Animal Craft for Kids: Cute Turtle Made of Egg Carton

Here’s a fun craft for kids!  Recycle an egg carton into some adorable turtles, caterpillars, and frogs!  We can’t decide which animal we like best.

The turtles are my favorite, although it’s hard to decide between those and the caterpillar! http://everfreecoloring.com

For this project, you’ll need:

1. Egg cartons
2. Paint – we used acrylic, but tempera paint is less staining
3. Pom poms for the turtle heads
4. Googly eyes
5. Pipe cleaners for the turtle legs and the caterpillar antennas
6. Green craft foam for the frog’s legs
7. Scissors
8. Hot glue gun

Caterpillars

For the caterpillar, I simply cut off one row of an egg carton all in one piece.  I trimmed it so that it would sit flat.

Then Jonathan painted each section of the caterpillar with acrylic paint.  It would be fine to use tempera paint if you want since acrylic does not wash out of clothes.  I like it for the vibrant colors and the fact that it isn’t chalky, but beware.

We thought that extra large googly eyes were perfect for this caterpillar.  I used a nail to poke holes for the antennas. Then I secured them with a little glue.  Jonathan loves his caterpillar!

Turtles

For the turtle, simply paint one egg carton section.  We let the paint dry and then added details to the shell with a second color. geometric coloring pages

To assemble the turtle, you’ll need a pom pom ball for the head, some googly eyes, and pipe cleaners for the legs and tail.

I folded each leg piece in half and then twisted it together.  Then I hot glued the twisted end to the inside of the shell.

The finished turtles are just so cute!

It was fun to make each of them a little bit different.

And the kids are enjoying playing with them!

Frogs

The frog is so simple to make.  Just paint the egg carton solid green.  Then glue on googly eyes and cut out feet from craft foam.  I attached the feet with hot glue.

Have fun crafting!