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How to Make an Egg Carton Caterpillar

August 2, 2016 by Ann Leave a Comment

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This adorable egg carton caterpillar is a fun recycling craft for kids!

How to Make an Egg Carton Caterpillar- This caterpillar craft is a fun, frugal craft for kids and a great way to reuse an egg carton!

If you are working on the alphabet with your child, it can be fun to mix it up with an alphabet themed art project! This Egg Carton Caterpillar is an adorable craft to make with your kids while they are learning the letter “C”. You can point out other “C” words as them come up while you are crafting.

While younger kids will need help gluing the pieces together, they can go crazy with the painting! This craft is inexpensive to make with frugal materials like egg cartons and pipe cleaners.

You can use this craft to supplement a study of caterpillars if you wish and encourage your kids to paint their caterpillar to match the colors of their favorite caterpillar. Since you are using egg cartons, you can also use this craft as an opportunity to talk about recycling.

How to Make an Egg Carton Caterpillar

Materials:
  • paperboard egg cartons
  • scissors
  • low temp hot glue
  • paint
  • paint brush
  • water
  • wax paper
  • pipe cleaners
  • google eyes
Egg Carton Caterpillar -Supplies

Directions:

1. Protect your surface with wax paper.

2. Use scissors to cut out egg cartons. Use the corners of the carton to form the head. Cut a slit into the top of the head by gently shoving a scissor blade into the head.

3. Glue the two head pieces together with hot glue. Set aside. Lay out a few egg carton pieces for the body, and arrange as desired. Glue together with hot glue and let set. Attach head with hot glue.

Egg Carton Caterpillar - glue together carton pieces
4. Use paint to paint the caterpillar. Once dry, add eyes with hot glue.
Egg Carton Caterpillar - paint the caterpillar

5. Use a paint brush handle to wrap a chenille stem to create a spiral antennae.

Egg Carton Caterpillar - how to make antennae

6. Attach to the caterpillar head by pressing it into the slit on the top.

How to Make an Egg Carton Caterpillar- This caterpillar craft is a fun, frugal craft for kids and a great way to reuse an egg carton!

Your egg carton caterpillar is ready to enjoy!

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Thanks to Kari of Craft Create Cook for sharing her tutorial and pictures with us.

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On Premeditated Leftovers I share simple recipes made with whole foods, practical shopping tips, time saving techniques, and meal planning strategies. I also share tips for minimizing food waste, so more of the food that is purchased ends up on the table.

While volunteering as a budget counselor, I realized that food is the element of most people’s budgets where they have the greatest control. I set out to develop low-cost recipes from scratch to prove it’s possible to create delicious meals on a limited budget. Eating well while spending less is about more than just creating recipes using inexpensive ingredients; it’s about creatively combining ingredients so you don’t feel deprived and are inspired to stick to your budget.

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