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DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers – Perfect for New Years

12.29.18

If you’re looking for a fun and easy DIY to do with your friends and family using supplies you already have at home, these DIY toilet paper roll crackers are perfect! My good friend and the blogs food editor is in town and we have been working on some DIYs and recipes for you all. And these toilet paper roll crackers were on the top of our list. We sat down, pulled out some toilet paper and all my crafting supplies and got creative to make these beautiful toilet paper roll crackers.

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years

We filled the crackers with a small gift and some confetti and we think they are perfect for any holiday or New Years table setting. Be creative, fill the toilet paper cracker with something for your loved ones and watch as they have fun opening the cracker and finding a small gift inside. Although these crackers don’t actually crack, there are some tutorials online as to what you need to make them crack. We wanted to use supplies we already had at home. So, these toilet paper crackers need to be opened on one end and the confetti and gift falls out as a surprise.

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years

Supplies – DIY Toilet paper roll crackers

Toilet paper rolls

Tissue paper

Scissors

Glue

Tape

Confetti

Decorative string/ribbon

Wrapping paper

Ruler

Pen/pencil

Directions – diy toilet paper roll crackers

Start by looking through your gift wrap supplies and use tissue paper and wrapping paper that you love and goes well together.

Take your toilet paper roll and fill it with some confetti and/or a small gift. We filled ours with some hand lotion and a Mala (bracelet) by North Pacific Co.

Cut your tissue paper to 14 x 9 inches. Place the toilet paper roll in the center, taping on one end to secure. Now wrap the tissue paper around the roll and tape the other end.

Twist the sides of the tissue paper and use a string or ribbon to tie the ends to secure and tie a bow to make it look nice.

Now, this is the part where you can get super creative. Use wrapping paper cut to 5.5 x 4.5 inches to glue onto the middle of the toilet paper roll cracker. Or, instead of wrapping paper, use some string to go across and make a design. We even used some pretty fabric and glued that onto the middle of of one toilet paper roll cracker!

And there you have it. Place these toilet paper roll crackers on some pretty dinner plates as a part of the table setting. And watch as your friends and family open them up to find a gift inside!

DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years
DIY Toilet Paper Roll Crackers - Perfect for New Years

For more fun DIYs, check out the Kamfy Living section of the blog.

Happy DIY-ing šŸ™‚


Kam Travels

Oahu Travel Guide – Part 3

12.22.18

Okay, I’m back with the final part for the Oahu Travel Guide – part 3! It’s been great for me writing these guides because it feels like I’m still in Oahu as I reflect back on our trip and all the pictures Gursheel took. This final Oahu guide is a bit bittersweet for me because now I need another trip to look forward to. Anyways onto the Oahu travel guide – part 3:

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Manoa Falls

We headed out early in the morning and had the most beautiful drive to Manoa Falls. There are signs in the parking are to pay a 5 USD fee, however, we couldn’t find anything or anyone to pay so just headed for the hike. I think the most amazing part of this hike to the falls is after 5 minutes into the hike. It is SO lush and there are enormous trees everywhere and it feels like your in the middle of a set of Avatar! The hike is fairly easy, the hardest part being that it is quite muddy and slippery. Wear good shoes and you’ll reach the falls within 20 minute or so.

Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide

Nu’uanu Pali Drive and Lookout

As you drive toward the Nu’uanu Pali lookout, you’ll see signs for a scenic drive and we decided to check it out. There are barely any cars on this drive but the views are INCREDIBLE! It’s like a hike for your car! We couldn’t get over how beautiful everything was, so we decided to pull over and take some pictures. Again, no cars came and we got to appreciate the beauty. Once you get to the lookout, you pay a 3 USD dollar fee to park and can appreciate Oahu’s beauty from afar.

Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide

Lanikai Pillbox Hike and Lanikai Beach

This hike I found to be the most challenging of all the hikes we did. The entrance to the hike is across a golf club in a residential area where all the houses are gorgeous! Apparently, Obama spends his Christmas holidays in this area as well every year. You will see quite a few people doing this hike and there is not very much shade, so bring sunscreen and water. The reason I found this hike hard was because it is so slippery! In the beginning there are ropes to help you pull yourself up, however, as you near the first pillbox, there is nothing, so I used my hands to slowly bring myself down. But the views are incredible the entire way. You can see Lanikai Beach from everywhere.

Once you slowly but surely bring yourself down from the hike, walk down to Lanikai Beach to cool off and appreciate the beautiful beach.

Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide


Oahu Travel Guide

Ho’omaluhia Botanical Gardens

This beautiful botanical garden is free to visit and everywhere you look you see lush trees and plants and beautiful mountains. We took film shots here, and I can’t wait to develop those and see how they turned out.

Byodo-In Temple

This temple is 10 minutes from the Botanical gardens and it’s both beautiful and peaceful. There is 5 USD fee per person to enter the temple. There is also a pond with koi fish that you can feed buy purchasing some food from the shop.

Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide

Chinaman’s Hat

Chinaman’s Hat is a little island that looks like a hat, hence the name. When there is low tide, you can walk over and enjoy the beach at this tiny little island. We just watched as people put on their scuba gear and took their swimming rods. There are a lot of fishermen here since you can fish and take it home to cook for free.

