Do you remember the My Heart to Yours craft? These are the extra egg casings that were left over. We couldn't use them because of their incomplete shape. So these were cut down further. I'm really happy that some of the older kids from our other group helped us, the younger group. There is no way the younger ones could have handled the Exacto knife to cut slits in the top of the casings so that they could be cut away. Kuddles to them!
Watch out! Box cutter in use!
"I got the hang on how to push them out!"
Sai got tired of trying to get the centers out and opted to cut more fringes for the anemones.
Let the painting begin!
These "barnacles" were painted with latex paint.
Supplies:
1. egg cartons
2. scissors
3. Exacto knife or box cutter
4. latex paint
Directions:
1. cut individual casings out of egg cartons
2. with box cutter, make slits into top of egg casings (makes a starter for scissors)
3. with scissors, cut circular pattern on top of casings
4. paint casings
Duration:
This takes two days: cutting, one day; painting, one day
Note:
I used water-base latex paint because of the variety egg carton material. It seemed this type of paint would take care of any show-through.
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