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Chick Hatching Egg Carton Craft

We used cotton balls to make this cute little chick, but you could substitute pom pom's.

Materials:

bullettwo cotton balls
bulletegg carton cup
bulletorange construction paper scrap
bullettwo small wiggly eyes
bulletglue
bulleta tiny bit of yellow tempra paint or food color drops
bulletziploc or other plastic bag

Instructions:

bulletthe night before making the craft, put a bit of yellow tempra paint or yellow food color in a plastic bag.  Add a bit of water.  Don't use too much paint or your cotton balls will be crusty.  Just a wee bit will do.
 
bulletAdd as many cotton balls as you'll be using (if you're making more than one chick) and smush gently until they soak up the yellow.  -- yes, smush is a technical craft term *grin*
 
bulletDump them out onto a piece of wax paper or tinfoil to dry over night (or into an empty margarine container
 
bulletCut the egg carton cup out of the egg carton
 
bulletTrim small rectangles out around the edge so it looks like a cracked egg shell
 
bulletDab a bit of glue into the bottom of the egg carton and insert one of the cotton balls for the chick body
 
bulletDab a bit of glue and put the second cotton ball on top of the first
 
bulletFold the construction paper in half and cut a triangle along the fold (so it looks like a diamond when unfolded).  Glue this beak onto the chick
 
bulletGlue the wiggly eyes on as well
 
bulletWe made ours so it looked like the chick was facing up to the sky (like a hungry chick).  This had the added benefit of keeping the wiggly eyes from sliding off while they dried.

 

 

 

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