Easter decorations – eggs and more eggs, some to decorate and some to eat!
It’s very straightforward to make salt dough eggs but you do need to do this ahead as the dough shapes need to dry out.
To make them you need to start with a salt dough. This is very easy. You need
- 2 cups plain flour,
- I cup of salt
- I cup of water (add this gradually as you may not need it all).
- Kneed the dough on a floured surface and roll out to about 4mm thick. As you do this keep making sure it isn’t sticking to the work top. To make an egg shape I used a template and cut around it. You could also use an egg shaped biscuit cutter.
- If you are making hanging decorations you need to make a hole for the thread about 1cm away from the edge. Then leave the shapes to dry. They will air dry, but it will take a long time (48 hours plus)
- Alternatively, put them in a low oven, not more than 100C, for up to 4 hours. (They can burn so keep an eye on them). Once dry you can paint them as I did or leave them plain for children to decorate.
Roll out the salt dough
Use a template or cutter to make egg shapes
Cut out
Pierce a hole about 1cm away from the edge
Leave to dry out – the shapes should be solid after 48 hours.
Paint using poster paint
Decorate and add yarn to make a loop
Children of almost any age can decorate these simple egg shapes. We used them at toddler group with pre-schoolers, but they would be great for older children who would be able to do more intricate designs or pictures.
We used felt tips to decorate but you could also glue coloured paper on to them and add glitter! A covering of PVA glue at the end will add a shine – but as you can see in the pictures the colours may run a bit.
I loved this craft and my own children had a really good time using up the left over eggs later on at home.
Lots of chocolate eggs to give as Easter gifts
Our Easter Story in toddler group focused on the people who saw Jesus alive again. We reviewed what we had learnt about our eyes first and then the story was told about Jesus dying but coming back to life again.
Links to these stories and other ideas for celebrating Easter –
Thank you God for our eyes – part of our ‘Thank you God’ series
