I finally got tired of seeing the basket of plastic Easter eggs sitting in the living room floor and decided we needed to do something with them or throw them away. I was looking at them (thinking about tossing them in the trash) and noticed that each half of each egg had holes in the ends. I assume these holes are there in case one gets stuck in your childs mouth. So anyway, I grabbed some line and gave it to Russ to string the eggs onto.
I was amazed at how much thought he put into stringing them together and how carefully he worked. I wanted to help, but he enjoyed it too much and wouldn't let me! So, as he was stringing the eggs, they started looking like a long, winding snake. Our playtime had developed a into a snake project.
Russ continued stringing the eggs until he had one left. The very last egg was turned backwards to give it a "finished" look and the line was tied in a knot.
Russ continued stringing the eggs until he had one left. The very last egg was turned backwards to give it a "finished" look and the line was tied in a knot.
Then, since we decided it was a snake, I painted a face on it and glued on a piece of ribbon to make a mouth. Our pointless project turned into a cute little toy. My 8 month old daughter especially likes playing with it!! And best of all, I didn't have to throw the eggs away.
2 comments:
This is just adorable! There just aren't enough boy crafts like this. Thanks for sharing. I've posted a link.
Perfect idea!
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