How to Make an Egg Carton Caterpillar
Making caterpillars using egg cartons is a great way to share quality time with your children while teaching them creativity. This project is easy for very young children and allows them to be part of a creative activity.
Things You'll Need
- Newspaper
- Scissors
- Toothpick
- Pipe Cleaners
- Glue stick
- Eyes - Googly ones are a nice touch
- Crayons, markers, or paint
Instructions
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Cover your work area with the newspaper. Cut either 3 or 6 cups from an egg carton to form the caterpillar body. Remember not to cut in between each cup, you should have a strip of cups.
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Using a toothpick, an adult should make 2 small holes in the top of one of the cups that makes the end of the chain. This will be the caterpillar's antennae holes.
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Thread a pipe cleaner through the holes. The ends can be curled if you wish to form curly antennae.
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Use glue stick to add eyes. The googly eyes that shake are great as it gives the face character.
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After the glue has dried, draw or paint a mouth and eyes on the cup that has the antennae.
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Use the colored markers, crayons, or paint to decorate the rest of the body. Let children do this on their own and encourage self-expression.
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Tips & Warnings
Using scented markers will not only look pretty, it will smell wonderful, too.
Children should never work with sharp objects without adult supervision.
