Cardboard Tube Star Garland

My kids love decorating for the holidays, and garlands are one of the easiest ways to do so. They loved making these sparkly, six-pointed stars out of cardboard tubes. The stars were easy to make...and a great way to recycle!

  1. Ages: 3 - 8

  2. 30 minutes - 1 hour

  3. Messy

  4. Grownup needed

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Materials you'll need

  • toilet paper tubes
  • scissors
  • hole punch
  • glue stick
  • glitter
  • string

Step-by-step tutorial

  • Step 1

    Gather your supplies. We used a glue stick since it dries fast and is less messy. We also used loose glitter and glitter glue to help decorate. (When using loose glue you will want a paper plate or piece of paper to put the glitter on.)

    Photo reference of how to complete step 1

  • Step 2

    Start by cutting the toilet paper rolls in strips, stopping about 1/2 inch from the bottom. Older kids can easily do this themselves.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 2

  • Step 3

    Then fan out each strip and fold it so it lays flat.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 3

  • Step 4

    Then rub the glue stick along each cut strip.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 4

  • Step 5

    Press the side with the glue on it into the glitter. Then tap to remove the loose glitter.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 5

  • Step 6

    Then we used the glitter glue to add dimensional detail.

    Photo reference of how to complete step 6

  • Final result!

    The stars dried pretty quickly since we used the glue sticks. We punched a hole at the top of each star and placed a string through the holes. Then we hung our festive garland on our mantle to ring in the holidays!

    Photo reference of how to complete step 7

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