Simple Egg Carton Recycling Projects
Egg carton recycling projects are perfect for upcycling a common household item into a fun craft or art project with little to no cost.
Do you have some old cardboard egg cartons in your craft closet? Pull some out, cut them apart, and try one or more of these fun egg carton art projects.
Below you’ll find egg carton animal crafts, science projects, and even household decorations. Which one will you try first?
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Penguins…penguins…Penguins!
When my daughter was younger, she was obsessed with penguins. She would have loved this egg carton penguin craft.
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Egg Carton American Flag Craft for Kids
This egg carton American flag craft is perfect for patriotic holidays, geography, and American history lessons.
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Spring Chicks Egg Carton Craft
I love these egg carton chicks. It’s the perfect addition to your spring, Easter, and farm-themed activities.
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Preschool Car Craft Made from an Egg Carton
Are you teaching the letter C in your homeschool preschool lessons? This egg carton car is the perfect craft to add to your activities.
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Adorable Egg Carton Turtle Craft
Follow this tutorial will help you turn an egg carton into a turtle, a frog, or a caterpillar. Which one will you make first?
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Egg Carton Whale Craft for Kids
Summer is the perfect time to try making this egg carton whale craft with your preschoolers.
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Egg carton helicopter craft
These egg carton mini ‘copters are so cute! Your little ones will love making one – or a bunch!
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www.redtedart.com
Egg Carton Treasure Box Craft for Pirate Day
Your little ones will go searching for treasures to hide in their very own egg carton treasure box craft.
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Tinkerlab Creative Challenge – Egg Carton Train
Egg Carton Train and Passengers – https://rainydaymum.co.uk/egg-carton-challenge-choo-choo-train-and-passengers/
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www.messylittlemonster.com
Five Little Ducks Craft
Inspired by the nursery rhyme, kids can turn an ordinary egg carton into a pond small world fit for Five Little Ducks!
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Egg Carton Caterpillars
Inspire your little ones to get ready for spring wit this super cute egg carton caterpillar craft.
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Egg Carton Bird Masks
Studying birds this spring or summer? Let your little ones make an egg carton bird mask. Add them to your dress up area for hours of imaginative play.
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A Loud Winter’s Nap Craft and Activities
Read A Loud Winter’s Nap with your preschoolers, and then invite them to create an egg carton tortoise craft.
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Egg Carton Fairy House Craft
If you’ve got a fairy fan in your house, you must show them these simple egg carton fairy houses! They’ll beg to make a whole village.
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Colorful Spider and Web Preschool Craft
These egg carton spiders are perfect for spring and summer, or your preschoolers can paint them black for Halloween. Oh the possibilities…
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Egg Carton Jellyfish
Egg carton jellyfish are perfect for a summer crafting session. You can also add them to your Letter of the Week: J and ocean lessons.
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Egg Carton Dinosaurs
Your little dinosaur fans will love making these egg carton dinosaurs complete with “fuzzy” spikes and spines!
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Egg Carton Bee Craft for Kids
Preschoolers can make these cute, little egg carton bees using painted egg cartons and yarn.
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Egg Carton Apple Craft for Kids
This fall, your little ones can create these egg carton apples and egg carton apple cores. They’re perfect for back to school crafting sessions.
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Mermaid Necklace DIY – An Egg Carton Craft
You won’t believe how easy it is to turn an old egg carton into a beautiful egg carton mermaid necklace!
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Egg Carton Flowers
Your preschoolers can create a whole garden of egg carton flowers to display all spring and summer.
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Egg Carton Crafts a Color Sort Activity
Tots and preschoolers can practice sorting colors after helping you make this egg carton color sorting activity.
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Egg Carton Math Activity
An old egg carton and some pony beads or pom poms are all you need to set up this egg carton math activity.
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Make an Easy DIY Succulent Garden in Upcycled Egg Carton
Succulents are all the rage right now. Follow this tutorial to see how you and your little ones can create your own succulent garden in an egg carton.
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Egg Carton Seed Tray Simple Garden Project for Kids at Home
Now that we’re in our new house, my kiddo and I can’t wait to start planning our gardens. Next year, we’re going to give these egg carton seed trays a try.
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Kids Science: Egg Carton Catapult
Add a little science to the mix with this easy-to-build egg carton catapult. Have your kids experiment with which objects fly farthest or what’s the “flinging” technique.
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How to Make a Beautiful Egg Carton Wreath with Egg Carton Flowers
This egg carton flower wreath encourages team work, but it’ll look gorgeous hanging up throughout the spring and summer months.
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3D Parts of a Plant Craft Using Recycled Materials
Teach your kids the parts of a plant with egg cartons. This is a great hands-on way to teach science!
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How to… Make Blossom Fairy Lights (from Egg Cartons)!
Dress up a set of fairy lights by making these spring blossom fairy lights from egg cartons.
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Which one of these egg carton recycling projects will you and your kids try first?
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