RECYCLED CRAFTS: An Egg Carton Turned Into A Skateboard

                               

Here in Melbourne, we have been having lots of cold days and the flu bugs are having a very successful season. We have had our share as well and it all started with Mr. Junior being unwell the other week. On the positive side, this sickness gave us a lot of opportunities to stay mostly at home and do something together. 

As a family, we try our best not to waste anything or waste as little as possible as you would know from many of my previous posts. We love the idea of using the unwanted rather than wasting and here is another example of what recycled craft Mr. Junior did with my help using an egg palate. Just as a dip-note, we made a skateboard (Mr. Junior is very much into scooters and skateboards this year), a bookmark, a turtle (or does it look more like a snail?) and a finger puppet using the same palate. We still have so much more egg carton left for more for later!

This tutorial is visual and the step-by-step instructions hidden in pictures explain it all. I will only list the materials and then leave you with the pictures!

Materials used:

• an egg carton
• a pair of scissors
• glue
• sticky tape
• 4 bottle caps
• some tissues (to be stuffed in bottle caps)
• a disposable wooden chopstick (to be broken into two)
• a piece of decorating paper for decorative purposes(we used an old colouring book's cover page) (optional)

Do something fun today!