If it feels unsanitary to use toilet paper rolls, wrap them with wrapping paper or construction paper before use. For groundhog projects, use white paper if the craft is to be painted over or brown paper to match the ground and the groundhog's body. Paper towel rolls cut in half are also useful for groundhog projects. You can even make handmade rolls by rolling pieces of cardboard from cereal boxes.
Cover a toilet paper tube with dark brown paper or paint. Use construction paper for the remaining craft elements. Cut out a light brown oval and attach it vertically to the side of the toilet paper roll to make a stomach. Create a round head with triangle ears and decorate it with eyes and a mouth. Glue the head to one end of the tube. Create feet with three toes and a tab on the heels. Fold the tabs upright, apply glue and attach the tabs to the inside of the tube so the feet stick out the bottom. Create arms with mitten-type paws, leaving tabs at the shoulders. Fold the tabs in and attach them to the tube on either side of the chin.
Use a craft stick and a toilet paper tube for this project. Cover the toilet paper tube with green or brown construction paper or paint. Set this aside and work on the groundhog. Create a tiny groundhog by using a template, drawing it freehand or using pom poms. Add eyes and a mouth. Glue the groundhog to the craft stick and insert the stick into the tube. Push the craft stick up to make the groundhog pop out of the ground.
Create a groundhog finder with a toilet paper tube or a paper towel tube. Decorate the tube with brown paint, construction paper, stamps, stickers and other craft elements. Keep the decorations centered on the groundhog theme. Use black stamp pads to create shadows under any groundhog stickers or stamps added to the tube. Line the children up at the window and help them try to search for groundhogs by looking through the tube. If groundhogs do not live near the school, see what other animals the children can discover.