Egg cartons are hidden and unknown jewels in every household for making children’s crafts. They’re not only terrific for recycling, but they’re also fantastic for creating beautiful 3-D crafts.
We spent hours scouring the web for these 25 superb egg carton crafts for bigger kids, and you won’t believe the amazing crafts we found. These egg carton crafts are an egg-cellent way to keep your bigger kids busy for hours!
![25 egg carton crafts for bigger kids- 8 sample crafts](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/egg-carton-crafts.jpg)
They’re a little more time intensive than most, but that’s why they’ll be perfect for your older kiddos. Truly, you won’t find a better egg carton list than this! So check out your kitchen cupboards, it’s time to get crackin’! Happy Crafting!
Eggcellent and Brilliant Egg Carton Crafts for Bigger Kids
1. Alli Affirmation Box Egg Carton Craft
Isn’t this the sweetest, cutest and most fun way to tell your kids ‘I love you’ every single day? Make sure to create an affirmation alligator of Crayon Box Chronicles and start each day with positive affirmations.
![alligator affirmation box egg carton craft with positive words written on chomped egg carton](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/aligator-box.jpg)
2. Fascinating Apple Egg Carton Craft
Looking for a unique and environmentally friendly gift to give? With your children, make The Stem’s apple with a worm, and they could even keep it!
![Apple Egg Carton Craft with a Worm](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/apple.jpg)
3. Pretty Egg Carton Flower Crown
Flower crowns are GOLD! Especially for every little girl (and probably with big girls too!).
![egg carton flower crown for little girls and big girls too!](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flower-crown.jpg)
4. Adorable Angry Birds Egg Carton Craft
Is your child an Angry Birds fanatic? With Loraine Bummer’s adorable and easy egg carton craft, they can now have some of their own to display on their shelves!
![4 angry birds egg carton crafts- red bird, black bird, yellow bird and white bird](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/angry-birds.jpg)
5. Blue Whale Egg Carton Craft
You and your children will definitely have a whale of a time making I Heart Crafty Things’ egg carton whales! They are easy and absolutely fun to make!
![Blue Whale Egg Carton Craft with Fuzzy Wires](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/whale.jpg)
6. DIY Egg Carton Train Craft
One egg carton train by The Craft Train for your child ain’t enough. Create a collection of them and use their mini figure toys to be their valued passengers! Choo! Choo!
![Red and Blue Egg Carton Train Craft](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/train.jpg)
7. Cute Crocodile Egg Carton Craft
Looking for a kid craft that has some bites? Try this Crocodile Egg Carton Craft (unavailable) of Lotta Magazine!
![Green Crocodile Egg Carton Craft with big teeth](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/crocodile.jpg)
8. USA Flag Egg Carton Craft
This patriotic egg carton flag by One Savvy Mom is a cute craft for summer. Your kiddos would love to do it all by themselves.
![USA flag out of egg cartons with red, blue and white colors](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flag.jpg)
9. Cute Egg Carton Frog Prince
The Frog Prince is one of the most popular children’s stories. Make one with your girls and tell them that if frog prince is kissed, he may transform into a real prince if kissed!
![green frog prince made of egg carton with yellow crown, yellow bow tie and red tongue stuck out.](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/frog-prince.jpg)
10. Colorful Egg Carton Mask
These egg carton masks of Picklebums are awesome and cute to wear to any kid ball. Your kids will have a blast splashing around in all the colors! Give it a go!
![Two colorful egg carton masks with string](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mask.jpg)
11. Egg Carton Plane Craft
This flyer by Creatiful Kids (unavailable) is on an adventure! Take you and your kiddos for a ride!
![green egg carton flyer with eyes and a passenger](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/flyer.jpg)
12. Lovely Ladybugs Egg Carton Craft
Ladybugs by Planet Forward (unavailable) are fun to make. They are easy enough that your bigger kids can spend half a day without looking up.
![Three ladybugs out of egg carton - green ladybug, blue lady bug, violet lady bug](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ladybugs.jpg)
13. Egg Carton Mini Helicopters
The Craft Train’s mini ‘copters might not fly. But we guarantee they’ll land a spot in your child’s heart.
