Egg Carton Turtle Craft
Preschoolers can make the cutest turtle craft from an egg carton.
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Equipment
- Scissors for adults to cut egg carton
- Glue Bottle if googly eyes are not stickers
- Glue Gun For adults only
Supplies
- Pre-Cut Egg Carton 1 cup per craft
- Tempera Paint you can use any colors you want, but we used light green and dark on the shell
- Paint brush
- Googly Eyes
- 1 piece Pipe Cleaner
- 1 Pom Pom
Instructions
Prep Egg Carton
- Cut cardboard egg carton in so you have one cup for the shell.
Making Your Turtle
- Use tempera paint to paint the egg carton. Using two colors can create a textured shell look.
- Let the painted egg carton fully dry.
- Cut your 1 pipe cleaner into 4 equal parts. Fold each cut part into 3 equal parts and twist them together.
- Either use a glue bottle or hot glue gun to add pom pom pom to the egg carton.
- Glue on googly eyes. You can also draw on a mouth or other details.
- Flip your egg carton shell over. An adult should use hot glue to attach the legs in the inside corners.
Notes
- If your legs are uneven, you can fold the ends of the pipe cleaners to give your turtle feet and make him balanced.
- You could also make the head and legs out of paper instead of using pipe cleaners and pom poms.
- Let your young child experiment and have fun making this easy egg carton craft.
Cost: under $2