“Turbo’s Garden Treasure Box: From Egg Carton to Gift-Keepsake”

“Welcome to another Turbo’s Trash to Treasure Tuesday!

Today we’re taking a humble egg‐carton and turning it

into a beautiful keepsake box — perfect for holding tiny

garden treasures, holiday gifts, or even seed packets.

Let’s upcycle, have fun, and get creative!”

Materials needed:

• One cardboard egg carton (clean & dry)

• Acrylic paints or water-colour paints in holiday / garden tones (greens, reds, golds, natural browns)

• Ribbon or string (for hinge or closure)

• Recycled decorations: old beads, buttons, scraps of ribbon, dried flower petals, seed tags

• Glue / hot-glue (adult supervision)

• Optional: small mirror or foil piece for inside lid for a “jewellery box” feel

• Turbo says: ‘Even the bin has gems waiting!’”

Steps:

1. Cut the egg carton into the desired shape (e.g., keep the lid + base).

2. Paint the outside and inside in your chosen colours. Let dry.

3. Create fun decorations: glue on beads/buttons, press in dried petals or seed tags.

4. Add a ribbon hinge: glue one side of ribbon to base, the other to lid so it opens like a box.

5. Optional: place small pieces of foil or a tiny mirror inside lid to add sparkle.

6. Fill with treasures: little garden charms, a note “Hand-made by …”, small seed packet, or a treasure map for family.

Show off! Take a photo of your finished box and label it with something like: “Made with love & reclaimed stuff.”

Turbo’s Tip  “Turbo waddles up to say: ‘Even an old carton can sparkle like star-dust if you give it some love.’”