In this post, I will be sharing a "tulip" craft using this white plastic egg tray or container. This was an art project that Lauren did in Brightly Beaming Resources' (Step 2: Letter of the Week) home school curriculum for the "t" sound as in "tulip".
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The eggs in the supermarket here are mostly stored in these egg trays in a white plastic type material, I have kept lots of these trays for use in making art projects. Lauren also made a vase along with the tulip flowers using disposable styro cups.
LEARN ABOUT THE TULIP FLOWERS
Find out about the life cycle of a beautiful tulip flower: how they started, how to plant and grow them in the book "From Bulb To Tulip" by Lisa Owings
READY FOR KID BEFORE STARTING ACTIVITY ALONG WITH OTHER MATERIALS
* cut egg holders of plastic egg tray
* cut circle patterns (as flower centerpiece)
* cut leaf patterns
* cut bottom of styro or paper cup (for vase)
* disposable cup mouth cover (for cover when cup is inverted)
DONE ADULT OR PARENT
NOTE: This craft is a collaboration between parent or caregiver and child and is suitable for kids about 6 or 7 and above, you may adapt the process to the skill or ability of the child.
* Tulip Flower: Cut the egg holders in the plastic egg tray one by one then cut the edges resembling petals of tulip flowers
* Tulip Centerpiece: Take a small coin and trace on construction papers in any color of choice.
* Tulip Leaves: Fold a green construction paper into multiple sections then draw a leaf pattern on top, next cut the pattern to reveal multiple pieces of leaves in one cutting.
IMAGE ABOVE: Type of plastic egg tray used in making this craft.
CREDITS: Plastic Egg Tray Image, Q.C. StyroPackaging Corporation
* Tulip Vase: Take a paper or styro cup and cut bottom using handheld cutter to make a hole where to insert tulip flowers.
* Vase Bottom Cover: Trace the mouth of the paper or styro cup you are using on an empty box cardboard, this will be used to close the mouth of the cup when you invert it as vase of the tulip flowers.
DONE BY CHILD
* cut leaf patterns
* cut round flower centerpiece patterns
* paint tulips
* paint paper cup vase
* glue tulip pieces together
STEPS IN CREATING THIS FLOWER CRAFT
STEP #1: Let child paint tulip-shaped egg holders & disposable cup vase with any color of choice. We used acrylic paint as this is the type of paint that sticks to this type of plastic material, it doesn't wear or peel off when it dries. Set aside painted pieces to dry.
STEP #2: Once tulip-shaped egg holders are dry, let child glue circles in the middle of each tulip to create the flower centerpiece.
STEP #3: Next, let child glue green fuzzy wires at the bottom of each tulips using hot glue. Put hot glue on the spot and let child glue fuzzy wire on it. Make sure not to add too much hot glue to avoid plastic from melting. We didn't have any fuzzy wires at the time Lauren made this project, so I had white drinking straws as stems for our tulips. I added steel wires inside each straw to make them bendable, Lauren painted each straw with green paint.
STEP #4: Next, let child cover the mouth of the disposable cup vase with the round cover pattern made earlier using hot glue. Put hot glue around disposable cup mouth and let child glue cover pattern on it. After covering disposable cup's mouth, invert the cup then fill the cup with something that can hold or balance the tulips together when it will be inserted into the vase, you may try rice, some sand, etc.
STEP #5: Next, let child insert the tulips into the cup then let child glue some leaves on the stems. Arrange the flowers by bending the fuzzy wire stems in any direction you want.
And there goes your "PLASTIC EGG TRAY TULIP FLOWERS". They look very colorful and you can put them as a decoration anywhere in a room or on top of a table. If you have this kind of egg tray in a white plastic material, why not get creative with your own version of this tulip craft today!
MATERIALS FOR THIS CRAFT
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LEARNING IS MORE FUN WITH A SONG!
Sing along and learn something about tulip flowers and rhyming words in this tulip song below.
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POST UPDATED: May 2023
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