Crafts: Unique Easter Egg Coloring Ideas

Easter is coming up this Sunday and we still have to decorate our eggs for the Easter Bunny to hide! My daughter is six so we are still enjoying this fun activity together. I remember as a kid we would spend hours decorating each egg and I was always impressed with the designs my mother would come up with. This year I wanted to try something new and in my search I came across some really fun ideas that I wanted to share with you.

Here’s to a wonderful Easter and Happy Decorating!

Personalized Eggs:

You’ll need:
Eggs
Store-bought or DIY egg dyes
Wire egg holder
Acrylic craft paint
Small paintbrush
Small letter stickers

What to do:
Rest an egg sideways on an egg holder and dip in dye bath of desired color, but hold the egg so the top third of the egg stays above the dye bath and remains white. Let dry completely. Pour a small amount of acrylic craft paint in desired color on a plastic plate or wax paper. Dip the non-brush end of a small paintbrush into the paint and dab on egg to create a dot. Paint dots around the white oval. When the paint dries, apply letter stickers to spell a name or just one sticker for an initial.

Tips: Acrylic craft paints are inexpensive and available at craft stores. Small letter stickers are available in the scrapbooking section of the craft store. As the letters usually have a white background, these eggs are only partially dyed so the white background blends in with the egg. (Credit Source: Readers Digest).

Doily Stenciled Eggs:

This looks like a fun idea by Urban Comfort and not too tough to do. Details on what items you need and directions can be found here: https://urbancomfort.typepad.com/urban_nest/2011/03/doily-stenciled-eggs.html

Silk Tie -Dyed Eggs:

I absolutely love this idea from And Puppy Makes Three blog where she uses old silk ties to dye Easter Eggs. Directions on how to do this fun craft is located here: https://amadorpuppy.blogspot.com/2011/04/creative-dyed-easter-eggs.html And Martha Stewart also provides a tutorial here: https://www.marthastewart.com/269788/silk-tie-easter-eggs