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10 Fun and Easy Egg Carton Animal Crafts

Egg cartons are versatile, inexpensive, and eco-friendly crafting materials. With just a few supplies and a little bit of imagination, you can transform them into adorable animal crafts that are perfect for children and adults alike. In this blog post, we'll explore 10 unique egg carton animal crafts, complete with step-by-step instructions, to inspire your next crafting adventure!

Egg Carton Ladybugs

Materials:

Egg carton (preferably red or black)
Red and black acrylic paint
Black pipe cleaners
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups red and let them dry.
Once the paint is dry, use black paint to create spots and a head for your ladybug.
Cut a short piece of black pipe cleaner and bend it in half to form the antennae.
Glue the antennae and googly eyes onto the head of the ladybug.

Egg Carton Bees

Materials:

Egg carton
Yellow and black acrylic paint
Black pipe cleaners or white pipe cleaners
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups yellow and let them dry.
Once the paint is dry, use black paint to create stripes on the bee's body.
Cut a short piece of black pipe cleaner and bend it in half to form the antennae or take a white pipecleaner and loop it into wing shapes.
Glue the antennae and googly eyes onto the head of the bee.

Egg Carton Caterpillars

Materials:

Egg carton
Acrylic paint (any color)
Pipe cleaners (any color)
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut a row of egg cups from the egg carton to create the caterpillar's body.
Paint the egg cups with your chosen color and let them dry.
Cut two short pieces of pipe cleaner for the antennae and glue them to the front egg cup.
Glue googly eyes onto the front egg cup to create the caterpillar's face.

Egg Carton Owls

Materials:

Egg carton
Acrylic paint (optional)
Brown and orange construction paper
2 Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut two connecting egg cups from the egg carton.
Optional: Paint the egg cups with your chosen color and let them dry.
Glue a googly eye into the center of each of the egg cups.
Cut a large oval from brown construction paper to act as your owl's head and body. Alternatively, you can cut your oval from the lid of the egg carton container if it's quite flat.
Glue the two egg carton cups onto the construction paper as the eyes
Cut out two wing shapes and a beak shape from the construction paper.
Glue the wings onto the sides of the egg cup and the beak onto the front.
You can also add feet if you want to.
Glue googly eyes above the beak to create the owl's face.

Egg Carton Penguins

Materials:

Egg carton
Black and white acrylic paint
Orange construction paper, felt or foam
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups black and let them dry.
Once the paint is dry, use white paint to create a white belly for the penguin.
Cut out a beak and two feet from the orange felt or foam.
Glue the beak and feet onto the penguin's body.
Glue googly eyes above the beak to create the penguin's face.

Egg Carton Jellyfish

Materials:

Egg carton
Acrylic paint (any color)
Yarn or ribbon (any color)
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups with your chosen color and let them dry.
Cut several strands of yarn or ribbon, approximately 6-8 inches long, for the jellyfish's tentacles.
Glue the strands to the inside of the egg cup, letting them hang down.
Glue googly eyes onto the front of the egg cup to create the jellyfish's face.

Egg Carton Frogs

Materials:

Egg carton
Green acrylic paint
Green pipe cleaners
Googly eyes
Red construction paper, felt or foam
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups green and let them dry.
Cut two short pieces of green pipe cleaner and bend them into a V shape for the frog's legs.
Glue the legs to the underside of the egg cup.
Cut out a small tongue shape from the red felt or foam and glue it to the front of the egg cup.
Glue googly eyes onto the top of the egg cup to create the frog's face.

Egg Carton Elephants

Materials:

Egg carton
optional: Gray acrylic paint
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Find the egg carton cup that has a taller attachment and cut that out, keeping the attachment of cardboard attached for the trunk.
Cut the sides of the egg carton to form ears or glue on two paper ears.
Optional: Paint the egg cup gray and let dry.
Roll the trunk loosely around a pencil.
Glue googly eyes above the trunk to create the elephant's face.

Egg Carton Fish

Materials:

Egg carton
Acrylic paint (any color)
Construction paper, tissue paper, felt or foam (any color)
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups with your chosen color and let them dry.
Cut out a tail and two fin shapes from the tissue paper, construction paper, felt, or foam.
Glue the tail to the back of the egg cup and the fins to the sides.
Glue googly eyes onto the front of the egg cup to create the fish's face.
Optional: Draw a smiley mouse with a sharpie or use a piece of pipecleaner.

Egg Carton Turtles

Materials:

Egg carton
Green acrylic paint
Green pipe cleaners
Green construction paper, felt or foam
Googly eyes
Scissors
Glue

Instructions:

Cut out individual egg cups from the egg carton.
Paint the egg cups green and let them dry.
Cut out four small circles from the green felt or foam to make the turtle's legs.
Glue the legs to the underside of the egg cup.
Cut a small piece of green pipe cleaner for the turtle's tail and glue it to the underside of the egg cup.
Glue googly eyes onto the top of the egg cup to create the turtle's face or glue a painted styrofoam ball head to your egg cup to make him look like he's sticking his head out.

These 10 egg carton animal crafts are fun, creative, and eco-friendly ways to repurpose egg cartons. They make great projects for kids and can also be used as decorations, toys, or even as educational tools. So the next time you find yourself with an empty egg carton, give one of these adorable animal crafts a try!