Materials Needed:
- Egg Cartons
- paint
- Glue
- Misc Supplies (wiggle eyes, felt, chenille stems, sequins, etc)
Instructions:
Use egg carton cups to make a variety of bugs! Cut a long row of cups and make a caterpillar. Use two sections and some tissue paper and make a butterfly. Make a spider with long, chenille stems legs! Use your imagination and I bet you can think of a lot more!
Caterpillar Suggestion from Denise: Paint half the bump side of an egg carton any color and let dry. Make two holes in top of one end section and insert chenille stem down and up so both ends of stem stick out on top of bump. Shape ends of stems for antennae. Add wiggle eyes to front of bump for caterpillar eyes.
Spider Suggestion from Denise: Trim an egg carton cup to even it out a bit. Paint inside and outside black. Let dry. Poke a hole in the middle of cup and four holes in each side. Put string through top hole and tie off. (Elastic string works great for a dragline) Put twist ties in each side hole and bend back ends inside cup to hold. May need to add glue or tape to hold in place. Glue eyes on.
- See a larger photo of this craft completed by Madison and Carrie
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