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today we're going to show you how to
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turn those leftover egg cartons into
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colorful and cute caterpillars
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first gather your materials
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to start you'll need six empty egg
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carton cups just cut apart your egg
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carton with a scissors in four of the
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egg carton cups use scissors to punch a
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hole on opposite sides of each cup in
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the remaining two cups punch a hole on
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just one side these cups will be the end
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sections of the caterpillar
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thread the string through the holes in
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the cups so all six cups are attached in
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a line not off the string inside the two
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end cups so it doesn't come out when
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knotting off leave a little slack in the
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string so the caterpillar can bend a
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once you have your egg carton cups
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attached to each other it's time to
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paint them you can use any colors you
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like let your creativity run wild
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once the paint is dry it's time to add
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the antenna take a Chenille stem and
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poke it through the top of the
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caterpillar's head then twist it to
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create a curly effect if necessary use
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the scissors to get the hole started add
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a second antenna with the other stem
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finally add the eyes use some glue to
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attach two googly eyes to the
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and there you have it your very own egg
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carton caterpillar these cute and
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colorful creatures are perfect for
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decorating your house or giving to
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someone else as a gift
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