Easter is far from our minds by now BUT you still might have some plastic eggs from your egg hunt adventures laying around.

Before you throw them away – why not check out today’s crafty Plastic Easter Egg Birds tutorial to see how we “recycled” these containers and made some one-of-a-kind birds that were perfect as keepsakes AND spring decor!

With just simple supplies, a little imagination and a crafty touch – you too can pull this together with your child within minutes! So lets grab those craft supplies and get to work!

Happy crafting my “chirping” friends!!! #gluedtomycrafts

Plastic Easter Egg Birds Supplies:

* Recycled Plastic Eggs {affiliate link}
* Hot Glue Gun {please use adult supervision}
* Pretty Scrapbook Paper
* Orange Cardstock
* Marker or Pencil
* Craft Scissors
* Colorful Feathers {affiliate link}
* Small Wiggle Eyes

Directions:

* First separate your eggs. Each plastic egg half will be a “bird.” Set them all aside.
* Next grab your scrapbook paper and marker. Carefully trace around your child’s hand {one handprint per bird}
* Grab your scissors and cut out the handprint. Repeat for each bird you want to make.
* Now get your glue gun hot and ready. With help, have children decorate their handprint cut-out with some colorful feathers and any other embellishments they see fit.
* Once that piece is decorated and it’s dry enough, it’s time for the final steps!
* Go ahead and hot glue your handprint piece to your egg half to give the look of wings. At this time you should also hot glue the wiggle eyes and a triangle beak onto the plastic egg {psst- don’t forget to add any other embellishments you see fit!}
* Then once done decorating, let the hot glue dry completely and display your Plastic Egg Bird proudly!!!

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Looking for even more recycled kid craft tutorials on Glued To My Crafts? Here are a few other kid friendly ideas you can find on my blog right now!
Pom Pom Matching Game
Egg Carton Bells
Egg Carton Caterpillar
Egg Carton Flowers
Water Bottle Rocket
Egg Carton Tree Canvas