Making a Cardboard Tube Haunted House

Total Time: 1 hour

Yield: 1 haunted house

Supplies:

• cardboard tubes
• scissors
• X-Acto knife
• acrylic paint (yellow, black, brown)
• paintbrush
• cardboard
• hot glue gun with glue
• cotton balls (optional)

Steps:

1. Place 2 toilet paper tubes on either side of a paper towel tube. Trim down the paper towel tube a bit.

 
2. Cut out 2 triangles from the sides at the top of the long middle tube.

 
3. Pull off the triangle cuts so you have a pyramid shaped top.

 
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4. Using the X-Acto knife, cut out little doors and windows from the cardboard tubes.

 
5. You can leave the swinging doors on some of the cuts for a cool effect.

 
6. Paint the insides of the tubes yellow where there are exposed windows.

 
7. Paint the exterior of the tubes black. Paint any swinging doors brown. Let dry.

 
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8. To make the middle roof, cut out a rectangle of cardboard then fold in half.

 
9. Cut out 2 squares for the side roofing. Paint all 3 roof pieces brown. Let dry.

 
10. Hot glue the 3 tubes together, side by side, the tall one in the middle.

 
11. Add thin lines of hot glue to the tops of the tubes and press the roof pieces on.

 
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12. Hold in place for 15 seconds each.

 
13. Use as decor inside with LED lights, or outdoors. Pull apart some cotton to drape over it and place inside for a spiderweb effect. I like mine out near ivy and roughage!