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Sea Turtles

What You Need:

Cardboard egg carton

Green construction paper or fun foam

White craft glue

Safety scissors

Green paint (2 different shades)

Googly eyes (optional)

What You Do:

Cut out a single turtle shell from the egg carton (just one hump). Choose one shade of green and paint the outside of the shell.

While the shell is drying, cut 4 legs out of construction paper or fun foam in the shape of rectangles. Cut little triangles into one end of each leg to make it look like little feet.

Cut out a pointy, triangle shaped tail and a long, rounded off rectangular head shape from construction paper. Draw eyes on the turtle's head or add google eyes.

When the shell is dry, use the other shade of green paint and paint some different designs on your turtle's back. Be creative!

When the shell is completely dry (designs and all), glue the flat side of the legs, tail and head to the underside of the egg carton shell along the rim. The body parts should poke out from under the bowl like a turtle would from under its shell. (It might be helpful to glue or staple the legs, tail and head together before gluing it onto the shell.)