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

HAVE AN EGGSCELLENT EA S TER!!!

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