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I am the Mom to three boys and a baby girl, so crafts, books and science ideas are always happening in this house! Boys and bugs just go together- they love to explore, learn and dive deep into anything that would encourage their learning new things (our daughter is too young to see if she will love it, too, but if she is following in their footsteps, I’m sure she will!).
- Used (washed) egg crate
- Googly/ wiggly eyes
- Black (or dark colored) pipe cleaners (or red if you are doing a red ant)
- Black or Red paint (depending on which kind of ant you are making)
- Take an egg crate and cut part of it to create the body. ( I cut the bottom off where THREE eggs went)
- Poke 6 holes in it for the legs (space them evenly- 3 small holes on each side. We used a nail to make the holes just big enough for the pipe cleaners)
- Paint it red or black – let it dry
- Glue the wiggly eyes onto the ant
- Insert them as legs. Bend them at a 90 degree angle to make them “hold up” the ant.
Oh I LOVE your ant craft… I pinned: http://www.pinterest.com/pin/5629568257816064/ – and we have nasty ugly spiders so I REALLY hope I win!
Good luck!!
That craft is too cute! I will definitely have to try that one!
If I seen something like that egg carton bug… I would need Orkin for sure. I am having so problems with spiders in my basement.
You are hilarious!! 🙂 I know- that picture even scares me & we made it! haha.
I love the craft and really love the giveaway!
I actually made one of those spider egg cartons as a kid and I loved it! Bugs are fascinating and I’m glad you are educating your kids on the beauty and intricacy.
Great idea! It is still best to keep the kids interested in science and the world around him. Technology nowadays brings kids in a world far far from reality.
Cute idea!! I so need to win this!!
That’s pretty cool! I think I’ll try this with my daughter!
Oh my! That almost looks real from a distance! Fantastic!
haha!! I know! The picture looks so much worse than the actual craft. LOL.
Oh, it’s a really smart craft! And you can easily occupy kids with something like this 🙂
Too cute! My pin is at http://www.pinterest.com/pin/79094537179429952/
My little one is obsessed with anything bug these days. http://www.pinterest.com/pin/160581542937069529/
This looks like a fun halloween project 🙂