How to Make a Fire-Breathing Dragon
Katherine Wolkoff
This is potty humor suitable for company. Toilet-paper rolls turned into ferocious beasts will have everyone roaring with
delight. Next up: snakes! (Same directions; just add all-red streamers for the tongues.)
What You Need
Paint in various colors (we used Crayola’s washable paint) and paintbrushes; toilet-paper rolls (empty); 1-inch wooden balls
(available at most craft stores); crepe-paper streamers in red, orange, and yellow; scissors; tape; Magna-Tac 809 glue (fast
drying and permanent; $6, amazon.com); pom-poms in colors that match the paint
1
Paint a toilet-paper roll in one solid color. Next, paint the eyes onto 2 wooden balls: For the outsides of the eyes, use the same color as the roll. For the eyeballs, paint an elongated oval shape in a second color. For the irises, do the same in another color (or in black marker). Allow to dry for 20 minutes.
2
Cut three 6-inch pieces of each color of crepe paper.
3
Stack the crepe paper and cut the ends to look like flames. (You should be able to do all 9 pieces at once. A simple curved zigzag makes a convincing flame.)
4
Tape the crepe paper to the inside of the roll. First put down a layer of red, then orange, and then yellow.
5
Glue the eyes onto the end opposite from the flames, about 11/2 inches apart, and 2 pom-poms for the nostrils onto the same end as the flames, about 1/2 inch apart. Then let the wild rumpus start.
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