DIY Egg Decorating

Create an egg-cellent Easter decoration you can hang just about anywhere. This easy Easter egg decorating DIY craft is in paper form!

Ages: 6 and up

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Supplies Needed

Gather all the supplies needed to bring your craft ideas to life! From paints and markers to glue and scissors, our crafts section has everything to spark creativity and make every project truly special.

Cardstock
Disposable Plate(s)
Paper Clip(s)
Sponge(s)

Steps

Step 1

Draw egg shapes on a piece of cardstock with your favorite creative tool.
Step 2

To decorate a splatter egg, load a generous amount of washable paint onto 2 paint brushes and flick the paint at the cardstock.
Step 3

To decorate a sponge paint egg, pour washable paint onto a disposable plate. Dip a sponge into the paint and dab onto the cardstock, filling the egg.
Step 4

To decorate a watercolor reveal egg, draw a design on the egg with a white crayon. Brush washable watercolors over the egg to reveal your design.
Step 5

To decorate a scratch art egg, color the egg with oil pastels. Add a layer of black oil pastel over the entire egg. Use the rounded edge of a paper clip to scratch the black layer and reveal the color underneath.
Step 6

Draw a basket and grass on construction paper with your favorite creative tool. Cut out eggs, basket, and grass with scissors. Glue together with glue stick to assemble the basket.
Step 7

Write a fun Easter message on the basket with metallic markers!

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CIY Staff Tips

To draw the outline of the eggs and basket, we used a Crayola Colored Pencil adorned with a Flower Pencil Topper, another colorful CIY project!

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