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February 13, 2012 by Jenae - 6 Comments
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Binocular Valentines

This was one of those accidental ideas. I intended on making homemade binoculars using a recycled paper towel roll for our camping unit, but then decided it would be cute to turn it into a Valentine’s Day idea…albeit a little last minute!

Here’s what you’ll need:  a paper towel roll, duct tape (the houndstooth duct tape pattern is my favorite), yarn, a hole punch and….

Print out these “I’ve got my eye on you, Valentine” labels.  I used return address mailing labels (come 30 to a page) and sent them through the printer! The text on the stickers is actually red…but my printer is running out of ink so it looks pink in the pictures. :)

 

Although creating these binoculars is extremely simple…sometimes it helps my absent-minded brain not to have to think. So, here’s what we did. Cut a section of your paper towel roll off and then cut another section that exact same size. Use a glue stick to secure the two rolls together. Then, take your duct tape and wrap it around the two to form the binoculars. Use the hole punch to attach a piece of yarn (warning:  only let your child use these within your direct supervision). Add the label, if you choose! :)

Again, ‘valentine’ is actually supposed to be red on the labels. My printer is just running out of ink!

Rocking the post-nap bed-head!

This silly little contraption has gotten lots of use this past week! Enjoy!

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  1. Pantrygirl says

    February 13, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    What a great idea! My daughter is on a binocular kick and these make a great project for us. Thanks!

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  2. hrandica says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:02 pm

    So cute idea. Kids love the binaculars of any kind.

    Reply
  3. Toddler Approved says

    February 13, 2012 at 4:19 pm

    Darling!

    My son would love these.

    Reply
  4. Cilicia Phillips says

    February 13, 2012 at 6:53 pm

    We made some of these yesterday after seeing your picture of these the other day. We didn’t glue the rolls together since the tape keeps them together. :) The kids liked them!

    Reply
  5. Shelisa says

    February 13, 2012 at 7:36 pm

    Super cute!

    Reply
  6. Kortney says

    February 14, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    I’ve also been looking for a new mother’s necklace to replace a lost one – and add our new baby girl. I would love one of these! -Kortney

    Reply

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