How to Make Pig Snouts from Egg Cartons
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Ever wonder what to do with your egg cartons after you’re finished with the eggs (besides recycle them, of course)? How about reuse them to make... pig snouts! Great for make-believe, dress-up, Halloween costumes, or just... for creative FUN!
What you will need:
- Cardboard egg carton (you could also use pink Styrofoam and skip the painting step… but I recommend buying eggs only in cardboard in the first place – for environmental reasons!)
- Non-toxic (& washable is a plus!) tempra paint in pink (or mix red & white as we did)
- Black marker
- Scissors
- Hole punch
- Lightweight elastic (we used 1/8” soft stretch “baby elastic” for comfort on the kids’ heads)
What to do:
1) Cut the top off of the egg carton
2) Flip over the bottom of the egg carton (where the eggs rest) and start painting! Depending on the opacity of your paint & the absorbency of the cardboard, you may need to apply more than one coat. I can say for certain this was the kids’ favorite part; aside from WEARING the snouts! Allow to dry completely.
3) Use the marker to draw nostrils on each of the snouts.
4) Cut apart each of the individual egg holders, using care not to cut the snouts too shallow.
5) Punch 2 holes in each snout. Make sure the holes are in line with the nostrils… so you don’t end up with a “sideways” snout once you thread the elastic through! (This part I had to do myself – it was beastly trying to get our hole puncher to go all the way through the painted cardboard!)
6) Cut the elastic into strips of approximately 22” each in length.
7) Thread the elastic through one hole & double knot; then repeat on the other side. You may want to try the snout on for size first before double-knotting the second side.
8) Put them on & act cute! :-D
9) Recite some fun piggy poetry & pig rhymes:
This Little Piggy
This Little Piggy went to market,
This Little Piggy stayed home,
This Little Piggy had (vegetarian!) roast beef,
This Little Piggy had none.
And this little piggy went…
“Wee wee wee” all the way home!
(Author credit: Mother Goose)
Ten Piggies
Two mother pigs lived in a pen, (thumbs)
Each had four babies and that made ten. (fingers of both hands)
These four babies were pink and white. (fingers of one hand)
These four babies were black as night. (fingers of the other hand)
All eight babies loved to play. (wiggle fingers)
And they rolled and they rolled in the mud all day. (roll hands)
(Author credit: Traditional)
Pig Limerick
There was a sad pig with a tail
Not curly, but straight as a nail.
So he ate simply oodles
Of pretzels and noodles,
Which put a fine twist to his tail.
(Author credit: Arnold Lobel)
Wordless Wednesday: InstagraMania
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A few days ago I discovered Instagram. I know I'm late to the party, but where has this party been all my life? It's an instant gratification salve to my no-longer-in-art-school-and-don't-have-enough-time-to-make-art-anymore blues. I can turn any so-so snapshot into something closer to remarkable - instantly. So, for this Wordless Wednesday, the fruits of my recent infatuation:
Me, in the sun.
Happy sprouts on our windowsill.
My son's curls.
Beautiful spring blossoms.
My daughter, peeking.
Spring rain on daffodils.
Adam, contemplative.
Have you discovered Instagram? Is there another iPhone photo app that's even cooler? Please let me know!
Wordless Wednesday: Spring Geocaching
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Spring is almost here! The morning rain stopped, and the afternoon brought warm(ish) temperatures and glorious sun - just perfect for an outdoor geocaching (what's geocaching?) adventure!
Starting off...
Getting closer...
I think it's down there somewhere...
We found it!!!
Kids & water...
Cool old house alond the way...
I just had to peek inside (it's the photographer in me - going to have to get a real camera one of these days!)...
And look, the daffodils think it's Spring!!
What are you doing now that it's nearly Spring?
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Two weekends ago now (wow, this last week flew by) I took myself to the Philadelphia Flower Show! I've been going to the show since I was a little kid. See?
(That's me! Circa 1979, maybe)
The Philadelphia Flower Show is an amazing place - especially when you are small and the displays seem to be as big as the world - you can really imagine yourself being transported to the places that are being represented. Over the years though, the exhibit areas have gotten smaller and smaller while the vendor area has gotten bigger and bigger. I'd say the selling area was at least 1/3 of the show floor space this year which is somewhat disappointing. One of the most amazing parts of the flower show is the ability to be transported by looking into a scene. Yet, with all the commercialism and the noticably scaled-down exhibits, I just didn't feel that the magic so much this year. Even though the theme WAS Paris (Springtime in Paris, to be precise) - a magical place! Now, there were still some amazing specimens, arrangments, exhibits, and fantastic artistry. In spite of the ramped-up vendor area, I still enjoyed myself, was inspired, and found that per usual, the Flower Show helped make me all the more ready for Spring and getting back into our garden! Here are a few of the highlight in pictures (thank you iPhone). Enjoy!
Amazing lilies:
Astounding orchids. There were SO MANY amazing orchids. Wow:
A shoe of flowers hanging from a wire in a "city gardening" display. I just found it precious:
Rather bizarre yet weirdly wonderful Alice-in-Wonderland roses through the pink lookingglass exhibit.
I'd totally wear this:
Along with this... very Parisian:
See? I'm in Paris:
And to further prove that point, Degas:
Artistically arranged pinks:
And yellows:
And reds:
How I'd like my perennial beds to look:
And also like this:
Au Revoir!
