DIY Evergreen Egg Carton Trees 🌲

Let’s make some enchanting evergreen trees!

Bring a touch of winter wonder into your home this holiday season with this festive, fun-filled craft. Turn those everyday egg cartons into charming little evergreen trees that will spruce up your décor and spark holiday cheer.

Imagine creating a forest of mini trees—each one painted a rich winter green, topped with a shimmering star, dotted with pom-pom “ornaments,” or dusted with a little sparkly snow.” Gather your supplies and get ready for a cozy at-home art activity that’s perfect for makers of all ages.

We’ve included all the steps and materials you’ll need below. Follow along to try it out at home!

Materials:

Cork or old marker caps for the tree ‘trunk’
Sparkles or pom poms for decoration
Scissors
Glue
Egg cartons (Cut out the middle / between section of the individual egg carton cups, then cut into jagged angles at the bottom for tree shape.)
Tempera paint in spill proof cups (different shades of green or blues)
Paint brushes (large and small)
Paint markers (if you have them)

Let’s get started!

Steps

1. We encourage you to show little artist(s) examples of undecorated egg cartons and completed trees. Invite your little one to brainstorm what type of decorations they might use!

2. Begin by carefully using scissors to trim recycled egg cartons into their desired shape for their trees.

3. Next, invite your little one(s) to color their trees. If they have time to let paint dry, invite them to use tempera paint to add a base color. If participants do not want to use paint, invite them to color their egg carton with oil pastels.

4. Let paint dry (if necessary), then add smaller details, like sparkly snow or tiny pom poms as ornaments. Think outside the box and don’t be afraid to brainstorm your own decorations with whatever you have at home! (i.e. cotton balls work great as ‘snow’!)

5. Finally, stick the cork or the recycled marker cap to the bottom / under the egg carton as its trunk. If desired, parents could use hot glue to quickly stick it on. Otherwise regular glue will work as well.

6. if students would like to be able to hang their evergreen tree creations, use ribbon to add a loop to the top. You can secure the ribbon to the top of the tree by threading it through a hole in the top and securing it to a felt circle on the inside.