Egg Carton & Paper Straw Flower Craft For Kids To Make
easy to make flowers made from egg cartons and paper straws
Cost: $5
Equipment
- paint brushes
- wax paper
Materials
- 1 paper egg carton cut into individual pieces
- paints
- several silk flower petals
- paper straws fun green paper straws like polka-dot are cute
- 1 8x11 green foam sheet cut into small leaf shapes
- glue low temp glue gun and sticks or Fabri-Tac which is a tacky glue that holds quickly
- 1 wooden skewer or similar tool
Instructions
- Use your wooden skewer to poke a hole into the bottom of the egg carton piece
- You'll want to first paint the egg carton pieces for the center of the flower, and let those dry
- Use wax paper to set wet pieces onto dry
- Glue silk petals all around the outside of the egg carton piece
- Push a straw up into the hole you poked. You might have to wiggle it in there with a little force
- You can add a dab of glue to secure it
- Glue the foam leaves onto the paper straw