Make an Egg Carton Caterpillar
On a rainy day or to welcome Spring, use the advantage of making crafts with the kids! Making crafts with recyclable items is also a good way to reuse products instead of throwing them away.
Steps
- Get an egg carton and cut it. Make sure that you have a 6-count holder intact, so if you have a 18-count container, you'll need 1/3 of the box, while a 12-count container, you'll only need to cut it in half length-wise.
- Turn it upside down and paint it with green acrylic paint. Leave it on the side to dry completely.
- Cut two small slits with kitchen scissors, box cutter or one hole punch at one of the ends. This is where the antenna will go.
- Weave a yellow pipe cleaner through the slits. Make them stand upwards as antennas, cut if needed. Glue the pipe cleaner down on the inside of the egg carton.
- Dress up your caterpillar with wiggly eyes. Use a Sharpie or any permanent black marker to draw a smile.
- Finished.
Tips
- Add glitter, sparkles, etc. to personalize your caterpillar.
- This works great for school projects.
- Using hot glue instead of regular adhesive glue will secure things to the egg carton better.
Things You'll Need
- Scissors or box cutter
- Paper egg carton
- Green acrylic paint
- Wiggly eyes
- 1 yellow pipe cleaner
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