Egg Carton Flower Garden with Ladybugs

Welcome to a fun and creative craft tutorial!

Today, we’re going to turn an old egg carton into beautiful flowers and ladybugs, perfect for a vibrant garden scene.

This project is easy, colorful, and perfect for kids of all ages!

Materials Needed:

• Egg carton
• Scissors
• Paintbrush
• Yellow Play-Doh
• Glue
• Circle piece of paper (preferably white)
• Green marker
• Red paper
• Black marker (for drawing dots and details)

Step-by-Step Instructions:

1. Prepare the Egg Carton:

• Start by cutting an egg carton in half. You’ll use the individual egg “holes” to create your flowers and ladybugs.
• Note: You don’t need to have a yellow egg carton. We’ll be painting the “daisies” white anyway, so a regular carton is fine.

2. Create the Flowers:

• Cut out each individual egg “hole” from the carton. These will become the petals of your flowers.
• Cut slits all around the edge of the “egg hole” to create flower petals.
• If you want softer, rounder edges for the petals, use your scissors to trim them.

3. Paint the Flowers:

• Take your paintbrush and paint the flower petals however you’d like! You can use bright colors or even add a fun design to each flower.

4. Add the Flower Center:

• Take a small piece of yellow Play-Doh and gently press it into the center of the flower. This will make a cute and colorful flower center. Alternatively, you can simply color it with a marker.

5. Assemble the Flowers:

• Once your flowers are all painted and the Play-Doh is in place, add a small drop of glue to the bottom of each flower.
• Press each flower onto a circle piece of paper where you’d like to place it.
• Repeat this step for as many flowers as you’d like to create your garden!

6. Draw the Stems:

• Use a green marker to draw lines coming from the flowers to create the stems. Connect all the stems at the bottom of the paper to make it look like a garden full of blooming flowers!

7. Make the Ladybugs:

• Take another egg carton and cut out a section. Paint this part red (or color with a red marker).
• Glue the red painted egg “hole” onto the paper, placing it near your flowers.
• Cut a small circle of red paper and draw little black dots on it (these will be the ladybug spots).
• Glue the circle onto the red egg “hole” to form the ladybug’s back.

8. Create the Ladybug’s Wings:

• Cut the red egg “hole” in half to create the ladybug’s wings.
• Glue the bottom of the wings onto the red egg “hole” so they are attached.

9. Add the Ladybug’s Features:

• Use your black marker to draw six tiny legs, a head, and two antennas on your ladybug to complete it!

Now you have a beautiful garden full of colorful flowers, complete with a cute ladybug sitting on the paper!

You can add more flowers or ladybugs to make your garden even bigger. Have fun with it!