Fun And Easy Easter Egg Ideas

posted in Other on 4/7/2014

Pretty Peepers

MATERIALS: Scissors, yellow polka-dot paper, craft glue, hard-boiled eggs (dyed yellow), orange construction paper, black permanent felt-tip marker, yellow feathers

1. For wings: Cut two teardrop shapes from yellow polka-dot paper. Glue to each side of egg. 2. For beak: Fold a small piece of orange construction paper in half. Cut a triangle, with fold as base. Glue to egg. 3. Draw eyes with marker. Glue a tuft of feathers to top of egg.

Flower Power Eggs

MATERIALS: Patterned napkins (paperstyle.com for similar styles), scissors, sponge brush, Mod Podge, hard-boiled eggs

1. Separate napkin layers; keep top (printed) layer and discard remainder). 2. Brush Mod Podge onto egg, then apply a cutout from napkin. Brush another layer of Mod Podge on top to seal. Leave as is or apply more designs.

Dip-Dye Designs

Create different designs on these dip-dyed eggs by overlapping colors and leaving some parts of egg undyed.

Friendly Faces

Transform ordinary Easter eggs into bunnies, kings and partygoers with sweet paper egg stands and toppers.

Paper Punch-Outs

MATERIALS: Flower or butterfly mini paper punch (amazon.com), colored card stock, hot-glue gun, hard-boiled eggs (dyed various colors)

1. Punch shapes from card stock. You'll need 35 to 40 of them to cover an entire egg (fewer if you want to decorate only a certain part of an egg). 2. Attach shapes to egg using a drop of hot glue in center of each shape. When glue has set, gently bend wings or petals away from egg surface.

Golden Eggs

MATERIALS: Faux gold-leaf kit (dickblick.com), 2 small paintbrushes, hard-boiled eggs (dyed)

1. Following instructions in kit, paint abstract shapes onto egg with adhesive. Let set (it will remain sticky). 2. Apply gold leaf to sticky areas. Smooth down with a dry paintbrush. Brush away excess gold leaf from areas where it does not adhere to egg.

Beaded Beauties

MATERIALS: Caviar manicure beads (amazon.com), saucer, craft glue, hard-boiled eggs, paintbrush

Pour beads into saucer. Apply a coat of glue to egg with paintbrush, then roll egg in beads. Let dry. Repeat until egg is fully covered.

3 One-Step Easter Eggs

Decorate your Easter eggs in one step using markers, washi tape or scrapbook embellishments.

Dress 'Em Up

Dress 'Em Up These decorated eggs look sophisticated, but they're not difficult to make. Start with plain or dyed eggs. For a gilded look, spray shells with metallic paint (Krylon, $8 for 12 oz.; Joann.com).

Then add simple patterns of self-adhesive scrapbook embellishments such as letters and pearls (pearl stickers, Martha Stewart, $9 for 72; Amazon.com).

Make Cute Easter Egg Bunnies

These cute critters are easy for adults and kids to make.

Spotlight an Egg

Use a scrapbook-embellishment bunny to decorate a dyed egg. Place a cupcake liner in an eggcup and fill with jelly beans. Nestle the egg into the candy. Your guests are sure to smile.

Dressed Up Wooden Eggs

Transform wooden eggs into charming Easter gifts or special decorations you can display for years to come—no dye required!

Egg Vase

Give simple daisies a boost with these pretty glittered egg vases.

Chick and Bunny Eggs

Use a little bit of felt and creativity to transform plain eggs into adorable chicks and bunnies.

Embellished Easter Eggs

Decorate Easter eggs with brilliant beads and paper flowers.

Decorate With Blooming Branches

Fill a large vase or pitcher with flowering branches—cherry, forsythia, dogwood or whatever you have in your yard and adorn branches with blown-egg ornaments.

Easter Egg Wrapp

Easter Egg Wrapp Cut a strip of pastel-colored lightweight card stock 8" long and 2½" wide. Use an edger punch to create a decorative border along one long side of the strip.

Bend strip into a ring, overlapping ends about ¾", then staple. Place ring on dish and fill with Easter grass. Seat dyed egg inside

Easter Egg Garland

Decorate your mantel or wall with vibrant Easter eggs strung on a colorful ribbon.

Easter Egg Candleholder

If you have eggs that didn't survive the dying process intact, use their cracked shells to your advantage and turn them into one-of-a-kind candleholders.

Easter Bunny Eggs

These little bunny eggs couldn't be more simple. Fashion the shapes from colorful paper with a bunny punch (Martha Stewart Crafts; createforless.com). Découpage the critters onto dyed eggs with Mod Podge.

Show What You're Serving for Dinner

Color hard-boiled or blown eggs with chalkboard dye, then use chalk or a felt-tip pen to label eggs. Display in egg cups.

Hope you have fun making these cute egg decorations! Thanks for looking!