How to Make an Egg Carton Apple
This egg carton apple craft is so cute! Use simple craft supplies to make these adorable egg carton apples, perfect for a fall activity or back to school craft.
Yield: 2 egg carton apples
Cost: $1
Materials
- Egg carton
- Twigs
- Acrylic paint (red, green, white, brown)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Cut the egg carton pieces
- Cut 2 egg carton cups (the part where the eggs sit) from an egg carton. We find it helpful to use a craft knife to ensure the cups are as tall as possible.
- Cut the edges of the cups so that they're even.
- Fit the cups together to make your apple. Trim them down, if needed, so that they fit together better.
- Cut a small leaf from a side part of the carton (we cut it from the "hinge" between the lid and bottom).
Step 3: Paint the pieces
- Paint the outside of the cups with red (or green) acrylic paint. Cover the bottom edge of the cups as well.
- Then paint the small leaf dark green. Allow to dry about 2 hours.
Step 4: Put the apple together
- Gather a loose twig from outside and cut a section about 1 inch long for the apple's stem.
- Use a craft knife (or small scissor tip) to make a hole in the top of one cup.(Important: It's safer to make the hole while the cup is sitting on your working surface. This picture is just to show how the hole is made!)
- Slide the twig down into the hole and secure it in place with hot glue inside the cup.
- Add a tiny dot of hot glue to attach the leaf to the base of the stem.
- Apply hot glue to the rim of the other cup.
- Line up the edges and connect the apple together.
Step 5: Make an apple core
- To make an apple core you'll also want to cut 2 egg cups from the carton. Make these ones a bit shorter and paint them red -- both inside and outside.
- For the center part you'll cut a "cone" from the carton (the part separating the eggs).Paint it white and then once it's dry, use a fine tip brush or a toothpick to add brown seeds.
- Add hot glue to the bottom of the cone and attach it inside one of the cups.
- Then add glue to the top of the cone and attach the top cup (with stem and leaf already attached).
- Your egg carton apple crafts are complete!
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Notes
Looking for more apple crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:
Cardboard Yarn Apple
Apple Outline
Apple Stamps