100 Uses For Cardboard Tubes in the Classroom

If you have dozens of paper towel and toilet paper tubes lying around, here are some ideas for using them up!

General Tips:


  • Reinforce the tubes with contact paper.
  • There are many sources for tubes other than your own paper towels and toilet paper. Try calling your local newspaper printer or graphic arts supplier. You can also purchase sturdy mailing tubes, which come with handy stoppers in both ends.
  • For thick tubes, try cutting with a serrated knife or hacksaw.

For Inspiration:



Look What You Can Make With Tubes (Craft)
Fun With Paper Bags & Cardboard Tubes
Adventures With a Cardboard Tube (His First Science Experiments)


100 Uses:

1. Cut them into 1” lengths and use to hold rolled-up posters and student art
2. Dip them in paint and make circles on paper. Try using patterned scissors to cut off one end for interesting effects. Or, make stars/suns by cutting strips into the end and splaying them out.
3. Store extra lengths of electrical cords in them to keep them away from children
4. Totem Poles
5. Pretend Binoculars
6. Pretend Spyglass/Telescope
7. Pretend Megaphone
8. Pretend Campfire
9. Pretend Camera
10. Pretend Vase
11. Color Viewers
12. Choking Hazard Tester
13. Signposts
14. White Picket Fence
15. Elephant Trunk Disguise
16. Goofy Glasses Disguise
17. Duckbill Disguise
18. Scroll
19. Kaleidoscope
20. Rainsticks
21. Bag Savers
22. Bird Feeders
23. Chalk Molds
24. Crayon Molds
25. Snowman
26. Paint, insert small gift, and seal both ends
27. Ribbon Dancers
28. Kachina Dolls
29. Napkin Rings
30. Seed Starters
31. Hamster/Gerbil/Mouse/Rat Toy (just stick them in the cage – they love them!)
32. Make an organizer for pens, pencils, etc.
33. Rockets
34. Magic Wands
35. Marble Run
36. Party Poppers
37. Bowling Pins
38. Wreaths
39. Pretend Candles
40. Dinosaur Bones
41. Olympic Torch
42. Magnetic Pen Holders
43. Maracas
44. Pinwheels
45. Kazoos
46. Multi-Crayon Holders
47. Mini Baskets
48. String & Ribbon Storage (or Dispenser)
49. Solar System Relative Distance Model
50. Lincoln Logs
51. Supports for Egg Painting (cut 1” sections and set the eggs in them)
52. Rabbit
53. Snake
54. Butterfly
55. Bracelets
56. Bats
57. Octopus
58. Fish Puppet
59. Mini Planetarium
60. Bug Catchers
61. Airplanes
62. Guitar
63. Funnels for sand or rice in the sensory table
64. Bubble Wands (line one edge with foil or clear tape)
65. Paintbrush Storage
66. Trace one to make circles
67. Time Capsules
68. Caterpillars
69. Mobile Hanger or Wind Sock
70. Robots
71. Window Decorations
72. North Pole
73. Pretend Firecracker
74. Swirly Hangers
75. Parent Communication Center
76. Raft
77. Trees
78. Paper Tube Zoo
79. Giant Toothbrush
80. Surprise in the Mail (to Parents)
81. Personal Kleenex Holder
82. Nature Collecting Tubes
83. Play Car Tunnels
84. Pipe Cleaner Storage
85. Giant Beads
86. Stacking Game
87. Jumprope Storage System
88. Papier Mache Forms
89. Length Comparing Game
90. Ordering Games (Colors, numbers, etc.)
91. Mini Windsock (use ribbons)
92. Listening Ears
93. Bank
94. Canoe (Cover with contact paper)
95. Mini Ring Toss
96. Tube Trombone
97. Mini Castle
98. Sun Viewer
99. Tube Blocks (Velcro on the sides)
100. Fishing Game

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