![Four mini helicopters made of cartons- colors pink, black, yellow and read](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/mini-copters.jpg)
14. Under the Sea Egg Carton Craft
How much fun is it to make diorama’s? This egg carton ocean is so creative and would be such a fun way to save any treasures your child finds on the beach.
![Blue ocean diorama made of egg cartons with sea shells, sea grasses and gems](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ocean-diarama.jpg)
15. Creative Egg Carton Owl Craft
Your tween will give a hoot about this owl by Glued to My Crafts. Not to mention, even the little ones and anyone who sees it hanging on the wall.
![Egg Carton Owl with colorful feathers of white, orange, green, pink and yellow.](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/owls.jpg)
16. Mini Egg Carton Panda
Patchwork Parent Pandas are aawesomeee! And you won’t know if this one can do any Kung Fu before your kiddo crafts it! But, yep! There’s a good chance he can.
![Egg Carton Panda with a bamboo](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/panda.jpg)
17. Pig Noses Egg Carton Craft
These little piggies from Education.com went to the market. These little piggies stayed home. The rest of these little piggies spent all afternoon going Wee Wee Wee all over your kids craft table!
![Four Pink Pig Noses Made of Egg Cartons](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pig-noses.jpg)
18. Ingenious Egg Carton Puppet Dragon
Life With More Babies’ puppet dragon has a story to tell. He simply decided that your older child would be the best person to tell.
![Green dragon puppet made of egg cartons with several big teeth](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dragon-puppet.jpg)
19. Innovative Egg Carton Pirate Ship
Ahoy! Tell your bigger child that it’s time to sail the high seas with Craft Project Ideas pirate ship! Did we mention that it floats?
![Brown Egg Carton Pirate Ship Floating in a stream](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pirate-ship.jpg)
20. Blue and Green Egg Carton Snake Puppet
Kidspot’s slithering snake puppet can actually dance! You should see him with the music coming on.
![Blue, Green and Brown Egg Carton Puppet Snake](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/puppet-snake.jpg)
21. Little Egg Carton Car
Humpty doesn’t need to sit on walls anymore because he already has wheels. Plus, Krokotak’s race car is way cooler than all the king’s horses!
![White Egg Carton Race Car with Red Egg passenger](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/race-car.jpg)
22. DIY Egg Carton Bunny-nose Masks
Homemade bunny noses by Make.Believe. will make your kiddos hop around with laughter. A perfect costume idea for Easter!
![Hommemdate egg carton bunny nose worn by a kid](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/bunny-nose.jpg)
23. Fun Egg Carton Spy Goggles
Is your growing child a budding spy? If so, these spy goggles of Crafts by Amanda are for them!
![Blue, Yellow and Green Egg Carton spy goggles](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/spy-glasses.jpg)
24. Egg Carton Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Are you a parent who’s a TMNT fan? Here’s The OT Toll Box’s Teenage Mutant Ninja egg cartons to introduce and play with your bigger kids! They’re heroes in a whole shell.
![Four Green Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle with blue, violet, red and orange mask](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtle.jpg)
25. Magnificent Egg Carton CNY Dragon
Whether it’s the year of the dragon or not… This Chinese New Year dragon of Activity Village is an awesome afternoon activity waiting to happen by kids of all ages!
![Red Egg Carton Chinese New Year Dragon Craft](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/dragon.jpg)
More Egg Carton Crafts & Fun from Play Ideas
- Check out how an Egg Carton Laptop Stand keeps your lappies cool!
- Egg Carton Number Toss makes counting (and oh, Math!) fun for kids!
- Your Child Will Definitely Not Run Away from Bees Made of Egg Cartons!
- Egg Carton Cones are a Great Way for Kids to Better Hold Their Ice Cream.
- Egg Cartons Halloween Crafts are Spooky and Fun for Kids of All Ages.
- Check out How Your Child Can Make a 3D Egg Carton Caterpillar.
- Easter Egg Hunts are the best with Egg Carton Baskets!
![egg carton crafts for bigger kids](https://playideas.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/egg-carton-activities.jpg)
What do you think is the most egg-citing egg carton craft for your bigger ones?