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Easter Craft

eAsteR eGG decoRAtinG

Why not make your own Easter Eggs from real eggs this Easter?

and-decorated eggs look lovely
perched on a mantel piece or
coffee table and make a great
Hart project to keep the kids
entertained while getting their creative
juices flowing.
Get cracking . . . but not literally! The first
task is to get all the yolks and egg white out
of the eggs without breaking the shell. The
empty shells are sometimes called ‘blown
out’ eggs, because the contents can be
removed by blowing air through two holes,
one on each side.
You will need:
Eggs
A tack, pin or safety pin
A cocktail stick
Two bowls
Art supplies: glue, glitter, paint, cotton wool
or any other decorations you may want to
use to decorate your eggs.

What to do:
• Gently but firmly push the tack or pin
through the pointy end of the egg shell to
make a small hole.
• Now push the tack/pin through the other
end of the egg. Try to make the hole at the
base (the wider end) of the egg slightly
larger. Take a cocktail stick and carefully
insert it through the hole. other end and into your bowl (perfect for eggs are dry, paint them using different
• Push the cocktail stick into the egg. Swirl scrambled eggs, French toast or baking colours and designs. You can also glue
the stick around in order to break up the later). some sparkles on them and make a bunny
yolk. Then remove the stick. The cocktail • Run water through the egg and blow any rabbit using bits of wool and cardboard.
stick helps to make the holes a little bigger excess water out.
and easier for the yolk and white to be • Leave to drain and dry on a kitchen towel. Put them on show. To display your eggs,
removed. fill a small basket or fruit bowl with
• Place your mouth over the smaller hole Now that your shells are completely empty coloured tissue paper to create a ‘nest’
and blow (this can take a little effort!!) and and clean, it’s time to unleash your inner that will add an eclectic touch to your
the insides should come out through the artist and decorate your eggs. When the Easter decorations.

HAVE AN EGGSCELLENT EA S TER!!!

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