Upcycled Egg Carton Owls – Kid Craft Idea
Hi my crafty friends! It’s that time of the month again! The Kids Craft Stars and I are joining forces to bring you our MONTHLY craft challenge post. Every month we have a challenge between us bloggers to in-cooperate a different craft medium or technique into a simple kid craft tutorial. This month’s challenge was to in-cooperate egg cartons and boy did we have fun recycling & crafting with this material!
So without further ado – today I present to you our simple and inexpensive Egg Carton Owls Kid Craft tutorial! Using just a simple leftover egg carton from our Easter celebrations, it was the perfect canvas to make the body of our owls. Then with just some creativity, tons of feathers and glue – our HOOT-TASTIC friends came to life in no time!
If you would like to make this easy and affordable kid craft with your child today, check out the full tutorial below. I just know you are going to have a HOOT making these with your child today!
Happy crafting my friends! Don’t forget to share pictures of your owls made from egg cartons on our Facebook page to admire! I can’t wait to see what colors you choose for the owl’s feathers! #gluedtomycrafts
PAIR YOUR EGG CARTON CRAFT WITH —> Egg Carton Cherry Blossom – Kid Craft
Egg Carton Owl Craft Supplies:
* Recycled Clean Egg Carton {one egg carton makes TWO owls}
* Orange Craft Paint
* Paint Brush
* Multi-Colored Craft Feathers
* School Glue
* Kid Friendly Scissors
* Large Wiggle Eyes {two per craft}
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Directions:
* First tear off the lid from the egg carton. Cut it in half. This is the body for two owls.
* Now you will want to trim down the other egg carton piece {the one with the compartments} to give the look of the eyes/nose of an owl {see the above picture for example} When you have your pieces cut out, be sure to also paint the nose and glue on the eyes in their designated spot.
* Next have children glue on the owl’s feathers to the lid portion of the egg carton.
* To finish off the craft, glue on the eyes/nose portion to the egg carton lid with the feathers, to complete your owl.
* Then add other embellishments that you see fit or go straight to showing them off!
PAIR YOUR EGG CARTON OWLS WITH —> Recycled Egg Carton Tree Canvas – Earth Day Kid Craft Idea
Be sure to check out the fun blog posts below, to see some other ways to recycle an egg carton into a fun craft!
Egg Carton Reindeer – Christmas Kid Craft Idea
Egg Carton Pumpkin Patch – Fall Kid Craft
Egg Carton Caterpillar – Kid Craft
Recycled Egg Carton Spider – Cute Not Scary Craft Idea For Kids
And “if” you decide to make our Egg Carton Owl craft, please share a picture on our Facebook page for us to see. We love seeing our inspiration come to life!
Stacey Gibbon says
Hi Diana – you can always try with the plastic egg cartons. There’s honestly no wrong way :-) The paint will more than likely stick just the same. I would just recommend using a hot glue gun instead of school glue to make the feathers & wiggle eyes stick. – Stacey
Diana says
I cant find cardboard cartons around here. What can I make with the foam ones? Will the Paint still stay on a foam one. Diana