Goldfish egg carton craft

Hana Loh shows you how to transform an ordinary egg carton into a beautiful art and craft project with your child

Making crafts with common household items and “trash” is a great way to introduce young children to the idea of reducing, recycling and reusing. Here we learn how to make a goldfish egg carton craft.

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Materials needed for Goldfish egg carton craft:

cardboard egg carton
tissue paper or crepe paper (scraps)
plastic eyes
orange paint
glitter glue
marker

Steps

Cut out and trim one egg-carton cup for each fish you want to make.
Paint one or two layers of white paint on it so that the colours would be more vibrant.
Paint the egg-carton cup and leave it to dry.
Paint a layer of glitter glue onto the cup to make it harder, leave it to dry completely.
Meanwhile, cut out some fins from tissue paper and crepe paper and stick them to the inside of the cup.
Stick on the plastic eyes and draw a mouth with a marker.

Tips

Ask the egg sellers at your nearest wet market nicely for free egg cartons.

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Hana Loh

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