Trash to Treasure Tuesday

Turn your old egg cartons into a colony of spooky bats! This easy upcycle is perfect for Halloween — fun for kids, thrifty for adults, and a great way to give cardboard a second life.

What You Need

• 1 empty cardboard egg carton

• Black paint (or a marker)

• Scissors

• String or ribbon

• Googly eyes (or draw your own)

• Glue

 How To Make Them

1. Cut: Snip the egg carton into 3-cup sections (they’ll look like little “wings”).

2. Shape: Trim the edges to make pointy bat wings.

3. Paint: Coat the whole thing in black paint (or colour with a marker).

4. Eyes: Stick on googly eyes or draw with white paint/pen.

5. Hang: Thread a hole at the top with string or ribbon. Hang them up in groups for a spooky bat colony.

Turbo’s Tip

“Quack-quack! Don’t forget — bats love hanging upside down, just like me after too many worms! Hang your bats high in the garden, or on a wall to spook your neighbours!”