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• Steps
• Tips
• What do you need

On a rainy day or early spring, take time to get creative with your little ones! Crafting with recyclable items is a good way to reuse unnecessary materials instead of throwing them away.

Steps

1. 1 Take the egg carton and cut it open. You should have a cut of 6 whole cells. If you have a box of 18 eggs, you need 1/3 of the box. If you have a 12-well egg container, all you need to do is cut it in half lengthwise.
2. 2 Turn it upside down and paint with green acrylic paint. Set the workpiece aside to allow it to dry completely.
3. 3 Use kitchen scissors, a cardboard box cutter, or a hole punch to make two small holes on one edge of the workpiece. This is where your caterpillar antennae will be.
4. 4 Pass the yellow cleaning tubes through the holes. Point them upwards like antennas, cutting as needed. Glue the tubes inside the workpiece.
5. 5 Add cute eyes to your caterpillar. Draw her a smile with a marker.
6. 6 Ready.

Tips

• Add glitter, sparkles, and other little things to decorate your caterpillar.
• This craft is perfect for school projects.
• Use hot glue instead of regular glue to better hold your caterpillar parts together.

What do you need

• Scissors or box knife
• Egg paper packaging
• Green acrylic paint
• Cute eyes
• 1 yellow cleaning straw