Make Cute Little Hens for Easter Out of an Egg Carton
If you're looking to add some Easter charm to your decorations, why not try making cute little hens from an egg carton? This fun and simple craft is perfect for getting into the holiday spirit and can be a delightful activity for the whole family. All you need are some basic crafting supplies and an empty egg carton to transform them into adorable little hens that will surely bring a smile to everyone's face. Get creative with colors and accessories to make each hen unique and add a touch of whimsy to your Easter celebrations. Happy crafting!
Materials
- The first step is to cut out the basic shape of the Easter hen from the egg carton.
- It's a little awkward to explain how to do this in words, but I will do my best. The Easter hen is going to actually hold an egg, so you will want to make sure that one of the egg cups is fully intact. This will sit at the rear of the hen.
- In front of this will be one of the tall protruding sections of the egg carton, which will become the hen' s head and neck.
- You will want to keep part of the cup in front of that to serve as the rest of the hen's body. You should leave about the same amount of the cups to either side, as these will become the hen’s wings.
- I think visualizing this from these written instructions alone would be quite difficult, but you should be able to see the shape you need to cut out from the images and the video clearly.
Next, get a pink or red foam sheet and cut out the shape of the hen’s comb and wattles. The comb is the bit that goes on top of the head, and the wattles are the fleshy bits which go under the beak.
You will now need to cut out the shape of the hen’s beak from the yellow foam sheet. I created a diamond shape and put a fold in the middle so that it would look like the hen’s beak is open.
It is now just a matter of gluing on all the parts. You can start by attaching the comb to the top of the hen’s head. You can then glue on the googly eyes near the top of the head, with the beak right below. Under that, glue the wattles.Get the feathers and glue those on to either side to create the wings.
Finally, set an egg in the back
Notes:
While I recommended using foam sheets for this project, construction paper would work fine as well.
Also note that while I used red feathers since they stand out well against the egg carton material, you could ask a use white feathers or any other color of your preference.