Glue an egg carton section on the top, decorate with windows, stickers, etc. Attach red tissue paper to the bottom of the roll for fire. The children paint and decorate the boxes to make into a space ship. Add a steering wheel made from a paper plate. Draw gauges and control panels.
Children paint with yellow paint on blue or black construction paper.
The children paint them with glow in the dark paint. These are great for hanging on closet doors. Enlarge a picture of a space shuttle to the size of a large Pringles can. Color the shuttle and then wrap and glue the shuttle around the can. Lift the can off the ground while pulling off the lid and the crate paper strips are the flames.