Easter egg decorating ideas
Emptied eggs make beautiful, bauble-like decorations. Get kids excited about Easter with our crafty, clever and easy DIY Easter egg ideas
Hand-decorated eggs look lovely perched on a mantlepiece or coffee table and make a great art project to keep the kids occupied during the Easter holidays. The empty shells are sometimes called 'blown out' eggs because the egg's contents can be removed by blowing air through a straw. Miriam Nice, walks us through a different technique using a baby aspirator (find one online), which means you don't have to put your mouth anywhere near raw yolk and even the smallest hands can help...
Discover more Easter craft ideas, like our top 10 egg carton crafts for kids and how to decorate an Easter egg. Also, find fun activities like how to throw an Easter egg hunt and how to host an Easter afternoon tea for kids. Plus, don't forget some chocolate treats – browse our picks of the best Easter eggs to buy.
What equipment do you need for decorating eggs?
The first task is to get all the yolk and white out of the eggs without breaking the shell. To do this, you will need the following:
- A pin or safety pin
- A cocktail stick
- Two large bowls
- Washing up liquid
- Baby aspirator (new, not used)
How to blow out eggs
1. Carefully pierce the egg by pushing a pin or safety pin at either end.
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2. Try to make the hole at the base (widest end) of the egg, large enough to fit a cocktail stick through. Push the cocktail stick into the egg to break the yolk, twist it around a few times, and then remove it.
3. Hold the egg over a clean bowl with the larger hole pointing downwards and press the aspirator over the smaller hole at the top and use it to pump air into the egg. The air will push the egg yolk and white out of the shell into the bowl below. Cover and pop in the fridge to use in cooking or baking.
4. Once the egg feels empty, pop it into the second bowl and fill with warm water and washing up liquid. Use the aspirator again to pump soapy water through the egg shell.
5. Leave to drain on a kitchen towel. Once it's completely dry, you’re ready to decorate.
If you want to try the more traditional method of blowing out eggs, then check out our other helpful guide on how to blow out eggs which includes a tutorial video.
Top 3 Easter egg designs
Now that your shells are completely empty and clean, it's time to unleash your inner artist with Miriam's easy-to-follow cute Easter egg designs.
1. Go for glitter
For a simple, yet effective finish, dip the base of the egg in glue and then in glitter, and leave upside down in an eggcup to dry. For a really glitzy flourish, wait until the first half has dried, then brush the top with glue as well and roll in glitter for all-over sparkles.
2. Get personal
Create a personalised gift by writing an initial, or spell out a whole name in a carton by drawing one letter on each egg. Using a pencil first, draw out an Easter egg outline. Then, once you’re happy, go over it in permanent marker. Fill in any spaces with a silver or gold marker pen or paint then allow to dry.
3. Clever chicks
All you need for this cute design is a pack of small, circular stationary stickers and a fine black permanent marker. Making sure that they're evenly spaced, pop yellow sticky dots all over your egg. Then, with this as the template, use the marker pen to make a dot in the middle for the eye, add a beak, cockscomb and some spindly legs.
How to display your decorated Easter eggs
To display your eggs on a table, fill a fruit bowl with coloured tissue paper to create a 'nest', or if you have enough egg cups to spare, create an eclectic display for a mantlepiece or windowsill. To give them as a gift, paint the egg carton that you bought them in for a more portable present – just make sure your recipient doesn't shake them before opening!
Let your imaginations run wild trying our top 10 egg carton crafts for kids and top 10 Easter craft ideas.
While you sit back and admire your handiwork, why not whip up something delicious with the egg whites and yolks that you've set aside? Take a peek at our favourite egg recipes, or try our top 16 ways with leftover egg whites and yolks.
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Have you tried making decorated eggs for Easter? Share your decorating tips and tricks in the comments below...
