Add some fun to this year's Easter egg hunt by making luxury Easter eggs. The kids can help, and the whole family can have fun together!
Approximate Time: 20 minutes, excluding the time waiting for the eggs to cool down
Supplies:
- hardboiled eggs
- food coloring in the following four colors: red, yellow, apple green and blue
- a separate small glass bowl for each food coloring
- a candle and box of matches
- an old fine paintbrush
- acrylic paint in the following two colors: white and true red
- Artline 210 Fineliner pen
- a clean dry cloth
- cotton buds
- leftover pieces of ribbon, a fabric bow, and small crystal flat-back round rhinestones
- quick-drying glue
- a pair of standard scissors
- an old toothbrush
Instructions:
- Boil the eggs and let them cool down completely before proceeding to the next step.
- Dip each egg into one of the food colorings ~ make sure that the egg is covered all over with the coloring.
- Light the candle and wait for the wax around the wick to start melting.
- Dip the paintbrush into the melted wax and draw patterns onto the egg with the melted wax.
- As soon as the wax that you have painted onto the egg has hardened, dip the egg into a second food coloring.
- Wash the egg under a warm water tap, and use the toothbrush to lightly scrape off any wax residue left on the egg.
- Dry the egg with a clean dry cloth.
- Use the cotton buds and the acrylic paint to add some detail to the egg.
- Once the acrylic paint has dried, add some more detail to the egg with the Artline pen.
- Finish the egg by decorating it with the ribbon, bow, or rhinestones.
Photos included:
Photo 1: Dip each egg into one of the food colorings ~ make sure that the egg is covered all over with the coloring.
Photo 2: Dip the paintbrush into the melted wax and draw patterns onto the egg with the melted wax.
Photo 3: As soon as the wax that you have painted onto the egg has hardened, dip the egg into a second food coloring.
Photo 4: Use the cotton buds and the acrylic paint to add some detail to the egg.
Photo 5: Once the acrylic paint has dried, add some more detail to the egg with the Artline pen.
Photo 6: Finish the egg by decorating it with the ribbon, bow or rhinestones.
By Benetta from Pretoria, Gauteng
