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These egg carton ocean animal crafts are perfect for summertime! Decorate recycled egg cartons and turn them into cute sea creatures.

Summer is a great time to learn about the ocean. Many families are making plans to visit a beach for their summer vacation. Other, like me, are just dreaming about it.

Whether you’re dreaming about the ocean or planning to make a trip to one, your little ones will love creating this fun ocean animals from egg cartons.

These egg carton ocean animal crafts are perfect for summertime! Decorate recycled egg cartons and turn them into cute sea creatures.

Egg Carton Ocean Animal Crafts

Typically, we buy eggs in styrofoam cartons, but recently, my hubby brought home a cardboard egg carton. Then, my five-year-old nephew came for a visit.

I brainstormed for an idea to entertain Isaiah one afternoon, and we came up with egg carton ocean animal crafts. We had almost all the supplies on hand, and I picked up the rest at the dollar store.

What you’ll need:

  • cardboard egg carton
  • paint
  • paint brushes
  • googly eyes
  • pipe cleaners
  • constructions paper
  • buttons, beads, and pom poms

These egg carton ocean animal crafts are perfect for summertime! Decorate recycled egg cartons and turn them into cute sea creatures.

I scoured Pinterest for inspiration, and then I drew the animal parts free-handed. I wasn’t too worried about the outcome of each animal as long as Isaiah was having fun.

And, he did! He worked for hours over the course of a few days to make his creatures (pictured below).

These egg carton ocean animal crafts are perfect for summertime! Decorate recycled egg cartons and turn them into cute sea creatures.

A few tips…

I cut apart the egg carton before having Isaiah paint the cups.

After the cups were dry, I trimmed some of them to take off the rougher edges.

We discovered that liquid glue works better than glue sticks.

Isaiah loved the self-adhesive googly eyes instead of gluing them on.

These egg carton ocean animal crafts are perfect for summertime! Decorate recycled egg cartons and turn them into cute sea creatures.

When he was done creating the animals I had in mind, he got creative! He went to town creating his own collection of sea monsters. Aren’t they adorable!

These egg carton ocean animal crafts are perfect for summertime! Decorate recycled egg cartons and turn them into cute sea creatures.

ENHANCE YOUR OCEAN-THEMED FUN WITH THESE ACTIVITIES:

Fun printables for multiple ages include:

  • Beach Letter Find Printables
  • Beach Scavenger Hunt Printables
  • At the Beach Emergent Reader
  • Sand Pail and Shovel Alphabet Match
  • Beach Letter Dot Printables
  • Beach Pail 1-20 Number Recognition

Fun ocean-themed books:

  • Beach Book Round Up
  • Books About the Ocean

Other fun ocean-themed activities: 

  • Songs About the Beach
  • 5 Ways to Learn at the Beach
  • Colorful Sand Painting
  • Sand Science Experiment
  • 15 Things to Do at the Beach with Kids
  • Beach Mystery Bag

More unit study fun:

  • Sea Life Notebooking Pages
  • Sea Shore Chalk Pastel Tutorials
  • Art at the Beach Chalk Tutorials

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Tara is a Southern girl at heart and mother of 3. As a longtime homeschool momma, she is passionate about equipping and encouraging mommas in their efforts to educate their littlest learners at home. Tara loves to crochet and read in her downtime. She is also a self-proclaimed planner addict and shutterbug! If you've got older kids, you'll want to check out Tara's other blog, Embark on the Journey..
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Tara is a Southern girl at heart and mother of 3. As a longtime homeschool momma, she is passionate about equipping and encouraging mommas in their efforts to educate their littlest learners at home. Tara loves to crochet and read in her downtime. She is also a self-proclaimed planner addict and shutterbug! If you've got older kids, you'll want to check out Tara's other blog, Embark on the Journey..

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