2. Count the Days till Easter
Save the eggs for dyeing, then use the carton to build anticipation for the bunny's visit. On each of the 12 days leading up to the holiday, let your child tear open one cup's cover to find a small surprise hiding inside.Begin by cutting off a carton's top and side flaps and trimming the center dividers so that they're level with the outside edge. Lay the carton facedown on a piece of tissue paper. Trace it, then cut along the traced line. Turn the carton right side up again and place a wrapped treat, a trinket, or a fun note in each cup.
Apply glue around each cup and all around the edges. Lay the cut tissue-paper piece over the glue and press it to secure it. For extra wow factor (and to prevent peeking!), cut circles from tissue paper in contrasting colors and affix one circle over each cup with a glue stick.
3. Grow a Grassapillar
Celebrate the arrival of spring by bringing this fuzzy critter to life.Begin by mixing 3/4 cup of potting soil and 2 tablespoons of grass seed in a bowl. Add water to moisten the mixture, then set it aside.
Cut away a three-cup section of an egg carton, then trim the section along the longer edges so that your grassapillar will look the same from both sides. With a permanent marker, draw a face on one end as shown. Gently spoon the seed mixture into the cups.
Set your creation on a dish in a brightly lit spot and keep the soil moist. The grass should sprout in about a week.
