Scissor Skills Haircut Activity – Messy...

This craft is a bit silly, so the kids love it! It makes a great activity for some independent time, playdates, or quiet time. Just make sure you supervise! Plus, they’ll enjoy getting to destroy something for fun!

Ready to do your own scissor skills haircut activity! Scroll down for the full instructions.

Scissor Skills

Why You’ll Love This Cutting Skills Activity

If I haven’t convinced you to do this silly scissors skills activity, here are just a few reasons you’re going to love it!

• SIMPLE: This activity uses simple supplies you already have around the house. It’s very simple to set up, clean up, and put together.
• SKILL PRACTICE: Learning through play is always the best approach. This toilet paper roll craft is focused on practicing scissor skills. If your child needs some practice, this is a great activity to do.
• FUN: Kids will have so much fun cutting the hair on these silly characters!

Supplies Needed for This Cutting Activity

How to Make a Toilet Paper Roll Craft

STEP ONE: Gather your supplies

Before you get started, make sure to have all your supplies ready. I also want to caution you to make sure you use safety scissors for little hands.

STEP TWO: Prep the hair and faces

To start, you’re going to wrap the construction paper around the toilet paper tube and trim until it’s a desired length. Then, glue it in place.

Repeat for each colour you want to use.

Next, draw some faces on the toilet paper tubes with various expressions. This can be a good time to talk about emotions and invite your child to choose what faces they have.

Then, cut lots of slits to create hair pieces as pictured below.

STEP THREE: Time for a haircut! 

Now for the fun part! Invite your child to give your characters a haircut.

Maybe some just get a trim.

Maybe some have it all cut off.

Let them have fun with it!

Cardboard Tube Craft Variations

This is one of those cutting activities you’ll want to do again and again. Here are some ideas to switch things up!

• Create some outfits for each character and have kids match the hair to that colour. 
• Draw different patterns for kids to cut along the lines rather than pre-cutting for them. We even have a fun haircut scissor skills printable you can pair with this.
• Set out different supplies like feathers or googly eyes for kids to create silly characters.

We hope you have lots of fun with this cardboard tube craft. You’ll love doing this cutting activity with your kids! No matter if they’re a toddler or preschooler, they’re sure to find this cutting hair activity fun. We sure got a lot of laughs during this one!