for sale at Michaels, I instantly saw “superheroes.” And although my husband thought I was a bit crazy for spending $4 on the 12 pack of cardboard tubes, my son absolutely LOVED the pretend play pieces we made out of them together. We step our finished pieces up in the living room with his toy cars and a house made out of Legos. It was simple fun that made his day and of course, my crafty heart was happy too!
So if you want to make some Craft Tube Superheroes of your own, may I suggest you pick up a pack of tubes at Michaels {we found ours near the kid craft foam stickers/sheets} and then pick up some colored craft felt {the same aisle} medium sized wiggle eyes, puffy paint and a glue gun.
Then cut your felt pieces into capes, masks etc and hot glue them to your tubes. Easy-easy! Finish off with the wiggle eyes, puffy paint “S’s” and maybe even some glitter for a custom look!
Although I don’t have a full tutorial to share for this particular craft like I normally do {because seriously, it’s so easy to recreate as you can see!} I still hope you find some inspiration somewhere along the lines of this blog post :-)
Be sure to also check out our Popsicle Stick Superhero post! Happy crafting and being superheroes – my friends!!
// edited 8-11-2017 // You can also take this tutorial and make cactus friends :-) Enjoy!
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