How to Make a Piggy Bank for Kids

There are many ways that you can make a piggy bank for kids. It's also fun to have them help you make it.

Here is a real simple way to make a piggy bank for a kid. You can decorate it together and treasure it for many years

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1. Grab an old milk carton. Make sure that you wash it thoroughly and leave it to dry. Keep the cap!

2. Place your milk carton upright and place a small incision in the back to place your money.

3. Decide what kind of a piggy bank that you are going to make. Is it going to be a traditional "pig" piggy bank? Or you might want to make it a dog or cat bank instead. Whatever your child's favorite type of character would be the best idea. For this piggy bank we will make it into a puppy!

4. You can either paint your milk carton or you can glue pieces of felt around the outside to give it more of a "fur feel". For this piggy bank we will need to grab a paintbrush and some tempura paint. Paint your bank a nice golden brown. Let your paint dry.

5. Cut out felt ears and glue them with craft glue to your doggy bank. Leave this dry.

6. Add googly eyes to your doggy bank, which you can purchase at any craft store. For the nose you can also purchase little pom-poms.

7. Once you've added all of your doggy features and they've dried, you can then put your money in!