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easter egg recycle craft snake

Teach Kids to Love and Care for Earth Recycle Craft!

At Planetpals we believe if you teach kids to appreciate beautiful things on Earth, they will learn to love and care for it! It's that simple.

Recycle Everyday Objects

Great craft for a school lesson plan, girl scouts, boy scouts or home project,

To Go With This Also Make:

Easter Flowers
Make these cheerful flowers and vase from egg cartons and paper tubes. Cute Cute Cute!
easter flowers recycle craft

Soda Bottle Basket
Make a basket from a soda bottle, pipe cleaner and more!
soda bottle easter basket

Easter Egg Animals
Another great use for plastic eggs. Make them for Easter or after!
easter egg recycle craft

Bunny and Chicks from Jars or (4oz) Soda Cans
Kids never get tired of animals...animals-this is a great Easter bunny and chicky craft or everyday craft. Make sure you place the jar r can upside down! If you use a can --cover the hole with heavy tape, please.

jar soda can animals

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Looking for more interactive things to make here at Earthzone?

Every issue of our magazine has a special craft of the month! Free Activities in your email from the kidsclub! Try the Planetpals coloring page, recycle kit, card game, or check out our freebeez page.

Make An Easter Egg Recycle Craft Snake

How To Make An Easter Egg Craft

Tools Needed To Make This Snake:

  • Plastic 2 piece Eggs
  • String or twine
  • Marker
  • Small Drill with 1/2" drill bit or 1/4" drill bit
  • Small piece of wood to drill on
  • Glue or Hot Glue
  • Jelly beans or beans to put in the head (if you want it edible use beans and tape it)
  • Optional: googly craft eyes

Directions:recycle!

*Important: make sure you help small children use any sharp objects u=you use to make the holes or predrill for them!

  • Drill a small hole in each egg using a 1/2" drill bit or 1/4" drill bit
  • Cut two lengths of string.
    • One for the tongue (about 3 inches
    • one for the body (about 2 feet)
  • Tie the short one 3 on the front of the face as the tongue
  • Tie the longer one on the back head end to string the body
  • Insert beans in the head and glue it tight (don't fill totally beans needs to move around)
  • String the body egg halves all facing the same way except for the last 1 or 2 (according to the picture)
  • Tie the end...don't pull the string too tight!
  • Once complete Let it dry thoroughly

Options / Ideas: hi peacepal

  • If you want to make it into a pull toy:
    • Add another string to the tongue if you wish to use it as a pull toy
    • Add a beads
  • Decorate the face with beads if you like (glue gun them on)
  • Fill the head with jelly beans, , beans, lentils, peas or small beads

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