What to do:

Dye your eggs first if you want different colored backgrounds. When eggs are dry, you may begin painting using your finger tip as a brush! A pink egg with little baby prints in white all over the egg makes precious polka dots! A flower with yellow pedals and a dark brown center makes a sweet Spring design! Let your painters get out their non toxic water color sets and let the white eggs become their canvas. The eggs will be bright as Spring!

Tissue Colored Decoupage Eggs

You’ll Need:

• Tissue cut outs or strips of tissue paper
• Non toxic school glue
• Brush
• Water
• Hard boiled eggs

What to do:

• You can dye the eggs a color first or leave white.
• When eggs are dry, dilute glue (one part glue to one part water) and stir.
• Paint egg with glue and apply tissue. It is fun to overlap colors to get other colors! Let dry on wax paper or plastic.

Pretty Wrapped Eggs

No time to dye eggs? Just wrap and add ribbons to each end. This is also great for plastic candy eggs that will be hidden. The wrap helps protect the candy while they are waiting to be found!

 

 A great ways to display your eggs!

Moss Nests

You’ll Need:

• Tea cups
• Saucers
• Bowls or baskets
• Green moss
• Candy eggs/real dyed eggs

What to do:

• Line a tea cup, bowl or basket with green moss making a nest for your candy eggs or decorated eggs. Add a pretty ribbon and you have a great centerpiece.

 

Wheat Grass Nests/Baskets

You’ll Need:

• Wheat grass seed (natural bulk food stores)
• Potting soil
• Containers: cups, baskets, clay pots, plastic bags

What to do:

• Decorate your container by painting it, adding stickers, or making your own transfers (follow transfer directions)
• Add potting soil to container ½" from top.
• Moisten soil
• Add a single layer of wheat grass seed to soil, pressing gently.
• Moisten seed then cover with a plastic bag to make a tent to keep moist. Your seeds will sprout in a few days!

  A great gift of Spring in a can! You can also add fast sprouting seeds such as Zinnias, Marigolds, or Basil.

 

Transfer Stickers

What You’ll Need:

• Cold laminating sheet with adhesive on one side (sold at art supply stores)
• Copies made from copy machine that uses toner
• Water
• Spoon

What to do:

• Photocopy copyright free designs for your container.
• Cut out your paper designs and press on sticky side of laminating sheet.
• Rub on well with the spoon.
• Cut out your shape if you wish.
• Soak in water for 2 minutes. The paper will soften and you may rub it off. The design will remain on plastic. The stickiness will remain when the plastic dries. Adhere your design to your container. This is a great craft for bookmakers too!