Total Time Needed: 1 Hour
Populate an entire insectopia with cardboard caterpillars, ladybugs and snails.
Materials
- Cardboard egg carton
- Tempera paint and brushes
- Glue
- Googly Eyes
- Hole punch
- Pipe cleaners
Instructions
- Cut 12 cups out of the egg carton bottom. Trim the edges and then paint the outsides.
- Glue on googly eyes and punch a hole for the mouth, centered on the edge.
- To create each set of legs, begin by cutting the pipe cleaners into 4-inch sections. Then punch three leg holes in each side and insert a pipe cleaner piece through each one. Bend the center up inside the shell and shape the ends for the legs and feet.
- For antennae, use a pushpin or the end of a paper clip to poke two holes above the bug's eyes. Push a pipe cleaner through and bending it into shape.
