Mila and her daughter, Marilena, show us how to make these cute craft reptiles…

What did you do?

Here, I explain how to make turtles from avocado trays.

Things you need:

  1. Avocado trays (got it when bought 4 avocados packed) / Can also use eggs card boxes
  2. Hot glue gun
  3. Scissors
  4. Small pompons (for craft)
  5. Gauche paints
  6. Drawing brushes
  7. Fluffy wire pipes (chenille craft stems)
  8. Craft eyes
  9. Stone stickers (optional)
Avocado tray turtle craft activity

Step by step instructions:

  1. Cut avocado trays
  2. Paint them, let them dry
  3. Using glue gun attach pompons to the avocado shells
  4. Band wires to a desirable size, cut them off (you need 4 the same for legs and 1 extra for a tail)
  5. Attach legs and tails from inside of the shells using glue gun
  6. Attach eyes
  7. Decorate your turtles (optional)

You can read more about Mila and Marilena on their other article here.