Egg carton bird masks are one of the simplest and cutest crafts I know and kids of all ages just love them. You can get so many different coloured egg boxes (cartons) in the shops that they look cool undecorated but you can also glam them up with feathers, tissue paper, paint, coloured sand and my favourite glitter!
The cutting of the egg box needs to be done by and adult or older child as it’s quite difficult. But all the decorating and gluing can be done by everyone.
You will Need
An egg box, lolly sticks, scissors and PVA glue.
1. Carefully cut a ‘2 egg’ section of the egg box away
2. Trim the edges of the egg box to give a neater and smoother outline. You should also cut the center of eyes out. I always end up doing it at the end mainly because I forget until my girls pick them up to play!
3. Cut the other half of the central cone out.
4. Glue this on to make the bottom of the beak.
5. Glue a lolly stick to the side of the mask and leave to dry.
6. Then it’s time to play.
brinkofbedlam
Aw! They’re so cute and so simple too. I love craft that involves a minimum of equipment, searching round for buttons, doublesided sticky tape etc etc is a pain. These are fab! :O) @Chaoskay
Zing Zing Tree
Sometimes the simple things are best 🙂
brinkofbedlam
Aw! They’re so cute and so simple too. I love craft that involves a minimum of equipment, searching round for buttons, doublesided sticky tape etc etc is a pain. These are fab! :O) @Chaoskay
Zing Zing Tree
Sometimes the simple things are best 🙂
Gemma aka Ma-aam...can I have...?
Excellent – and perfect timing as my 6 year old is a red robin in her Christmas play and I was seriously stuck for ideas! I will definitely be making these!xxx
Gemma aka Ma-aam...can I have...?
Excellent – and perfect timing as my 6 year old is a red robin in her Christmas play and I was seriously stuck for ideas! I will definitely be making these!xxx
Zing Zing Tree
Oh, that’s a great idea!
Zing Zing Tree
Oh, that’s a great idea!
mermaid
Very cute!
Love them!
mermaid
Very cute!
Love them!
maggy,red ted art
My word, these are TOTALLY adorable! Off to pin them.
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
maggy,red ted art
My word, these are TOTALLY adorable! Off to pin them.
Thanks for sharing on Kids Get Crafty!
Maggy
Vicky
Those are adorabe. I love how they are simple yet offer a great opportunity for pretend play. I am a new Twitter and FB follower from The Play Academy. Vicky from Mess For Less
Vicky
Those are adorabe. I love how they are simple yet offer a great opportunity for pretend play. I am a new Twitter and FB follower from The Play Academy. Vicky from Mess For Less
Emma @mummymummymum
What a great idea! My children would love those.
I love your blog, I can’t believe I have only just found it.
Thanks so much for linking to Science Sparks. xx
Emma @mummymummymum
What a great idea! My children would love those.
I love your blog, I can’t believe I have only just found it.
Thanks so much for linking to Science Sparks. xx
Lesley
Always looking for ideas 4 egg cartons – this is brilliant and beautiful and blue ( LOve blue but I have never seen blue egg cartons in NSW Australia) 🙁
Lesley
Always looking for ideas 4 egg cartons – this is brilliant and beautiful and blue ( LOve blue but I have never seen blue egg cartons in NSW Australia) 🙁
mrs green @littlegreenblog.com
Fantastic! Thanks so much for linking up on this week’s Green roundup over on Britmums; I’m envious of those beautiful blue egg boxes; we only get brown ones around here!
mrs green @littlegreenblog.com
Fantastic! Thanks so much for linking up on this week’s Green roundup over on Britmums; I’m envious of those beautiful blue egg boxes; we only get brown ones around here!
Kirstin
Sweet idea! I’m going to be on the lookout for egg cartons of the right shape and size.
Kirstin
Sweet idea! I’m going to be on the lookout for egg cartons of the right shape and size.
Mari
Thanks for sharing this craft. We enjoyed making the bird mask and going for a bird watch walk. Such a fun and easy craft and my 4 year old loved making it.
Mari
Thanks for sharing this craft. We enjoyed making the bird mask and going for a bird watch walk. Such a fun and easy craft and my 4 year old loved making it.
Jen
I haven’t seen anything like this before. This is extravagantly amazing! Very creative and resourceful. Perfect for the kids! I really loved the materials you put to complete this mask. We did an Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity game out of the same materials you used. You should check it out! 🙂
EarlyLearning.Momtrusted.com: Preschool Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity
Jen
I haven’t seen anything like this before. This is extravagantly amazing! Very creative and resourceful. Perfect for the kids! I really loved the materials you put to complete this mask. We did an Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity game out of the same materials you used. You should check it out! 🙂
EarlyLearning.Momtrusted.com: Preschool Egg Carton Color Sorting Activity
Kate @craftsonsea
My son would love these 🙂
Kate @craftsonsea
My son would love these 🙂
Lisa @ The Wellness Wife
I love this idea! Always looking for recycled craft ideas!
Lisa @ The Wellness Wife
I love this idea! Always looking for recycled craft ideas!
Pinkoddy
What a great idea, and so simple. Will add this to my rainy day list 🙂
Pinkoddy
What a great idea, and so simple. Will add this to my rainy day list 🙂