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The following Easter egg crafts are a fun way to make beautiful Easter eggs.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Paper Mache Easter Egg<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>These paper Mache Easter eggs can be used as decorations in the house or outside.\u00a0 They would also make excellent  pi\u00f1atas.<\/p>\n<p>Materials<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Oval Balloon in choice of size<\/li>\n<li>Newspaper<\/li>\n<li>Paper Mache Paste (mix flour and water to make the paste in a lumpy consistency<\/li>\n<li>Masking Tape<\/li>\n<li>Cardboard<\/li>\n<li>Paint<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instructions<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Tear      several newspaper pages into one-inch wide strips about 6 to 8 inches      long. Set them aside.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare      your paper Mache paste in a large bowl.\u00a0 Set it aside.<\/li>\n<li>Blow      the balloon up and tie it shut.<\/li>\n<li>Dip      the newspaper strips in the paste then spread them onto the balloon. Cover      the balloon completely, leaving a very small hole at the top to pop and      remove the balloon. Allow layer to dry.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat      step 4 at least two more times, making three or four layers over the      balloon. Once the layers have dried, pop the balloon and remove it.\u00a0 Note: If      you can\u2019t get the balloon out, it is not a big deal as no one will see it.<\/li>\n<li>Decorate      the dried paper Mache as you desire. You can paint it with pastel      designs using acrylic paints, or you can decorate it with small squares of      tissue paper.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong><em>Decoupage Eggs<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This type of egg craft is best for older kids or adults, as it uses delicate blown eggs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Materials<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blown eggs<\/li>\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\n<li>Wrapping paper, old magazines, or photocopies<\/li>\n<li>White glue<\/li>\n<li>Tempera paint and brushes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Instructions<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\u201cBlow\u201d      the number of eggs you would like to decorate. The best way to do this is      to poke holes in each end of the egg with a needle or pushpin, being      careful not to crack the egg. Then, widen one hole with a toothpick. Shake      the egg to break the yolk, then stand over a sink or bowl and blow into      the smaller hole to force the yolk out. The egg yolk should drain out from      the larger whole. Once the egg is empty, wash it carefully and set it      aside to air dry.<\/li>\n<li>While      your eggs are drying, cut out paper images from magazines or newspapers.\u00a0      Smaller pictures 1-inch square or smaller work best since the eggs are so small. Then, soak the pictures in a mixture of      2 T of white glue and 2 T of water.<\/li>\n<li>Remove      the images from the mixture and press them carefully onto the egg,      smoothing over the curves.<\/li>\n<li>Set the egg      aside to dry.<\/li>\n<li>Paint on borders or other designs to create a  background.<\/li>\n<li>If you      don\u2019t want to use paper pictures, you can decorate your eggs      with paints and paintbrushes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em><strong>Tissue Paper Eggs<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>These pretty eggs are easily done and are a nice alternative to dyed eggs.<\/p>\n<p><em>Materials<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Hard boiled eggs<\/li>\n<li>Tissue paper<\/li>\n<li>Small size crafter&#8217;s punch (floral shapes work well)<\/li>\n<li>Tweezers (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Decoupage gel<\/li>\n<li>Paintbrush<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Instructions<\/em><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Fold      the tissue paper four times.<\/li>\n<li>Punch      tissue paper with the crafter&#8217;s punch.<\/li>\n<li>Separate      layers of flowers. You can use either tweezers or your fingers.<\/li>\n<li>Paint      a thin layer of decoupage gel onto egg.<\/li>\n<li>Pick      up punched-out shape with paintbrush. Starting from the middle of the      tissue shape, gloss over the cut-out using a paintbrush with a thin layer      of decoupage gel.<\/li>\n<li>Allow      egg to dry completely before displaying.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Decorating Easter eggs is a tradition that has been around for thousands of years.\u00a0 However, if you want to add pizazz to your Easter, dress up your eggs! \u00a0 Do something more unique and more creative than just dying eggs; &#8230;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.surfnetkids.com\/easter\/crafts\/articles\/easter-egg-crafts\/\">[Continue]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[437],"tags":[2462,74,8,67,63,9,75,62],"class_list":{"0":"post-25","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-articles","7":"tag-crafts","8":"tag-decorating","9":"tag-easter","10":"tag-egg","11":"tag-holiday","12":"tag-ideas","13":"tag-painting","14":"tag-spring","15":"entry","16":"gs-1","17":"gs-odd","18":"gs-even","19":"gs-featured-content-entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Easter Egg Crafts &#187; 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