What do you do with all those plastic Easter Eggs after Easter? In the past I have saved them for the following year, which is great so I don’t have to keep buying them. But we go to the towns Easter Egg Hunt each year and our Plastic egg supply is getting pretty big.
So this year I decided I did not want to save them all, we just had too many. But I hate throwing things away so I figured we better make something out of them. And since Easter is over I did not want to make anything Easter like so we decided to do a snake. After all the top of an Easter egg actually looks like a snake head doesn’t it?
Recycle your plastic Easter eggs to make a toy snake
Supplies you need to make an Easter egg snake
- Plastic Easter Eggs (any number will work, the more you have the bigger the snake)
- Fishing Line
- Glue
- Googly Eyes
- Red Foam Sheet
Steps to make your own recycled Easter egg Snake
- Separate the egg bottoms from the egg tops.
- Now thread your fishing line into one of the bottom eggs and tie it on the inside of the egg (see picture)
- Thread all the bottom parts of the eggs first, with your fishing line going in the left hole then the right hole (this will keep your snake even).
- Once all the bottom pieces are threaded start with the top pieces, the first one should match up with the last bottom piece so that you can close the egg.
- Just like the bottom pieces thread all the top parts with the line going in the left then the right hole.
- For you last one you will tie it just like the bottom one.
- Now glue the last egg to the 2nd egg. Then glue on your eyes and tong (cut it out from the foam paper).
- Once glue dries just play and have fun with your new Snake toy!
About the Author
I am a work at home mom of two. I started crafting to encourage me to do more activities with my daughters. And found that my daughters and I all really enjoy crafting together. We enjoy doing a lot of re-purposing crafts as well as some fun educational games. And in the spring most of our projects are out in the garden. All of our projects are fun and I try to teach my daughters something with each one we do.
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Hello! I love this idea! I am sooo tired of tripping over the Easter eggs my daughters insist on keeping. We are going to make this our weekend project! Thank you.