DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Egg Carton Crab Craft
In my mind, this was a lobster egg carton craft. Lol. But, it really does look more like a crab. As far as crustaceans go, egg cartons lend themselves better to crabs because lobsters have long tails!
So why were lobsters on my mind, you ask? A week ago I ordered lobsters to be delivered by FedEx direct from a small fisherman in Atlantic Canada. I decided I wanted to do something special and adventurous in the kitchen and somehow, cooking a lobster for the first time ever became THE thing.
It was fun, stressful, horrifying and delicious. If you like a kitchen adventure and have never done it, I recommend it. If you've never cooked before, definitely don't start with lobster... stick with canned crab!
Materials:
- egg carton cups
- red paint
- 2 or more googly eyes
- red pipe cleaners
- red construction paper
- scissors
- glue
Instructions:
Cut off one egg holder from its carton and paint it red.
Cut up your red pipe cleaners to create the legs (8 in total). Also, cut claws out of your red construction paper; attach these to the 2 front legs.
Glue each piece onto the egg carton as desired. Your crab is finished!
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