Paint one half of the egg at a time. You can paint any design you want. You can leave it one color, paint geometrical patterns and shapes, or turn the egg into a cute animal—like a bird. Let it dry before painting the other half to avoid smearing the paint. [11] X Research source
How to Decorate Easter Eggs
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Decorating Easter eggs is a fun activity that you can do with kids. There are a lot of ways to make the eggs colorful without sticking to a traditional kit. When working with art supplies, always work with hard-boiled eggs. After ten minutes on the stove and some cool-down time, you’re ready! Assemble your materials and get started.
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Method 1
Method 1 of 4:
Dyeing Easter Eggs
- While the eggs are boiling, use that time to cover the area where you will be dyeing the eggs with newspaper or paper towels.
- Fill several containers if you will be using different colors. Each color should have its own container.
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Soak the egg for 5 minutes. Place the egg on a spoon and dunk the egg into the liquid. Turn the egg around so that both sides get color. Allow the egg to soak for five minutes. Leave the egg longer if you’d like a darker color. [3] X Research source
- You will probably have to hold the egg as it soaks to submerge only half of it.
Remove the egg. You can use tongs to gently remove the egg. Put the egg(s) in an egg carton to dry. The egg is now ready to be used for decoration. [4] X Research source
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Method 2
Method 2 of 4:
Making Glitter Eggs
Use a plastic egg. Real eggs are difficult to use with this method because they break easily. A plastic or paper mache egg is best to use. You can use any color egg you’d like. [5] X Research source
Paint the egg. You don’t have to paint the egg if it’s already the same color as the glitter you will be using. If it isn’t, choose a color of acrylic paint that is the same color as your glitter. Use a paint or sponge brush to coat the egg with two or three layers of paint. Wait until the egg completely dries to move on. [6] X Research source
- You can use baby wipes to get the glue off of your fingers.
Pour glitter over the egg. Put the egg into a plastic cup. The narrowest part of the egg should be facing upward. Pour glitter over the egg. Gently shake the cup so that the glitter covers the egg. You can add more glitter if necessary.
Allow time to dry. Once the egg is coated in glitter, give it thirty to sixty minutes to dry. You can leave the egg in the cup as it dries, or place it in an egg carton. [8] X Research source
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Method 3
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How to blow and paint eggs
Get ready for some Easter craft fun, with our tutorial for how to empty and decorate eggs for Easter. Follow our step-by-step guide for all the family to find out how to blow and paint eggs.
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Published: March 23, 2022 at 9:30 am
How to decorate eggs for Easter
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You Will Need
- Eggs
- Pin (You can also use a needle or sharp metal skewer)
- Cocktail stick or wooden skewer
- Bowl
- Paint (We’ve used acrylic paints)
- Paintbrush (to apply the paint)
- Spounge (to apply the paint)
Total time:
1 hour
How to blow an egg
Step 1
Take a pin or needle and poke a hole in the top and the bottom of the egg. Start with a pinprick (or we’ve used a thin metal skewer), then gently insert a cocktail stick or skewer into the hole, applying pressure gradually to increase the hole a bit. Be gentle with this bit – if you make it too big you’ll crack the egg, but you need the hole at the bottom of the egg to be big enough for the inside of the egg to pass through. We find a darning needle or thin metal skewer works well for this.
Step 2
Holding the egg over a bowl, blow into one of the holes as hard as you can. You’ll start to see the egg contents come out the other end. You won’t be needing the inside of the egg so now’s a good point to set this aside and use it to use for cooking or baking.
Step 3
Once all of the egg’s insides are emptied into the bowl, rinse the egg under a tap to wash any excess egg yolk or white away, then leave it to dry.
Step 4
Now your egg is ready to paint! Insert a cocktail stick or skewer into the bottom hole in the egg to hold it while you paint. We like poster paints or acrylic paints for best results. You do need quite a dense paint as some cheaper watercolour paints won’t give you a strong enough colour when painted on to egg shell. There are loads of other ways to decorate your eggs without painting too, including dying, and we’ve included lots of them in our guide to 40 Easter Egg Decorating Ideas.
You can apply your paint with a paintbrush or sponge. For a really bright finish, it’s sometimes worth letting the paint dry and applying a second coat.
Leave it to dry by popping the skewer into a glass. Acrylic paints dry quite quickly so you should be ready to apply a second coat, or add spots or stripes for decorating, in about 20 minutes.
Step 5
Keep adding paint until you’re happy with your finished egg!
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We hope you enjoyed making your very own hand painted Easter eggs! For more beautiful Easter craft ideas, how about our free egg basket crochet pattern or guide to how to knit egg cosies?
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Zoe is the launch Editor of Gathered.how. She has over a decade of craft publishing experience under her belt. She’s a quilter and sewist who works with the UK’s best-selling craft magazines including Today’s Quilter, Love Patchwork & Quilting, Simply Sewing and The World of Cross Stitching. Zoe loves being immersed in Gathered’s quilting content, tweaking our tutorials and publishing new patterns. Zoe has previously written for radiotimes.com, Simply Knitting and The World of Cross Stitching and was previously Deputy Editor of Papercraft inspirations magazine. She has guest-lectured at Bath Spa University. She’s a keen quilter with 5 projects in progress at any one time and another 12 or so planned.
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