Egg Carton Christmas Trees

I am such a sucker for Christmas and Christmas Crafts. So be warned there will be lots of new posts to come. This is such a simple little activity that is very cost effective. 

We started with Egg Cartons that I had cut into individual domes. I then pierced a hole in the top.

We then painted each dome, (the children had four each)  Christmas Tree Green!

Rolled them in some glitter while they were still wet to add a tinsel effect.

We then threaded the domes onto a pipe cleaner and made a loop at the top all ready to hang on the Christmas Tree.

This was so very simple and held most of the children's attention for some time. Some of them were very meticulous when it came to making sure their domes were painted. These look so cute all finished and will look great hanging on our Christmas Tree come the 1st of December!

Cotton Bud Painting

I had been meaning to try cotton bud painting for awhile. Master E is very keen on paint and this was a great way to minimise the mess while still giving him the paint experience.

I put a small amount of paint into an egg carton and added cotton buds.

Miss M was keen to get stated. The cotton buds were great as they absorbed the paint, so there were no drips or spills.

The paint went on nice and thin and made for quick drying.

Master E was painting a "Rainbow".

Some of Miss M's lovely line work.

Miss M practising her pincer grip with the cotton buds.

Master E decided some colour mixing was essential and ended up with a lovely teal, a mucky green and some grey!


We loved this way of painting and will be doing it again soon. Was fairly mess free and helped to develop fine motor skills. Another great thing was that there was no need to wash up paint. I just threw away the cotton buds and egg cartons, WIN!!

Hope you enjoy it too!

Simple Fine Motor Fun

Looking for something simple to keep the kids amused for awhile. This is so easy and a great fine motor activity. I filled a couple of old egg cartons with various sized and textured pompoms. Left some small ice tongs with them and let the kids explore.

Wow, look what's in here! 

Master E working out how to use the tongs and getting a cup to put his pompoms into.

Good squeezing. Lots of chat about in and out.

Miss M was keen to have a go but got frustrated when she couldn't manipulate the tongs and used her fingers instead.

Practising some more in and out.