In the spirit of Earth Day, all week I'll be featuring crafts that can be made from items in your recycling bin so today I have egg carton crafts! Later this week will be ideas for boxes, cardboard tubes, newspaper and some miscellaneous. Remember to add pictures of your creations to The Crafty Crow Flickr group so everyone can see how
brilliant you are!
The flower wreath can be found at
Free Kids Crafts.
grass caterpillar :: Lottie Lulu
flower garland :: Super Cozy
alligator :: Miss Mary's Preschool Ideas
flowers :: Craftbits
roses :: Fem Manuals
owls :: Cider and Faun
eggs :: Craftastica
furniture :: Mom Zone
bug :: Family Fun
ladybug :: Pace Farm
caterpillar :: Fem Manuals
dump truck :: DLTK Kids
kitty :: StorkNet
crab :: Free Kids Crafts
years ago, I found a pattern for and made a large picture of a peacock, made completely of egg cartons and styrofoam meat trays. I would love to find that pattern again if anyone has knowledge of this please let me know. many thanks. Dot
Posted by: dot | 12/09/2009 at 08:48 AM
The grass-pillar is fabulous!
Posted by: Loralee - No Fuss Fabulous | 04/25/2009 at 01:55 PM
Great ideas! We are going to be making a bug mobile with our egg cartons. http://crafts.kaboose.com/egg-carton-buggy-mobile.html
I am trying to save them up right now. :)
Posted by: Joi | 04/24/2009 at 06:00 AM
super cute! I love the "egg" idea what a nice alternative to plastic eggs.
Posted by: Jos | 04/22/2009 at 09:19 AM
I'll be sure to link on my column tomorrow for Earth Day! Great egg carton roundup... the post will be at ediblecrafts.craftgossip.com (and thanks for including CraftBits, CraftGossip.com's sister site.)
Posted by: Meaghan | 04/21/2009 at 08:08 PM
So cute and fun! I totally am linking so i can create these with my kids someday!
Posted by: michelle johnnie | 04/21/2009 at 02:22 PM
I've always felt it such a waste to just recycle those wonderful little eggy pockets, but I worry about the salmonella germs on the cartons? Am I just totally paranoid?
Anyway, I love the dump truck. So funny!
Posted by: Michelle | 04/21/2009 at 12:11 PM
Okay, I am LOVING these options, particularly the first wreath. I bet my big dd would love the doll furniture too. Thanks!
Posted by: Jamie | 04/21/2009 at 07:56 AM
Great round up (as usual!) Looking forward to trying some of these! Love the Flower Garland, Crab & Kitty.
Posted by: Mama King | 04/21/2009 at 07:26 AM
And you can make also these crafts:
*an Indian camp:
http://manualscanigo.blogspot.com/2009/01/campament-indi-ii.html
*a Christmas decoration:
http://manualscanigo.blogspot.com/2008/12/garlanda-de-nadal.html
*Funny animals:
http://manualscanigo.blogspot.com/2008/11/animals-de-cartr.html
Have a nice day! ;-)
Cristina
Posted by: Cristina | 04/21/2009 at 02:45 AM