the {upcycled & recycled} Classic Egg Carton Caterpillar!

Hi all!

We’ve been crafting it up this month. Mainly because it’s fun and the eco tot really loves to express himself through art! We’ve been reading The Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle. I grew up reading Eric Carle books so naturally I’d like my boys to experience the same stories, The morning we did this craft we chalked a picture of the caterpillar turning into a butterfly on the board. We also read with the story via you tube!

The eco tot would prefer it if the hungry caterpillar stayed in his true form rather then turn into a butterfly. He’s not a huge fan of that part of the story. He told me that “Sam” (caterpillar he made) would not turn into a butterfly.

We reused an egg carton and newspaper for this craft. The newspaper served as a tablecloth. We haven’t managed to get any eco friendly paints but I’m hoping that once these Crayola paints run low we can try out an eco brand! For now, we just use the basics!

Today, we did some onion painting … and potato prints (which btw, potato printing, is super fun & I’m planning a project for the eco tot’s birthday!).  I didn’t take any pics yet… but most of our ideas and inspiration come from a very neat & educational site called No Time For Flash Cards.

What I love best about Allie’s site is that a lot of the crafts reuse items from the kitchen or around the house! Which is right up our eco alley.

My son adores her site and loves to sing the Owl song A LOT!!

Happy New Year again!!!