Oahu Travel Guide

Kamehameha Highway + Kahana Bay Beach Park + Sunset beach + sharks cove

Kamnehameha Highway is the main highway that takes you to and from the North Shore and it is beautiful. We stopped multiple times on our way to the North Shore. We found beautiful beaches and even swings attached to trees along the way.

Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide

Laniakea Beach – turtle Beach

One of the highlights of our trip was seeing the sea turtles and at Laniakea Beach you see so many. They are so cute!

oahu travel guide

Haleiwa town + Beetbox cafe

Haleiwa is another popular tourist area in the North Shore and you see this sign as you head into town. There are so many cool shops, restaurants and cafes here. Our favorite was the Beetbox Cafe, which was vegan and had the yummiest acai bowls.

oahu travel guide


oahu travel guide

Kaena Point Hike

The Kaena Point Hike is on the western tip of the island. It was recommended to us by our Airbnb host and I have to say it was one of our favorites. There is no shade, so sunscreen and water is essential. As you walk around, you can find monk seals among the beautiful terrain.

Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide
Oahu Travel Guide

Dole Plantation

Dole Plantation is where you can get the truest pineapple experience. There are tours available and a maze, however, we just went inside the huge gift shop where everything is pineapple. The highlight for me was the pineapple cutting show and the delicious Dole Whip.

oahu travel guide
oahu travel guide

That’s all folks, the final Oahu Travel guide. Check out Oahu Travel Guide part 1 and Oahu Travel guide part 2 for more recommendations!

Happy traveling!

Oahu Travel Guide
Kam Travels

Oahu Travel Guide – Part 2

12.15.18

Last week I shared part 1 of our Oahu Travel Guide, and now I’m back for part 2. Let’s get right into it!

Oahu Travel Guide

Olive and Oliver/Surfjack hotel

On our second day in Oahu, my sister and brother in law had a layover in Oahu, so we spent most of the day together and it was amazing! I love a good coffee shop and Olive and Oliver were both on my sisters and my list. This place is super cute and the chai tea latte that we got was so so good. They also have a shop within the cafe with cute little things to admire or buy. We took our lattes and went next door to the Surfjack Hotel to enjoy in their beautiful lobby/sitting area.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Waikiki Beach

Next, we walked down to Waikiki Beach. It’s a beautiful beach with white sand, blue water and a nice breeze, however, it is super crowded. All of Waikiki is full of tourists everywhere you look. If you’re looking for a quiet beach to spend the day at, Waikiki Beach is probably not it. But it is beautiful to spend an hour or two and walk around in the sand and water.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

The Hideout at the Laylow

The Laylow Autograph Hotel is beautiful, but since we didn’t stay here, we thought the Hideout at the Laylow would provide the perfect opportunity to appreciate and see the beautiful hotel. We bought some iced coffee and just spent a lot of time chatting on the deck.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

The Royal Hawaiian

The Royal Hawaiian is another beautiful hotel in Waikiki, also known as the pink hotel, that we walked around the grounds to appreciate its beauty.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Diamond Head

Diamond Head is a mountain that can be seen from Waikiki, but it is a 10-15 minute drive to get there and another hour or so to hike the mountain roundtrip. Oh all the hikes we did, Diamond Head is probably one of the easiest. There are some parts of the hike that involve a lot of steep stairs, but it’s not too bad. A lot of tourist do come here and the path up the mountain is well maintained. The views at the top are well worth the hike. Once you get back down, there are some food trucks and we treated ourselves to a pineapple smoothie in a pineapple!

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Hilton fireworks

On Friday evenings, the Hilton puts on fireworks for 15 minutes or so at night that anyone in Waikiki can enjoy!

SALT at Kaka’ako

Salt at Kaka’ako is a shopping centre that has a lot of cool clothing stores, a cool plant store and lots of food and restaurants. I mentioned Kaka’ako murals in the previous post, but we came back to Kaka’ako another day since we enjoyed it so much. Definitely worth checking out!

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Disney Aulani

Okay, so Disney Aulani is a resort on the western side of the island that is obviously children friendly. And I just had to go there to get their mickey mouse shaped shaved ice. If I was going to get any shaved ice on the island, I had to get the coolest kind. And I did, and I enjoyed it! I would highly recommend it if you are a child at heart like me or have children who love Disney.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Ko’olina lagoons

If you do make the trip out to Disney Aulani, then you have to check out the Ko’olina Lagoons. This part of the island is home to 4 lagoons which are man made. They are right next to each other and a lot of resorts are right behind them. They are child friendly in that they are not deep and make a perfect space to hang out in the water. I think these are perfect for children but also for adults that don’t know how to swim.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

Pearl Harbour

We went to Pearl Harbour after 4 pm and turned out it was free after 4. I’m not sure what the fee is during regular hours, but it’s always nice to go for free. Since we went at 4 and it closes at 5pm, there weren’t very many people. We just strolled around and read about the Pearl Harbour history.

Oahu Travel Guide

Oahu Travel Guide

I hope you enjoyed part 2 of the Oahu travel Guide and if you’re looking for part 1 of the Oahu travel guide series, check it out here and look forward to part 3 of the Oahu travel guide next week!