Friday, February 23, 2024

DIY Super Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots

Spring is here and since I've been obsessed with gardening lately, here's a super easy spring craft that you can make with the kiddos.... for FREE. Let's make some cardboard roll seedling pots!


How to Make Toilet Paper Roll Seedling Pots

DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft


This is such a great craft to make because it's affordable, biodegradable, uses recycled materials, AND gets the kids excited for spring.


Materials needed:

  • Cardboard Rolls
  • Scissors
  • Plastic containers (from food packaging)
  • Dirt
  • Seeds


Let's Make some Toilet Roll Seedling Containers

(To watch me making this, check out my IG reel.)

1. Squish down the toilet roll. 

DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft


2. Unsquish it and then squish it down again to make your tube more rectangular.

DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft

3. Cut slits at each fold.

DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft

4. Fold down your cardboard roll tabs.

DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft


Tada! You're all done!

DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft


DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft


If you make a bunch of them, you can store them upright in a plastic container. (To improve drainage, you can punch holes in the plastic container if you want.) Fill the tubes with seedling mix and then get started growing plants for spring!


Happy gardening!


DIY Easy Cardboard Toilet Roll Seedling Pots Starting Seeds Spring Free Kids Craft