Bruce Castle Binoculars

See what you can spot in and around Bruce Castle!

Binoculars made of cardboard rolls and decorated with camouflage paper

You will need:

  • kitchen roll tube 

  • colouring pens/pencils 

  • scissors 

  • PVA glue or sticky tape 

  • an adult to help with cutting   

Optional:

  • string or ribbon 

  • materials to decorate 

Instructions

1  Cut the kitchen roll tube in half to get two equal pieces.  

2  Decorate both tubes in a design of your choice. If you want, you can also glue a small strip of card to the bottom of each tube to make a rim. 

3  Using glue or sticky tape, fix the two rolls together side by side. 

4  Using a pen or pencil push a hole in either side of the binoculars   

5  Thread a piece of string or ribbon through the holes.