CleverPatch Egg Carton eBook by CleverPatch

Egg Carton eBook

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5 “egg-cellent” craft ideas using Egg Cartons! Contents

Moveable Mermaid.................................................................................... 3 Pirate Ship.................................................................................................4-5 Light Up Garden..................................................................................... 6-7 3D Bilby Card............................................................................................... 8 Chicken Egg Cup........................................................................................ 9 Templates.................................................................................................... 10 We’ve supplied FREE templates just for you! Print as many times as you like.

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Moveable Mermaid Materials:

• Egg Carton – 12333 • Embroidery Thread – White – 48m – 13717 • CleverPatch™ Glue Dots – Permanent – Pack of 300 – 15173 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – White – 75ml – 16886 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Dark Green – 75ml – 16913 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Light Green – 75ml – 16880 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Silver – 75ml – 16887 • Sewing Needles – Blunt Tip – Pack of 25 – 11591 • Micador Stay Anywhere™ Permanent Pens – Pack of 12 – 14216 • Other materials required: paint brush, scissors & templates (page 10)

Look at my beautiful bright tail!

1. Cut out 6 egg cups from an egg carton using scissors. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

2. Paint each egg cup using a different colour of CleverPatch™ acrylic paint. Allow to dry.

3. Print the templates on page 10 and trace onto the lid of your egg carton. Cut out all 3 pieces using scissors.

4. Paint the Mermaid’s body and top template pieces using CleverPatch™ acrylic paint. Allow to dry. Using Glue Dots, attach the top to the Mermaid’s body.

5. Cut a piece of embroidery thread 30cm long and thread through a sewing needle. Thread the needle through the bottom of the Mermaid’s body and tie one end in a knot.

6. Thread all 6 of the egg cups onto the thread by gently pushing the needle through the top, flat side of each cup.

7. Once all the cups are threaded on, tie the end of the thread into a double knot as close as you can to the bottom egg cup. Trim any excess thread.

8. Use a glue dot to attach the tail piece from step 3 to the inside of the bottom egg cup.

9. Draw a face onto your Mermaid using a permanent pen. Your Mermaid is now ready to swim!

Pirate Ship Materials:

• Egg Carton – 12333

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Red – 75ml – 16877

• Wooden Skewers – Pack of 100 – 10014

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Black – 75ml – 16885

• Wooden Beads – Natural – 340g Pack – 10841

• Soft Yarn Wool – Yellow – 100g – 11311

• Rainbow Cover Paper – A4 – Bright Blue Pack of 100 – 18164

• Wiggle Eyes Black – 0.5cm – Pack of 100 – 16476

• Rainbow Cover Paper – A4 – Red – Pack of 100 – 18160

• Foil Paper Squares – Pack of 100 – 10053

• Chenille Stems – Bright – Pack of 100 – 10825

• Wooden People – Pack of 8 – 18255

• Wooden Spools – Natural – Pack of 72 – 12149

• Foam Sheets – Large – Pack of 10 – 10788

• Paper Rope Ball – Red – 20 Metres – 18945

• Felt Bundles – Squares – Pack of 100 – 10785

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Burnt Sienna 75ml – 16884

• CleverPatch™ Junior PVA Glue – 250ml – 10364

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Gold – 75ml – 16888 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – White – 75ml – 16886

1. Cut the lid off your egg carton and then cut the side strip off the base of the egg carton. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

• Wiggle Eyes Black – 0.7cm – Pack of 100 – 16477

• Micador Stay Anywhere™ Permanent Pens Pack of 12 – 14216 • Other materials required: paint brushes, scissors & a ruler

Follow me Mateys on an adventure of a lifetime!

2. Glue the base of the egg carton on top of the lid as shown. Allow to dry.

3. Paint the outside of the entire egg carton burnt sienna and the inside of the base gold. Paint the extra strip burnt sienna on one side and gold on the other. Allow to dry.

4. Attach the egg carton strip with glue onto the ship like a handle on one end. Allow to dry.

5. Cut out 2 blue rectangles of cover paper and poke a skewer through each. Ensure the blunt end is at the top of the flags.

6. Poke the skewers into the egg carton to create the ship’s sails.

7. Cut out 5 triangles from red cover paper for the ship’s bunting. Glue the triangles along a piece of paper rope. Allow to dry.

Ahoy Matey! Arrgg, it’s time to set sail and follow our treasure maps to an island far away!

8. Glue a medium and large wooden bead onto the blunt end of a skewer. Poke the skewer into the front of the ship. This will be the ship’s figurehead.

9. Glue yellow yarn to the large bead to create hair, then glue on 2 wiggle eyes and a small paper mouth. Allow to dry.

10. Glue 1 end of the bunting to the head of the figurehead and the other end to the tip of the closest sail.

11. Create a steering wheel using black foam. Attach with glue. Cut out an anchor from gold foil and attach to a piece of paper rope. Wind the rope around a wooden spool and attach the spool to the side of the ship using a chenille stem and glue.

12. Cut a flag from red cover paper and glue to the top of the sail at the back of the boat. Glue a medium wooden bead to the top of the sails with glue. Allow to dry.

13. You may also like to create a wooden captain and first mate. Use paint and wiggle eyes to create your characters. We used felt to create the cape and hat. Now you’re ready to set sail!

