Recycled Egg Hunt Treasure Chest
Make a fun crate to hold your egg hunt finds with this tutorial for a Recycled Egg Hunt Treasure Chest. Turning an old egg carton into an adorable storage container for your Easter goodies is a great activity for the whole family. This is one of those Easter crafts for kids you'll love to make year after year!
Materials:
- FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Seashell Pink, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Extreme Glitter™ - Hologram, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Jamaican Sea, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Soft Apple, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Wicker White, 2 oz.
- FolkArt ® Acrylic Colors - Licorice, 2 oz.
- Paper egg carton- ½ dozen
- Burlap- 1 ½ x 10”
- Gift tag
- Jute ribbon
- #6 Flat paintbrush
- Liner brush
- #4 Round brush
- Scissors
- Hot glue
Instructions:
- Paint burlap piece with Soft Apple. Let dry. Using liner brush and Licorice write ‘ Happy Easter ‘. Let dry.
- Using #4 round brush, paint daisies with Wicker white, let dry. Dot centers of flower with Seashell Pink and brush handle. Let dry.
- Paint each flower with Hologram glitter. Let Dry.
- Glue burlap to top of egg carton as shown.
- Paint gift tag Jamaican Sea, let dry. Paint bunny as shown, referring to photo for guide.
- Tie to carton as shown.
