Spooky Tube People

This spontaneous Halloween activity was invented on the spot one day when Bean took out the black paint and some tubes and began to paint. "What can we make with this Mama?"...ummmmmmmmmm...I know - Spooky tube people!

These are easy peasy for little hands to make, and make great props for story telling play. To make you will need:

Black poster paint

Paint brush

Cardboard tubes (from toilet rolls)

Google eyes

PVA glue

Glue stick 

Pipe cleaners 

Scissors

Coloured paper

Sticky tape

First paint the tubes with a good coat of black poster paint and leave to dry. 

Use PVA glue to stick on google eyes, cut mouth shapes out of Coloured paper and glue in place to complete the face. 

Cut some pipe cleaners in half, and use a strip of sticky tape to attach to the inside of the tube above the face to create the hair. 

Once the glue is all dry you're ready to play! We told lots of stories with our new characters, mixed in with other people and animals from beans collection.

I find children love any activity which involves making something that they can then use in play, because it gives the project an extra sense of fulfillment for them, which is always a joy to see. 

Happy Playing!