3 quick and simple toilet tube boredom breaker toys

We all know that hamster love to chew things so why not have a go at making your own boredom breaker toys. They are really quick and simple to make. These are great fun for kids to get involved with making and watching their hamster enjoy playing with them. Have a go at making these 3 quick and simple toilet tube boredom breaker toys.

What you will need:

3 Toilet tubes

pencil

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Treat Ball

Take one of the toilet rolls and using the ruler make a mark every 1 1/2 cms. Do this for the whole toilet tube.

Toilet tube, ruler and pencil. showing 1 1/2 cm measurements.

Take the scissors and cut along the marks cutting the tube into strips.

Toilet tube and scissors with some of the toilet tube already cut into 1 1/2 cm pieces

Take the strips and start placing them inside each other to make a ball. Keep them all close so there are no big gaps.

All the toilet roll cut into pieces and 2 pieces of the toilet roll tube together to make a square with 1 piece of toilet roll tube inside the other piece

All the pieces of the toilet tubes slotted inside each other to make a ball

When all the ball is complete find a little gap and pop in some hamster treats.

The ball made out of toilet roll tubes with a dish of forage hamster food

Your treat ball is complete. Hope your hamster enjoys it!

Treat Parcel

Take one of the toilet rolls and punch holes in it using the hole punch.

You can always use a pencil to make the holes if you don't have a hole punch. Punch holes on both sides of the tube keeping them spaced out well.

Toilet tube with multiple holes punched in it and a hole punch

Next fold down the side of the tube at one end and then repeat with the other side.

Toilet tube with multiple holes punched in it with one side of the top edge being folded down

Toilet tube with multiple holes punched in it with both sides of the top edge being folded down

Once you have closed one end pop in some of the hamster treats and repeat the same process with the other side.

Toilet tube with multiple holes punched in it with both sides of the top edge folded down and flipped over with a bowl of forage hamster food in the bowl and in the tube

This will make a little parcel for your hamster to enjoy.

Toilet tube with multiple holes punched in it laid flat so it looks like a parcel

Treat Roller

Take the final toilet tube and using the ruler measure 2cm from each end. Next take the scissors and make cuts upto the pencil line you have made. keep the cuts close together so you make thin strips of cardboard.