{"id":16079,"date":"2023-01-23T16:53:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-23T16:53:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/?p=16079"},"modified":"2026-06-05T08:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T08:45:12","slug":"cardboard-tube-fire-fighters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/activity\/cardboard-tube-fire-fighters\/","title":{"rendered":"Cardboard Tube Fire Fighters"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Turn your recycling into a playful adventure with cardboard tube fire fighters! With just a few simple materials like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paint\">paint<\/a>, marker pens, and some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/art-supplies\/paper-and-card\/paper-and-card-packs\">card<\/a>, kids can create their very own heroic fire fighters, complete with helmets, hoses, and fire gear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Turn your recycling into a playful adventure with cardboard tube fire fighters! With just a few simple materials like paint, marker pens, and some card, kids can create their very own heroic fire fighters, complete with helmets, hoses, and fire gear.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":70605,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[233,351,3,514,594,229],"tags":[685,710],"class_list":["post-16079","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-activity","category-cardboard-tube","category-kids","category-people-who-help-us-themes","category-recycling","category-themes","tag-cardboard-tube","tag-recycling"],"acf":{"age":["3-5","6-9","10+"],"skill-level":["Beginner"],"time-to-make":["15 mins"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K1300","time":"15 Minutes","skill_level":"Beginner.  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