Make an Egg Carton Whale with Us!
Before beginning this project ask your grownup to cut out a piece of an egg carton and cut a little hole on the top of the egg carton for you!
What You’ll Need
- Blue Construction Paper
- Your Piece of Egg Carton with a hole on top
- Pipe Cleaners
- A Marker
- Safety Scissors
- Double Edge Tape
This project requires cutting. If you do not have safety scissors, make sure a grownup is helping you cut!
What To Do
- Draw your whale’s tail and two sideways teardrops for your whale’s flippers.
- Cut out your tail and flippers
If you do not have safety scissors, make sure a grownup helps you!
- Tape your tail and flippers onto the piece of egg carton.
- Draw eyes and a mouth for your whale on the front of the egg carton piece with your marker.
- Cut your pipe cleaners in half to create six pieces of pipe cleaners.
If you do not have safety scissors, make sure a grownup helps you! - Curl the tops of the pipe cleaners!
- Place the pipe cleaners in the hole at the top of your whale!
And now you have your Whale!
Grown-ups
Show us your little one’s Whale on Instagram @nycchildrenstheater or email a picture to creativeclubhouse@nycchildrenstheater.org.
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