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Egg carton chicks

Cut cups from a cardboard egg carton and turn them into fluffy yellow chicks peeking out of their shells.

Egg carton chicks
LevelBeginner
AgesAges 5 to 8
Time30 minutes plus drying
Cost$0 to $4

What you'll need

Materials

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How to make it

  1. Step 1: Cut the cups
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    Cut the cups

    Cut single cups from the carton. A grown-up can do this part if the cardboard is thick.

  2. Step 2: Paint them yellow
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    Paint them yellow

    Paint each cup yellow inside and out. Let them dry for 20 minutes.

  3. Step 3: Add the face
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    Add the face

    Flip a cup upside down. Glue on 2 eyes and a little orange triangle beak.

  4. Step 4: Fluff them up
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    Fluff them up

    Glue a yellow feather on each side for wings and one on top for a tuft.

  5. Step 5: Make a shell (optional)
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    Make a shell (optional)

    Cut a white cup with a zigzag edge and set the chick inside it.

Edie's tip

Cardboard cartons work. Foam cartons don't take paint well.

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