Light Up Garden Materials: • Egg Carton – 12333

• Chenille Stems – Green – Pack of 100 – 18736

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Light Blue 75ml – 16881

• Pom Poms – Assorted – Pack of 150 – 16600

• CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – Dark Blue 75ml – 16912 • Tissue Paper – Dark Green – Pack of 5 – 17590 • Tissue Paper – Light Green – Pack of 5 – 17591 • CleverPatch™ Cover Paper – Assorted – A4 Pack of 275 – 13652 • Mini Patty Pans – Coloured – Pack of 1,000 – 17960

• Wiggle Eyes – Black Assortment – Tub of 560 – 10814 • POSCA Paint Markers – Medium Tip – Coloured Pack of 16 – 19481 • OXO-Biodegradable Plastic Straws – Pack of 250 – 19167 • Battery LED Tealight Candles – Pack of 12 – 18915 • Other materials required: scissors, paint brushes, PVA glue, sticky tape & templates (page 10)

1. Begin by painting your egg carton dark blue on the outside and light blue on the inside. Allow to dry.

2. Print out the templates provided on page 10 onto white cover paper. Decorate using your favourite craft materials. We have chosen to use POSCA Markers and wiggle eyes. Allow to dry if needed then attach a straw to the back of each minibeast using sticky tape.

3. Use scissors to carefully create holes in 2 of the pointed parts of the egg carton as shown. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors. Push the straws of the minibeasts from step 2 into the holes you have created. Trim the bottom of the straws if needed.

4. Tear some smaller pieces of tissue paper and loosely wrap the LED Tealight Candles. We have used 6 candles, however you can choose how many you would like to use. Place the wrapped tealights into the egg carton wells, spacing them out nicely.

5. To create some different textures in your garden, cut strips of cover paper then cut a fringe along one edge. Roll the paper strip around your finger and use your fingers to rough up the fringing. You may need to use some glue to hold in place. Create more fringed grass using different sized strips of paper and you can even include different colours.

6. Add even more grass-like textures using green chenille stems. Fold in half, then half again. Use scissors to cut the looped end and then twist the strands together. Once you have a variety of grass textures, place them into the egg carton, filling up the remaining wells.

As the sun goes down, your garden can really come to life with the help of LED Tealight Candles!

To watch a step by step video, scan the QR Code below! 7. Take a green chenille stem and fold in half. Twist the lengths together from the bottom leaving approximately 2cm at the top. Push these ends through the bottom of a patty pan as shown, then use the chenille stem ends to hold a pom pom in the centre to create a flower. Repeat this step a few more times to create more flowers for your garden. © CleverPatch 2021 - www.cleverpatch.com.au

8. Place the flowers into the egg carton to complete your garden! Admire your beautiful garden all day and then once the sun goes down you can flick on the tealights to watch your garden glow!

3D Bilby Card

Follow along to create our Bilby design or choose another animal to make 3D!

Materials: • Egg Carton – 12333 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube Black – 75ml – 16885 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube White – 75ml – 16886 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube Magenta – 75ml – 16883 • Cardboard Greeting Cards White – Pack of 20 – 10609 • Wiggle Eyes Black – 0.7cm Pack of 100 – 16477 • CleverPatch™ Cover Paper – Assorted A4 – Pack of 275 – 13652 • CleverPatch™ Glue Stick – 40g – 13974 • CleverPatch™ Glue Dots – Permanent Pack of 300 – 15173 • Other materials requried: scissors, a pencil & paint brushes

1. Cut out one of the dividers from the centre of the egg carton. This will be the Bilby’s nose. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

2. Cut out an egg cup. This will be your Bilby’s face.

3. Sketch out the ears and body of your Bilby using a pencil on the lid of the egg carton. Cut out these pieces.

4. Cut two pieces of coloured paper to glue onto the front of your greeting card as a background. Allow to dry.

5. Paint your pieces. We mixed black and white paint to create grey. We also mixed magenta and white to create a pastel pink for the centre of the ears and nose.

6. Use glue dots to attach your pieces to the card. Place the body piece on first, followed by the ears, head and lastly the nose.

7. Add wiggle eyes to your Bilby using glue dots.

8. Write a nice message on the inside of your card. Your Bilby card is now ready to give to someone special!

Chicken Egg Cup Materials: • Egg Carton Tray – 19168 • Embroidery Thread – White – 48m – 13717 • CleverPatch™ Acrylic Paint Tube – White 75ml – 16886 • CleverPatch™ Cover Paper – Assorted A4 – Pack of 275 – 13652 • CleverPatch™ Glue Dots – Permanent Pack of 300 – 15173 • Wiggle Eyes Black – 0.7cm – Pack of 100 16477 • Other materials required: scissors, paint brush & templates (page 10)

Make breakfast time egg-citing!

Is this not the cutest egg cup you’ve ever seen?

1. Cut out an egg cup well with one of the dividers attached as well as the outside pieces as shown in the image above. Adult supervision is recommended when using scissors.

2. Print the templates on page 10 and use to cut out a beak and comb from coloured paper.

3. Use CleverPatch™ white acrylic paint to paint the piece you cut out in step 1. Allow to dry.

4. Glue the beak and comb to the top of the divider to create the Chicken’s head.

5. Add wiggle eyes to your Chicken using glue dots.

6. Your Chicken Egg Cup is now ready to hold an egg!

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CleverPatch Egg Carton eBook

Articles inside

Moveable Mermaid

3D Bilby Card

Chicken Egg Cup

Pirate Ship

Light Up Garden