Easter decorations made from egg cartons: 10 projects to try
It's always nice decorate the home for the Easter holidays: delicate accents in pastel tones are iconic, as are adorable colored eggs, little bunnies and fluffy chicks. So, every time you decorate your home with these well-known Easter symbols, it is as if you are joining millions of other people and families around the world who love to celebrate this important anniversary.
These decorations can be made using a myriad of different objects and materials - even materials like empty egg cartons. After all, the eggs play a major part when it comes to Easter, so it makes sense that their containers can be recycled into a fitting decoration. Below, are some creative ideas for recycling old egg cartons:
tutorial via thebestideasforkids.com
Young and old love chocolate eggs so, it is adorable to present them inside these bunnies made with parts cut from old egg cartons - apporpriately painted and decorated, of course.
If, on the other hand, you want to scatter cute little animals around the house - perhaps even on the main table - then, with the dividers between the eggs from a carton, you can create bunnies that will stand up on their own.
Tutorial via typicallysimple.com
Do you want to place decorated eggs in a cute Easter basket? Here's a lovely idea to use an egg carton for this purpose.
In fact, if you have painted eggs or prepared small and colorful decorations, each "hole" in the carton is perfect for containing them. But first, paint the carton itself with acrylics so that it matches everything else.
Each carton can become a box of sweets to give to your guests during the Easter holidays!
Or you could use eggshells as mini-pots in which to place seedlings or small flowers, and then insert them into a carton so they remain stable. A lovely idea for a memorable table centerpiece.
Similarly, egg shells placed in a carton can be recycled as perfectly-themed candles.
Tutorial via thebestideasforkids.com
Have you considered that an egg carton could become a flower garden?
And for those with more craft skills, it's wonderful to make colorful flowers from the cardboard of these packages, to be used to decorate everything, even beautiful garlands.
What would you like to make with egg cartons for Easter?
