Cardboard Craft Tube Superheroes

Hi friends! Welcome to another simple kid craft tutorial on Glued To My Crafts. We are so excited you are here today because we want YOU to fight the crime of “nothing to do” with our super creative Craft Tube Superhero Puppet tutorial that you will find below! It’s sure to beat any “BOREDOM blues” that might try to step foot in your home thes days. Not to mention that these tube shaped superheroes are sure to make super fun memories with those who choose to recreate these gems!

BTW – did you know Michaels sells pre-colored paper craft tubes? Yup! They are very much like toilet paper rolls you have in your home BUT these are a lot more sturdy to hold and come in various pre-painted bright colors so you don’t have to mess with the “messy” stuff {and in some cases – these store-bought craft tubes are a lot cleaner than those from the bathroom!}

Anyways – long story short, when I saw these pre-colored cardboard tubes at Michaels recently, I instantly saw “superhero puppets.” 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 choose to step up our finished pieces up in the living room with his toy cars and a house made out of Legos and boy was it a hut! It was simple fun that made his day and of course, my crafty heart was happy too, because we both were doing what we loved.

So if you want to make some Pretend Superheroes with your child today, may I suggest you pick up a pack of cardboard tubes, as well as some colored craft felt, medium sized wiggle eyes, a few markers and a low temp glue gun? It sounds a bit overwhelming when I type that out but really it’s not! Just watch our video above and follow the full tutorial below! I just know you are going to love this quick idea from us!

So what are you waiting for? Grab your capes and craft supplies & get to work on crafting up these SUPERHEROES today! Don’t forget to share pictures of your craft tube superhero puppets on our Facebook page to admire from afar! Happy crafting and fighting crime! #gluedtomycrafts

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Supplies For Your Superhero Puppet Craft:

* Cardboard Craft Tube- one per superhero puppet
* Craft Felt – any color you like!
* Basic Craft Scissors
* Hot Glue Gun
* Medium Sized Wiggle Eyes – two per superhero puppet
* Sharpie Marker

The Simple Directions:

* First cut out a large triangle from the craft for the cape and a small rectangle for the mask.
* Hot glue those pieces to the cardboard tube. The cape on the back and the mask on the front.
* Follow that up by hot gluing the wiggle eyes in place on the craft felt mask.
* The last step is to draw on a smile and a “S” shape on the chest to pull the theme together.
* Then add other embellishments you see fit {maybe some glitter glue, small rhinestones etc}
* Finally – let it all dry completely before you play with them proudly!
* Don’t forget to share pictures of your finished craft tube superhero puppet with us! #gluedtomycrafts

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