Here’s three ways to make beautiful Easter Eggs without all the mixing, spilling, staining, templates, or stickers. And oh, what beautiful eggs you will have!
Each of the following methods for Easter Egg decorating requires hard boiled eggs. Begin by letting eggs reach room temperature. Place eggs in a pot large enough to avoid crowding and cover to one inch above the eggs with water. Place the pot on the stove and heat gradually until eggs begin to boil. Gently boil for approximately 7 – 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.
To achieve an “Oh, look!” response, use jumbo size eggs and small eggs. This is the first step to unique and creative Easter Eggs!
Acrylic Hand Painted Easter Eggs
No, you do not have to have any talent whatsoever to hand paint Easter Eggs. In fact, the less artistic you are, the more creative and unusual your eggs will be. Have you ever looked at a Robin’s egg? The markings on a Robin’s eggs are splattered, spastic and natural. So don’t let the absence of art classes keep you from painting Easter Eggs, grab some supplies and have fun!
Supplies needed to hand paint Easter Eggs:
Jumbo and small hard boiled eggs
Inexpensive brushes, Q-tips, wooden toothpicks, string (You do not have to have all of these, use whatever you like)
Cheap acrylic paint (WalMart, A.C. Moore, Michael’s, etc.)
Paper towels
Newspaper
Water (to rinse brushes)
Spread newspaper across your work area and put some paper towels down to lay your decorated eggs on when you’re finished. It is not recommended to lay the eggs on the newspaper as the print may come off onto the egg. After the eggs have dried you can begin painting them as soon as they are warm enough to touch. You can paint the entire egg and when it dries, go back and add other colors and designs such as small polka dots, swirls, stripes, etc. Use your imagination; something that comes natural to kids!
The great thing is that acrylic paints come in a bazillion colors and can be really cheap, a little as .59 a bottle! You can combine pastels with brights and bolds or go with naturals and earthtones, or a little of both.
Use Colored Markers to Decorate Easter Eggs
Colored markers can be found everywhere, including the dollar stores. These are great in creating egg art and kids love to use them. Some of the more expensive markers have glitter and sparkles in them and make terrific Easter Egg designs.
Supplies needed to decorate Easter Eggs with colored markers:
Jumbo and small hard boiled eggs
Newspaper
Paper towels
Colored Markers
Spread newspaper across your work area and put some paper towels down to lay your decorated eggs on when you’re finished. It is not recommended to lay the eggs on the newspaper as the print may come off onto the egg.
After the eggs have dried you can begin decorating them as soon as they are warm enough to hold. Decorate the eggs with whimsical designs of swirls and circles, dots, tic tack toe boards, question marks, your name, your family’s name; the list goes on and on. Again this is when you can let your creativity take control.
Decorate Easter Eggs Using Fingernail Polish
Fingernail polish is one of the best ways to decorate Easter Eggs. Fingernail polish is like the acrylic paint in that the colors are unlimited and it’s super shiny. Fingernail polish also comes with fine glitter, sparkles and other designs mixed in with it. Plus, the paint brush is included!
Supplies needed to decorate Easter Eggs with fingernail paint:
Jumbo and small hard boiled eggs
Newspaper
Paper towels
Fingernail polish (go with the cheapest brands)
Fingernail polish remover
Spread newspaper across your work area and put some paper towels down to lay your decorated eggs on when you’re finished. Again, it’s not recommended to lay the eggs on the newspaper as the print may come off onto the egg.
After the eggs are warm enough to hold, go for it! If you get some of the fingernail polish on you, simply use the fingernail polish remover.
Have fun decorating your Easter Eggs. Keep it simple and make memories. That’s what it’s all about anyway.
