Easter Peeps - Not Just for Eating!

Well, I had a great time re-purposing those Easter Peeps today. I had a happy toddler who loves to paint, ton of willingness and the necessary materials, so what was going to stop me? Nothing.

The main ingredients are the following:

Also, watercolors (or whatever paints you have) and pipe cleaners. That's it!

I cut the egg cartons into single "nests" and my toddler and I painted them together. Then added the grass and Peeps and then attached the pipe cleaner (punched holes on the sides) and those tiny nests were done.

Here is the result:

Once my preschooler got home, he needed blue Peeps, so all together looked like this:

It looks festive and Easter-y and, most importantly - it was fun and kept everybody occupied :)