We love the lowly, underappreciated egg carton. Over the years, we have shared many creative egg carton craft projects. You know we love all kinds of fun crafts - for kids, crafts for tweens, and even for adults to make. Some of our absolute most popular craft projects are the ones that involve repurposing and reimaging things that you have around your house right now...like egg cartons!
Yep, while egg cartons were once used to house and protect eggs, they can be easily transformed into beautiful and totally creative craft projects. I cannot wait to share our favourite egg carton craft projects with you. I hope we inspire lots of crafting and fun for you and your family.
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Creative Egg Carton Crafts
Egg Carton Flower Crafts
Our very first egg carton flower craft - the one that inspired all the others - was our April showers bring May flowers craft. My preschooler created an egg carton flower art display that celebrated the beauty of spring flowers.
We kicked things up a notch with our tween made spring egg carton wreath. Love the modern, spring colours that were used to create this bohemian style wreath.
One of the first flowers to arrive in my garden in the spring is daffodils. Discover how to make egg carton daffodils and this beautiful spring wreath.
We couldn't make an egg carton wreath without including the use of the plastic egg cartons. If you have plastic egg cartons, never fear you can still make gloriously colourful flowers. Our plastic egg carton flowers turned out amazingly well.
How beautiful is this vase of egg carton tulips? So totally lovely and simple.
Finally, our flowers made their way into the fall. Yep, we gathered up the fall paint colours and made a bountiful autumnal egg carton flower wreath to hang on our front door.
Celebrate Mother's Day with a crafty bouquet of egg carton flowers for mom. We share how to turn those colourful egg carton flower blooms into a long-stemmed bouquet that mom and grandma are sure to love to keep in a vase for years to come.
How amazing is this egg carton sunflower wreath?! I absolutely love it and it's so much fun with the pom poms inside each flower head.
Egg Carton Crafts (that aren't flowers)
Okay, let's put those egg cartons to use in other creative and crafty ways!
Let the sunshine in with this spectacular egg carton sun! Filled with so much brightness, this egg carton craft is great for kids of all ages to make.
We love reading Dr.Seuss books; they were some of my favourite books from my childhood. So, when we were reading the very funny One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish, we were inspired to use our egg carton to make a wump! What is a wump? Well, you'll have to read the book and make your own.
How cute are these little egg carton spring chicks from Typically Simple? Super cute and colourful.
Welcome birds into your garden with an egg carton bird feeder. How cute is this easy DIY bird feeder?!
If you have an egg carton then you have a garden. Yes, we share how to use an egg carton to start seedlings. We share everything you will need to successfully start your garden indoors this spring.
We couldn't resist sharing these beautiful egg carton mermaids from Art Clampa.
Frequently Asked Questions About Egg Carton Crafts
It is best to use clean egg cartons. When you are done using your egg carton to protect your eggs, check that the carton doesn't have any egg residue or debris. If the egg carton is clean, then it is ready to be moved into your craft room.
Egg cartons that are made from paper are best for crafting. While you can use plastic egg cartons, I share a fun craft that uses plastic egg cartons. Paper egg cartons are easier to cut, easier to paint and glue.
You can use any pair of sharp scissors to cut an egg carton. I find it is easiest to cut the lid away from the bottom of the egg carton first. This will make the egg carton easier to cut and will give you a chance to test your scissors. Kids can use small scissors.
You can use simple white craft glue for most egg carton craft projects. If you have made a large (heavy) egg carton flower, then it might be best to use a glue gun to attach it to a wreath form or pipe cleaner stem.
Check out more of our crafts that use recycled materials.
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