Egg Carton Critters

To make your own spider, simply cut one cup out of an egg carton. Shape eight pipe cleaners into legs, as shown below. Place four legs on each side of the cup. Secure the pipe cleaners to the inside of the cup with tape. Then draw a face using colored markers or crayons.

With 2 egg cups, 5 pipe cleaners, and a cork, Sam made a camel.

To make your own camel, simply cut two egg cups out of an egg carton. Shape pipe cleaners into legs, as shown below. Secure the pipe cleaners to the inside of the cups with tape. Stick the end of another pipe cleaner into the wide end of a cork to form the camel's head and neck. Using colored markers or crayons, draw a face on the cork. Then poke a hole in the front of the egg carton with the remaining end of the pipe cleaner and knot or tape it securely on the inside of the carton.

With 3 egg cups and a rubber band, Sam made a bat.

To make your own bat, simply cut three egg cups out of an egg carton. Cut out the front side of each of the end cups, as shown. Using colored markers or crayons, draw a face on the center cup. Poke a hole through the top of the center cup and thread a rubber band through it. Now you can dangle your bat in front of unsuspecting friends and family members.

With 5 egg cups and 2 pipe cleaners, Sam made a caterpillar.

To make your own caterpillar, simply cut five egg cups from an egg carton. Poke two holes in the top of the first egg cup with a pipe cleaner (or you may use a toothpick). Thread the pipe cleaner through the holes to form the caterpillar's antennae as shown. Then, using colored markers or crayons, draw a face on the front of the first carton and stripes along the caterpillar's back!

What you'll need to make all 4 Egg Carton Critters:

An egg carton large enough to hold one dozen eggs
Pipe cleaners
A cork
A rubber band
Tape
Scissors
Colored markers or crayons