If you're making these with younger children and you want to make this a more simple craft for them, there are a few different ways you can make this without paint. Construction paper: Cut red, white, and blue construction paper to be the size of each tube. Have your kids use glue sticks on one side of the construction paper, then stick the piece of paper to the toilet paper roll. That's a lot easier for their little hands to handle. Washi tape: Cut pieces of red, white, and blue Washi tape and have your kids stick them onto the toilet paper rolls. Ribbon:  Cut a bunch of red, white, and blue ribbon (make sure you cut a long piece of ribbon that can fit around the tube). Tie those around the toilet paper rolls. They might slide, so this craft would be a little more stable with hot glue, but I would be worried about young kids around a hot glue gun.