Real Easter Eggs
that Last Forever
by Lisa Hawkins
We make these eggs
every year. I still have eggs that the kids made when they were just two years
old and they look as though they were made yesterday.
Materials Needed:
·A Raw Egg
·Pin, Needle, Nail or Tack
·Craft Paints
·Paint Brushes
·Sponges, Stamps, Toothbrushes and Strings
·Newspaper (to cover work surface)
·Candle sticks or Soda bottles
·Clear Polyurethane Spray -OR- Clear Nail Polish
·Small Bowl
Cover the work area with newspaper to protect surfaces. Press the nail, pin or
tack into both ends of the egg (round end and pointy end). Make a small hole at
each end. Use the pin to enlarge the hole, by chipping away at the shell.
Stick the pin into the hole and stir up the egg. Holding the egg over the bowl,
blow as hard as you can into one of the holes. The egg will come out of the
other hole. If you did not stir up the egg, the yolk will not be broken and it
will be Very hard to blow out.
Save the egg, for scrambled eggs tomorrow morning. Thoroughly wash the inside
and outside of the egg with warm soapy water.
Allow to drain and dry completely. Let the kids paint the eggs with the craft
paints. Use sponges, toothbrushes, stamps or anything you like to help decorate
the egg.
Place the egg onto a candle stick or soda bottle to dry. When egg is totally
dry, spray with clear polyurethane, or paint with clear nail polish.
Apply a second coat of clear finish.
Allow to dry as noted above.
Place these beautiful eggs in a basket and display them on the kitchen counter!
Note- If you have trouble blowing out the egg, make the holes bigger and stir
the egg again, or shake it.
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Copyright © 2001 by Lisa Hawkins
Lisa Hawkins is a Homeschooling Mom of two boys. She is a freelance writer and
has been published in Home Education Magazine. Lisa enjoys crafts,
gardening, bird watching, outdoor activities and most of all, being a Mom.
