Open the fridge. Have you got a carton of eggs in there? Well guess what? You’ve also got yourself a carton of fun!

Egg carton animals

Make your own menagerie with these egg carton critters:

• Egg carton spiders
• Egg carton jellyfish
• Egg carton turtle
• Egg carton Very Hungry Caterpillar
• Egg carton lobster
• Egg carton dragon

Egg carton construction

Now put your critters in an:

• Egg carton treasure box
• Egg carton bus
• Octopus’s garden

Egg shells

It’s not just the carton that comes in handy, try these clever eggshell ideas:

• Create an eggshell mosaic (includes free printable template)
• Make an eggshell succulent garden
• Make your own eggshell candles
• Grow your own sandwich garnish with these cute watercress eggheads

Toys and games

Create your own homemade toys and games:

• Test your coordination with this egg carton game
• Put on a puppet show with this egg carton snake puppet
• Play the egg toss game (no really, it’s fun)
• Have fun while learning with this egg carton maths game

Eggucational science

Learn something new with some “egg-ucational” kitchen science experiments:

• Remember the old suck an egg into a bottle trick? Refresh your memory here
• Do eggs float? Find out here
• Do eggs bounce? Some do. Find out how and why here
• Can you walk on eggs? Believe it or not, you can. Watch a demonstration here