Easter Egg Carton Craft

This craft is a great way to reuse an egg carton. It is also a craft that can last year after year unlike dying hard-boiled eggs that can really stink up the fridge if no one in the house likes eating eggs. While I will admit it is still fun to dye eggs this craft is also fun for kids as well as adults. You can even do an Easter egg hunt with them using candy inside them, although this candy option will not make them last year after year, since you are expected to open them and remove and eat the candy.

Supplies:

Egg Carton (cardboard ones work best for painting, but Styrofoam ones will work)
Scissors
Paint in a Variety of colors
Paintbrushes
Tacky Glue
Candy such as jelly beans (optional)
Rice, small beans, popcorn kernels (optional)
Sequins, small beads, etc. (optional)

1. Start by cutting the egg carton into individual cups. This may need to be done by an adult if doing craft with young kids who are not ready to use scissors or are not yet skilled enough to work with cutting out the egg cups. You need two cups per egg you want to make, so make sure you cut out the amount you need for the amount of eggs you want (hint: decide how many you want and multiply by two). Do not let the cups you are not going to use go to waste. You can save them for other craft projects later. The possibility of using egg cartons in crafts is endless.

2. Next paint the outsides of each cup as your imagination guides you. You probably want to think in pairs of two cups for your design or you could paint each on unique and mix it all up in the next step when you put them together. You can paint each one a single color, make a cup half one color and half another color, or you could even make stripes of color. Let your imagination run free on this step. Let them completely dry before moving on.

3. If you are going to weigh the egg down or want it to be like a little maraca now is the time to fill one of the egg cups for each of the eggs you are making (i.e. half of the cups you have should be filled, same number as desired end number of eggs) with uncooked rice, small beans, popcorn kernels, etc. Another option if you do not care about saving the eggs year after year is to fill them with jelly beans or other small candy.