Make a few of these clever egg carton crafts with your kids this summer to repurpose recyclable materials into containers, art, and toys.
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Don’t toss out that empty egg carton (or egg box if you’re in the UK)! Recyclable materials are a great craft supply for kids.
Egg carton crafts are great because they use something you already have on hand. The simple cardboard container can be used for all kinds of creative projects.
You can use one as-is for starting seeds for the garden, holding paint, or sorting small objects.
What else can you do with an egg carton? Grab a pair of scissors and some other arts and crafts supplies and turn one into one of these creative kids’ crafts.
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Jellyfish puppets
The Art Kit blog has a cute tutorial for turning egg cartons into jellyfish puppets. This would be a fun activity for a beach or ocean summer camp theme. After kids make them, they can put on a puppet show!
Process art
Process art is a fun activity for all ages and especially important for younger kids because it focuses on the experience of making art, rather than the finished product. The Salty Mamas shares a great way to incorporate egg cartons and other recyclable materials.
Ladybug
The wiggly eyes really make this paper ladybug craft perfect. Visit Creative Green Living to see how you can make this with your kids.
Flower crown
Making a flower crown is a classic lazy-days-of-summer activity. The one at Hello Wonderful is made from egg carton pieces, which means it might last a bit longer than the flowers in your backyard.
Dental health slime
This dental health slime activity from Parenting Chaos is such a clever way to encourage teeth brushing. Try it with any homemade slime recipe.
Spy glasses
Egg carton cups make the eyepieces in this fun spy glasses craft from Crafts by Amanda. Make a pair with your child to inspire imaginative play or as a tool for a spy-themed activity.
Flower fairies
These flower fairies from Cucicucicoo are too cute. They’d be a great craft to go along with an indoor fairy garden or precious as a stand-alone ornament to hang anywhere.
Ice cream cones
Summertime is the perfect time to enjoy an ice cream cone, like these from In the Playroom, made using the long cone sections instead of the egg cups.
Flower bouquet
Make a flower bouquet in a rainbow of colors, via Mombrite. This cute craft idea can be hung on the refrigerator, framed to display, or given as a gift for a family member.
Toadstool mushroom
Paint a few of these classic toadstool mushrooms from Artsy Craftsy Mom. They could be used in imaginative play like fairytales, gardening, or even Super Mario Bros.
Garden animals
Turn an egg cup into a turtle, a caterpillar, or a frog with Frugal Fun for Boys and Girls. These garden animals are an adorable summer activity.
Floating toy boat
Egg cartons float! Make a few toy boats via Messy Momma Crafts. Sail the finished boats in the bathtub, a backyard water feature, or in a pond at a nearby park.
Dinosaurs
Our Kid Things turned egg cups into dinosaurs with spiky pipe cleaner features. Encourage your kids to get creative and make different sizes and shapes.
Catapult critters
Brilliant Little Ideas used a handful of popsicle sticks to make a catapult, then launched these catapult critters made from egg carton pieces.
Treasure chest
Even if you do leave the egg carton whole, you can dress it up like Plate in 28 did to make this treasure chest. Kids love finding little treasures, so this craft gives them a place to store their collection.
Egg carton crafts are a great boredom buster that you can pull out any time your kids need something fun and easy to do. Turn them into handy containers, cute animals, or a fun way to learn about new ideas.
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