Elevator Pitch
We’re going to be making a garden out of things you can find in your kitchen recycle bin!
This Craft Makes:
1) Egg carton flowers
2) Bottle cap beetles
3) Clothespin and coffee filter butterflies
Supplies:
You will need:
Egg carton Flowers:
- An egg carton (foam or paper mache will work)
- Chenille stems/Pipe Cleaners (green if you want to be realistic)
- Tissue paper
- A pony bead or button
- Glue
- You may want a paintbrush to apply the glue
Bottle Cap Beetles
- Bottle Caps (screw caps are better)
- Clear plastic lids (we aren’t picky about the type this time)
- Sharpies
- Glue or glue guns
- Googly Eyes
- Bling
Coffee Filter Butterflies
- Coffee filters
- Chenille Stems
- Water-based markers
- Optional: Clothespins and glue guns
You will also need:
- Scissors
Steps to Make It
Egg Carton Flowers
- Cut one cup of your egg carton into a flowery shapes
- Thread a pony bead or button onto your chenille stem and bend it in the middle. Twist it once or twice to secure.
- Push the ends of the chenille stem through the bottom of your egg carton cup. The bead should help keep it from pulling through.
- Cut some small tissue paper squares and glue them onto the egg carton cup to make your flower brightly colored!
Bottle Cap Beetles
- Use your sharpies to color your bottle caps. If you choose to paint them instead, you have to let them dry completely before gluing!
- Cut a pair of wings out of the clear plastic lid. We suggest either cutting them out as a pair (think like a figure 8) or making sure you have a flat edge.
- Use your Sharpies to decorate your wings
- Glue them onto the bottle cap
- Add some googly eyes
- Add bling!
Coffee Filter Butterflies
- Use your markers to make spots on the coffee filters
- Fold the filter “accordion style” and then fold once in the middle
- Use a chenille stem to tie it together at the fold
- If you want to have flowy butterflies, set the fold of the coffee filters in a cup of water for a few minutes — then let dry before expanding
- Expand your butterfly’s wings
- Curl your chenille stem into antennae
- If you want, hot glue your butterfly to a clothespin