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The Lorax Craft: Great for Earth Day!

March 22, 2015 by OneMommy

Every March we have fun  with some fabulous Dr. Seuss crafts & activities.

This year The Lorax stole my son’s heart.

Right away he asked if we could make a diorama for it and a few other favorite Seuss books.  (He actually called it a “box thing,” but I knew what he meant.)

This simple cardboard tube The Lorax craft would be a fun craft for Dr. Seuss’s birthday, or use it as an Earth Day craft in April.

cardboard tube The Lorax craft

 

The Lorax is one of Dr. Seuss’s brilliant books that has a message.  It would be perfect to read with the kids for Earth Day.

I think the Lorax himself would approve of this recycled craft.

Cardboard Tube Lorax Craft

Materials Needed:

  • Cardboard Tube
  • Orange and Yellow Construction Paper
  • Googly Eyes
  • Scissors and Glue

After measuring the toilet paper tube,  cut orange construction paper to the correct height and glue it around the tube.  (If you don’t want to use a toilet paper tube, you can easily cut a paper towel tube down to length!)

Draw a circle (2 inches in diameter) on orange paper to become The Lorax’s head.

Also cut out two orange arms, yellow eye brows and a mustache from construction paper.

Glue all the items into place (like the picture above).  Finally, add some googly eyes.

craft for The Lorax -- great for Earth Day!

Truffula Trees Craft

Of course you can’t have a scene with The Lorax without some colorful Truffula trees!

To make your trees, snip pipe cleaners into various heights and then simply push one end into a colorful pom-pom.

simple and fun craft for The Lorax

 

We used our cardboard tube Lorax and Truffula trees to make a diorama.

You can do this by covering the bottom of a shoe box with blue construction paper and adding green paper to one side as grass.

Tape the Truffula trees in place to create a happy home for your cardboard tube Lorax.

 

My son also added a pond with a red fish and blue fish.  (Can you guess which Dr. Seuss book he was thinking of?) He has plans to make Horton and a few other favorite characters as well.

I love watching kids get so excited about a project!

If you liked this Lorax craft, you’ll also enjoy:

  • Lorax-Inspired Mocktail
  • Funtastic Dr. Seuss Inspired Math Activities 
  • Dr. Seuss Activities for Older Kids
  • The Cat in the Hat Craft 


Filed Under: Kids Crafts Tagged With: cardboard tube craft, Dr. Seuss, recycled craft

Comments

  1. Melanie says

    March 29, 2015 at 9:08 pm

    This is so cute and perfect for the kiddos! Thanks for sharing over at Motivational Monday!

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