After using up your tissues and paper towels, use the leftovers to make your own giraffe.

What You Need

• Yellow construction paper
• Yellow and brown poster paint
• Paper cup
• 3 empty paper towel tubes
• Scissors
• Masking tape
• Empty tissue box

What You Do

1. Cover Tissue Box
   Cover the tissue box with yellow construction paper. Leave the hole uncovered.
2. Make Giraffe’s Legs
   • Have your child paint the paper towel tubes and the cup with yellow paint. Let them dry.
   • Cut two of the tubes in half, so you have four smaller tubes. These will be the giraffe’s legs.
   • Wedge the small tubes into the hole of the tissue box—two at each end. You may want to stuff some crumpled paper into the box to hold the legs in. Secure with tape if necessary.
3. Make Head and Neck
   Tape the cup to one end of the long tube. This will be the giraffe’s head and neck. Tape the neck to the box at one end. Draw a face on the head using a marker or paint. After assembling the giraffe, you may also want to cover up the tape with more yellow paint.
4. Add Spots
   Don’t forget the spots! Encourage your child to give the giraffe some brown spots. For an extra tactile experience, use fingerpaint.