Decorating Easter eggs brings to mind lots of great childhood memories. My family would buy one of those kits with the small round tablets and metal egg holders. Well, egg decorating has come a long way since then. Don't get me wrong, I still buy egg dye kits for nostalgia purposes, but I also try and think of fun ways to decorate eggs. Recently, we dyed some eggs using vibrant liquid watercolors and q-tips. I'm going to show you How to Make Spotted Easter Eggs. When you are done making them, have some fun with the following Easter Egg Activities. Be sure to also try out these Shaving Cream Easter Eggs.
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⭐Why This Craft is Awesome
- It teaches kids valuable skills such as patience, fine motor skills, and hand-eye coordination.
- It encourages kids to develop their artistic ability and creatively express themselves.
- It's an easy and inexpensive Easter activity that can be completed at home with only a few basic items.
🖍️Supply Notes
- Liquid watercolors - These produce such vibrant colors. If you don't have them, you can use food coloring or food dye.
- Hard-boiled egg - You will want to hard boil them so if they break, there won't be a big mess of raw eggs.
- Q-tips - You will be using these to decorate the eggs.
- Small cups or a foam egg carton - For placing the liquid watercolors and in the case of the egg carton, holding the eggs as they dry.
📋Step by Step Instructions
STEP 1: Squeeze a few drops of liquid watercolors into a styrofoam egg carton or small cups. You can even mix colors to make new shades.
STEP 2: Have your child use a q-tip to dip in various shades of liquid watercolors and dot them on the hard-cooked eggs.
STEP 3: Allow the eggs to dry.
One tip that we discovered was to blot the q-tip on a paper towel after dipping it in the liquid watercolors. This prevents the watercolors from dripping and making a mess.
For the most part, we used the egg carton to hold and turn the eggs while we were painting them. This came in handy as more and more of the outside of the eggs got covered in dots.
If you have any large dots of liquid watercolor remaining on your eggs and you are worried about them dripping, you can just dab them with a tissue.
I love how the eggs turned out. Each was truly one of a kind. If spots aren't your thing, you can just use the q-tips and the liquid watercolors to paint the eggs or make designs on them.
✂️Expert Tips
Tip 1: The easiest way to do this Easter activity is to use a foam egg carton. It has compartments for various shades of liquid watercolors and can hold the eggs while dyed and drying.
Tip 2: One tip that we discovered was to blot the q-tip on a paper towel after dipping it in the liquid watercolors. This prevents the watercolors from dripping and making a mess.
🤷🏻♀️Craft FAQs
Do I need to dilute the liquid watercolors or food coloring with water?
You do not. If you dilute the colors they will be more washed out and not as vibrant. You only need a few drops of food coloring or liquid watercolors.
Can I do the activity using acrylic paint instead of liquid watercolors?
You can, but it will change the look and require more drying time.
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🐰Craft Tutorial
How to Make Spotted Easter Eggs
Materials
- Liquid watercolors or food coloring
- Hard-boiled eggs
- Q-tips
- Small cups or a foam egg carton
Instructions
- Squeeze a few drops of liquid watercolors into a styrofoam egg carton or small cups. You can even mix colors to make new shades.
- Have your child use a q-tip to dip in various shades of liquid watercolors and dot them on the hard-cooked eggs.
- Allow the eggs to dry.
Notes
- The easiest way to do this Easter activity is to use a foam egg carton. It has compartments for various shades of liquid watercolors and can hold the eggs while dyed and drying.
- One tip that we discovered was to blot the q-tip on a paper towel after dipping it in the liquid watercolors. This prevents the watercolors from dripping and making a mess.
Vicky
Thanks so much for stopping by Christina!
Christina @There's Just One Mommy
Colorful and cute! Thanks for the tip about the egg carton.
lucy B
These look like so much fun to make, I will definitely be trying these with my two little ones. Lucy x (https://twotinycrafters.blogspot.com)