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Egg Carton Art

 

Materials

  • Empty egg cartons
  • Scissors
  • Paint, markers, or crayons
  • Paintbrush
  • Pipe cleaner
Preparation:
  1. Cut apart an egg carton into individual sections. Make enough so that each child has at least 3 individual sections. Since the surface area is so small, the project goes fast. The more sections you have the more they have to work with.
  2. Poke a pipe cleaner through the bottom of each section to make a stem. You could ask older children to do this prep work.
Directions
  1. Have the children paint the sections with a variety of colors. (Markers or crayons can also be used.)
  2. You can wait for the “flowers” to dry by putting them in a bud vase (or Dixie cup) and use them as a centerpiece at your table!

Egg cartons are great for a variety of craft projects.

Here are some websites to visit that will give you lots of ideas: 

www.eggs.ab.ca/recipes/craftcorner/eggcartonideas.html >>
http://web.archive.org/web/200503250 32642/ >>
http://familytlc.net/issues/april2003/spring_3_1624.html >>

 

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