For these funny looking glasses which show kids how recycling can be fun, all you'll need are egg cartons, pipe cleaners, craft decorations like paint, and any glitter, beads, fuzzy balls or feathers you have & glue!
Key to understanding these easy instructions is knowing what a Dimple is! Not the ones you find on your cheeks... but did you know that the parts of the egg carton which hold each individual egg are called ‘dimples’? Well, you’ll use these dimples make this kooky craft
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With an adults help, cut the bottom out of the egg carton and cut around 2 of the dimples from the carton making sure to keep the 2 dimples attached. This part becomes the rims of the glasses.
Pierce the middle of each of the dimples with a pencil (there is usually an indent in each holder which will guide you or if not, just aim for the middle!) and then cut out the eye hole big enough to see out of.
Cut a small slit into the side of the dimples about 1cm from the bottom and thread a pipe cleaner through each slit. Tie this end back of the pipe cleaner back around itself so the pipe cleaner is securely attached to the dimple. The end of the pipe cleaner is the part which will go around each ear so if you curl the ends so the will stay around your ears.
The hilarious part begins when you get creative painting and decorating your crazy specs. You can paint them into frog eyes, decorate them in beads, gems or glitter with some glue or add feathers and fuzzy balls to really make them stand out.
