Egg Box Turtles

Posted 2013-04-10 by Oxford Explorerfollow
Egg box turtle


This is a simple craft for under 5s to enjoy and the materials cost next to nothing.

Time: 15 minutes
Age: Under 5's
Level: Easy

Materials
  • Egg box
  • Paint
  • Cardstock
  • Scissors
  • Black pen and crayons to decorate
  • Glue

  • Method
  • Cut the egg holder parts out of the egg box.



  • Set out some paint and let your child paint the pieces all over.

  • The turtles shells can be any colour you want and you could also decorate them with sticky dots for some added decoration


  • Draw a turtle body on some cardstock and cut out.
  • Your child can colour the turtle body if they want and add some eyes.

  • Only the head, legs and tail will poke out from under the shell


  • Stick the painted egg box piece on top of the body with a little glue and then your turtle is ready to play with.



  • What else could you make that has a shell? What about a snail?

    Categories
    #under_5s
    #easy
    #egg_box
    #turtle
    #animals
    #cheap

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    237866 - 2023-07-18 02:08:14

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    5_to_10s
    Under_5s
    Any_age
    Over_10s
    Cheap
    Medium
    Recycled
    Paint
    Christmas
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    Decoration
    Fun_food
    Easter
    Animals
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