Happy Egg Carton Flowers Craft for Kids

Nothing says spring and summer like pretty flowers! These happy flower craft for kids project is perfect for toddler, preschool, pre-k, kindergarten, first grade, 2nd grade, and 3rd graders too. They will love recycling materials to make egg carton flowers. This flower craft preschool is such a quick, easy flower craft that makes such cheerful flowers.

Egg Carton Flowers

Flowers are such a beautiful part of spring and summer. Not only do they smell wonderful, but they are incredibly diverse! Flowers come in lots of different colors, shapes, and sizes! That is true of both flowers and humans! Isn’t that neat? Crafting this egg carton flower craft is a great way to learn about the different parts of a flower and to express your creativity!  This spring craft for kids is perfect for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students. The possiblities are endless making these summer crafts for preschoolers.  Read on to learn about how you can make these very happy egg carton flowers!

Egg Carton Flower Craft

To make your egg carton flowers, you will need the following materials:

• Egg cartons
• Scissors
• White acrylic paint
• Paint brushes
• Green pipe cleaners
• Cardstock
• Hot glue
• Hot glue gun
• Black Pen or Sharpie
• Googly eyes

Or paint your own eyes with these materials:

• Black and white paint
• An unsharpened pencil
• A small dowel or kitchen utensil with a small, round, and flat end

Flower Craft for Kids

To make your egg carton flowers:

1. Cut each individual “egg cup” or egg section from the egg carton apart.  (Styrofoam egg cartons are not recommended for this project.)
2. Flatten each piece and cut down the middle to create a V shape.
3. Glue two individual pieces together, rotating the petals to create a flower shape.
4. Paint the flowers white. Let dry.
5. Cut out small circles from your cardstock to create the faces.
6. Use googly eyes or create your own eyes with objects around the house!

Easy Flower Craft

To create your own eyes:

1. Use the larger of the two flat, round objects to create the whites of the eyes. Simply dip in white paint and apply to the cardstock.
2. Once the white has dried, dip the smaller, round object in black paint and add to the dried white circles. See picture.
3.  Use a pen to outline the upper eye and add eyelashes!
4. Continue making the face with your pen. Add a smile and round circles for the cheeks.
5. Make a small circle at the top of one of the green pipe cleaners. Twist the end to keep the circle intact. This is your stem.
6. Add another pipe cleaner, perpendicular across the middle of the “stem”. Bend each side in towards the stem to create leaves. Twist the ends around to keep it stable.
7. Once all your pieces have dried, assemble the flower. Glue the egg carton to the circle at the top of the stem. Glue the face into the flower! Viola! Enjoy your adorable flowers!

Flower Craft Preschool

We do hope these flowers make you smile! Have a wonderful day!  Plus check out: Hosta Leaf Mice, Cardboard Otters, and Paper Plate Roosters