Create a colourful bunch of egg carton flowers. This is a fun way to upcycle your old egg cartons and is a great way to teach kids about sustainable crafting. It’s a lovely idea for Spring or Easter crafting, making a cute decoration for your home. A posy of egg carton flowers would also be a sweet handmade gift for somebody special. You might also like our egg carton sugar
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Egg carton goldfish craft
Make an egg carton goldfish craft in a few simple steps. This is a fun recycling craft idea for kids of all ages! *This recycling craft was first published in 2019 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience You might also like our paper roll fish craft. When I was in grade six I had the coveted job of “Goldfish monitor”. This was a fancy title for feeding
Egg Carton Black Cat costume DIY
Here’s an easy DIY black cat costume made from egg cartons! It’s a simple and inexpensive costume idea you can put together at the last minute for Halloween. This craft idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You might also like this DIY cardboard box monster costume Where we live Halloween is not huge, but it’s gaining popularity year after year. The
Egg carton sugar glider craft
Upcycle an ordinary old egg carton into an adorable sugar glider craft. Make him flatten his body and glide around the room – so cute! This Australian animal craft is a fun activity that becomes a DIY toy when complete and is a great recycling craft for Earth Day too. You might also like these 40 recycling crafts Australia has an abundance of adorable animals, but you have to admit
Egg carton helicopter craft
Create an egg carton helicopter craft – this cute and easy DIY toy is a fabulous way to upcycle your old egg cartons. I originally made these DIY helicopters for my girls when they were little but decided to revisit the craft and reshare for todays audience with new photos and a tutorial video. You might also like our egg carton train This month on the blog I’m putting a
Egg Carton Train
Here’s a fun DIY toy and recycling craft for kids of all ages – make an egg carton train! This easy craft idea was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. You might also like our egg carton helicopters Egg cartons are so versatile. We always keep them aside for crafting rather than recycling them and have been building up quite a collection. We
Egg Carton Monsters
Got an old egg carton? Why not turn it into an egg carton monster treat holder? This is a fun kids’ craft idea perfect for Halloween. It’s also a recycling craft so you get to use up your trash at the same time—win-win! This easy Halloween craft was first published in 2013 and has been updated and reshared for today’s audience. Here are over 50 Halloween crafts for kids There’s
egg carton crafts for kids
Here are more than thirty of the coolest egg carton crafts for kids! If you like digging through the recycling box for the cheapest and most environmentally friendly craft supplies around then today’s your lucky day, because we have an amazing collection of creative things you can make using egg cartons. This round up includes ideas from our own archives as well as from some of my favourite craft bloggers
Egg carton fire truck craft
Today we’re sharing a fun recycled fire truck craft for kids. It’s amazing how a humble egg carton combined with a few bottle caps and paper rolls can become a DIY toy for imaginative play. Best of all, this egg carton fire truck is eco-friendly, being made from biodegradable and recycled materials. At the end of this article are some useful links for how you can help support the current
Egg Carton Darth Vader
If you like Star Wars then you’re going to love this Darth Vader craft made from an egg carton by contributor Tracey from Jumbletree. Tracy is quite the genius with egg cartons, see her full collection of Star Wars mini figures at the end of the tutorial. Cue sinister music, Darth Vader is back… and he means business! And if you have any young Star Wars fans in your life,
Egg Carton Jewellery Box
I’ve always wanted to try my hand at egg carton flowers – they are so bright and cheerful! The girls and I decided to make some over the school holidays and we used them to decorate egg carton jewellery boxes. You could use these boxes to store any small knick-knacks and collections (think crystals, shells, loom bands etc. – my kids are BIG on collecting), but we happen to have an enormous
Egg Carton Spider puppets … watch out they’re scary!
Did you ever notice how two egg carton cups joined together look just like a spider body? Paint them, add pipe cleaner legs, faces and an elastic thread and it becomes a bouncy puppet on a string. This makes a fun DIY toy for Halloween and it always feels great to be up-cycling something in craft don’t you think? You will need: • Egg Cartons • Hole puch • Paints
sponge flower printing
Sponge flower printing is an easy art activity for kids using an ordinary kitchen sponge and a simple stamping technique. This activity makes a great Spring or Summer art project and can also be used to create printed flower cards – perfect for mothers day, get well soon, thank you cards and birthdays. *This kids’ art idea was first published in 2020 and has been updated and reshared for today’s
Printable butterfly garden craft
Use our printable butterfly garden craft to upcycle an egg carton into a gorgeous decoration that doubles as a night light. This is a fun kids’ craft for Spring, and Summer or to support a unit on insects or minibeasts. It’s also suitable for Earth Day coming up later this month. Age recommendation is 6+ but younger kids could make it with adult help. We love how these turned out!
How to make a whirlygig
Make a simple whirlygig DIY toy, sometimes known as a spinner, from recycled cardboard and our printable template. This is a fun STEM (or STEAM) craft idea for kids of all ages, inspired by a classic that has been around for centuries. This whirlygig craft was originally published in 2015 and has been updated and republished for today’s audience. You might also like our bouncy paper frog craft You might
Penguin crafts for kids
If your kids are into penguins, you’re in luck! Today we’re sharing over 30 of the cutest penguin crafts for kids. Whether you have preschoolers, kindergarteners or older kids to entertain, you’re sure to find something they’ll like from this penguin craft collection. You might also like these snowman crafts for kids One of the first things that springs to mind when we hear the word “penguin” is snow and
Stuffed paper penguin
Make a super cute, squishy, stuffed paper penguin from recycled paper plus our free template. This is a great recycling craft for kids with Earth Day coming up. You might also like our Winter Paper Craft collection Last week we shared a pom pom penguin based on the Gentoo species. Today I have a new penguin craft from another species commonly found in the sub-Antarctic regions of our amazing planet—the
Homemade cardboard toys for kids to make and play with
Here are more than 50 homemade cardboard toy ideas for play! We’ve scoured our own archives and drawn inspiration from bloggers around the world to come up with this HUGE collection of cardboard toy ideas. There are cardboard games, pretend play ideas, STEM crafts, doll houses, boats, vehicles…. and more. Christmas is coming, which means the plastic and fad toy onslaught is about to begin. My girls are as susceptible
Halloween crafts for kids – over 50 fun ideas
Are you getting into the Halloween spirit? I hope so, because today we’re sharing over 50 fun and easy Halloween crafts for kids (and adults). We’ve included a range of ideas for all ages, from toddlers and preschoolers through to tweens, teens and adults. You might also like these Autumn crafts and activities Do your kids love Halloween? Mine sure do—especially the candy. But the crafts and DIY’s come a close
Black and white cat craft
Move over black cats—the black and white cats have arrived! You can make a black and white cat craft using paper plates and a few basic supplies. It’s a fun and easy craft idea for kids who love cats — or for Halloween. You might also like our paper roll black cats Want to know a secret? These black and white cats were supposed to be ordinary black cats. They
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