Creating designs on egg shells is fun for preschoolers.
There are many simple ways to create exciting decorations.
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TISSUE PAPER EGGS
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Have your children dip hard-boiled eggs in water and then cover them with small squares of tissue paper. (Be sure the paper is the kind that will bleed.) |
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When the eggs are dry, remove the tissue paper to reveal the softly colored shells.
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TWO COLOR EGGS
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Have your child hold a hard-boiled egg, half-way down into some egg dye for a minute. |
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Then, set it in an egg holder to dry. |
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When dry, have her dip the opposite end into a different color of dye, to dye the other half. |
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SPONGE PAINTING EGGS
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Give your children some small sponge squares and some tempera paint. |
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Have the children dip a sponge into one color of paint and press the sponge onto an egg shell a number of times. |
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If desired, have them repeat the process with another sponge and another color of paint.
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MARKING PEN EGGS
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Give your children some colored marking pens and each a hard-boiled egg. |
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Let the children decorate their egg using the pens. |
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STICKER EGGS
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Let your children decorate a hard-boiled egg using small stickers. |
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If you do not have stickers, they could glue on small characters cut from the comics.
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RUBBER BAND EGGS
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Have your child wrap one or more small rubber bands onto his egg before dying it. |
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When the egg is dry, remove the rubber bands and your child’s egg will have white crossed lines on it. |
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WHITE CRAYON DESIGNS
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Give your child a white crayon and let her design on an egg shell. |
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When she dyes her egg the parts with the crayon will resist the dye and the design will show through.
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LEAF DESIGNS
Here is a slightly more complicated method of creating designs on eggs.
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Have your child lay a small leaf or fern on his egg shell. |
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Then help him wrap a small piece of netting or square of nylon stocking around the egg securing the leaf tightly in place. |
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Wrap rubber bands around the two ends of the netting, and then have him dye the eggs as usual. |
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When dry, remove the coverings and the leaf to reveal a white leaf shape. |
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MASKING TAPE DESIGNS
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Give your child some narrow strips of masking tape. |
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Show her how to wrap small pieces of tape on her eggs before dying them. |
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When the eggs are dry, remove the tape strips to reveal white crossing lines. |
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