Toddlers and preschoolers will love making these brightly coloured Egg Carton Flowers to welcome Spring! Because our flower craft uses re-purposed egg cartons, styrofoam trays and old buttons, it’s a great craft for Earth Day too.
These egg carton flowers were really fun and easy to make. They’re perfect for toddlers and preschoolers. I love how cute and quirky they look, and the painted styrofoam trays we’ve placed them on really makes them pop.
Another thing I love about this craft, is that we’re repurposing some items that would otherwise go in the garbage. Crafting with recyclables helps to keep your crafting costs down, and it’s better for the environment than buying craft supplies for a one-time use.
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These little flowers, make me smile every time I see them, and boy, do they make us excited for spring. We’ve had nothing but freezing temperatures and snow (yes, snow! 🙁 ) for days, so our flowers are very much a sight for sore eyes.
Pop over to CBC Parents to see how we made our egg carton flower craft.
The kids will love painting them, they’ll get to practice their scissor skills, and you’ll have a bona-fide piece of art to hang at home or in the classroom as you anxiously await the arrival of spring!
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Jackie is a mom, wife, home daycare provider, and the creative spirit behind Happy Hooligans. She specializes in kids’ crafts and activities, easy recipes, and parenting. In 1997, Jackie stepped out of the corporate world to start a family and to open her own home daycare. She began blogging in 2011, and today, Happy Hooligans inspires more than 2 million parents, caregivers and Early Years Professionals all over the globe.
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I love your ideas and A&C! You can use paper towel rolls for napkin rings. The sky’s the limit on how to decorate them. I’m sure you’ll have super ideas. I’m looking for projects for a unit on the 5 senses that will be fun for the 3-4 year olds in my playgroup and reinforce the concepts. Do you have it on your website, or any ideas?? Thanks for your help. (I do not have access to social media, but email is great and I can get to most things on your website if I find the right subject line.)