I planned out this simple milk jug craft for my toddler the other day and it was perfect for her total can’t sleep won’t sleep mood this afternoon she was so tired but so in denial about it that this was the only way to get her out of a mood! Of course while these eggs looks like a really simple craft (and yay, it is) there’s actually loads of little ways that you are sneaking learning in for your kid. Plus it’s fun to get the little one’s excited about Easter and crafts which involve raiding the recycling bin are always popular with me, I love a cheap way to keep my kids entertained!
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You will need:
Empty milk jug, cleaned and dried
Scissors
Gem Stickers (mine are from the pound shop)
How to make it:
Use your scissors to cut egg shapes out of your milk carton, I find it easiest if I cut the flat sides out of the milk carton first and then attempt the shapes. Give the egg shapes and the stickers to your toddler and let them get decorating. This is obviously super simple both to set up and make but you can talk about colours, sizes (which egg is the biggest), it helps promote fine motor skills and most importantly it was fun and it kept my toddler happy.
I normally try to get a picture of my kids crafting so you know it’s not just me acting like a three year old or something, but today she would not budge from my lap! I managed to grab all of one (slightly blurry) picture and I think I’ve managed to hide most of the zillion toys that were on my floor?? Either way, it was nice to make these together and she loved the sparkly stickers too.
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Love the look of this, looks like great fun. Will need to do this with the kids
We’re currently saving all our cartons for reception class to build and igloo, but I do love the look of these! I’m a sucker for some sparkly jewels x
We did that, and then there was a huuuuuge wind and umm…no igloo!
It’s great to see that you can create such nice craft from milk cartons.
Looks like a great craft for the kids over the Easter holidays.
Wow I love these, they look really effective and I think i’ll get the children to make some for our Easter Tree.
We need a proper Easter tree, we have a load of sticks at the moment!
I love anything upcycled like this. I have a jar of milk bottle tops I’m collecting and waiting for inspiration on what to use them for. I’ve turned bottles into ghosts but not thought to do Eggs, they look great especially with the gems on them. Love you to join me for Trash 2 Treasure with this one.
Thanks, we made milk bottle ghosts (and a milk bottle penguin!) too – lots of fun!
What a simple, but stunning craft project. The eggs look fabulous.
I love this idea. Simple to do and so fun. They would make ace sun catchers or mobiles – pinned
Thank you! x
So beautiful and easy to make and I am sure it would keep little ones busy for ages too!
Hi I just wanted to let you know that I really loved your toddler Easter idea and I’ve included it in my ultimate list of Easter activities for toddlers.
Thank you 🙂