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A few weeks ago we did a Turtle unit study, and to go along with it we made this cute and simple craft.
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Supplies Needed:
- recycled egg cartons, cut apart
- pipe cleaners, cut in half
- pom poms
- googly eyes
- paint
- school glue
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JZ (5) and J-Bug (3) painted the egg carton pieces brown, then we left them overnight to dry. J-Bug wanted one of his unpainted. The next day they glued a pom pom on each shell for the head.
To make the legs I poked a hole where each leg should go then threaded a pipe cleaner piece through each hole. I used one piece for two legs. Then I folded the pipe cleaner over to form a lopp and poked it back in the hole. To secure it I twisted the short end around the long end. To secure the tail I twisted a loop around the pipe cleaner legs then poked a bit out of the back. JZ helped me with the pipe cleaners, but J-Bug preferred to have me do his.
Finally, we glue googly eyes to the pom pom heads, and our turtles were good to go!
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A few other fun craft ideas: Milk Jug Monsters, Bird Nests, Hand Print Apple Trees, and Glowing Aliens.
These are seriously cute! We will have to make some to add to our play. :)
ReplyDeleteThis might just be the cutest thing I've ever seen.
ReplyDeleteVery cute! My 3.5 year old daughter and I just tried to make an egg carton caterpillar last night and failed terribly! I was going to post it up but there was no way. It was beyond a fail lol!
ReplyDeleteThese are adorable!
ReplyDeleteSo cute, pinning this one too :)
ReplyDeleteToo cute, Allison! I featured your turtle posts and egg carton turtle craft photo in my Montessori-Inspired Turtle Activities post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2013/05/20/montessori-monday-montessori-inspired-turtle-activities/
ReplyDeletehad so much fun making them with my daughter =)
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