By Leonie Semmens from Inspire Book Box
Easter is a wonderful time to connect with family and friends, take a break from school or work, and of course, eat some chocolate! At our house, we also love to get stuck into some Easter crafts, and there is nothing better than using those crafts to create personalised, handmade gifts for friends and family.
My boys love painting, but this can get messy really quickly when all three are having a go! So sometimes I love to use this mess free painting alternative, so they get their painting fun, and I don’t have anywhere near the mess to clean up at the end. Mess free painting is also a really fun way to explore colour mixing and is a great sensory activity for smaller children.
I particularly love using our mess free painting creations to then create cards and gifts, meaning double the crafting fun plus a life lesson in patience. And that’s what makes this particular Easter craft such a favourite here, not only do we have fun doing our painting, but our painted eggs can then be used in so many other ways to create lots of other Easter items.
To get started, you’ll need some Easter egg outlines printed or drawn on a piece of thicker white card, a ziplock bag large enough to fit the paper in, and 3 different colours of paint. Any colours are fine for this activity, we like to use red, yellow and blue so we can create other colours, but you could use any of your favourite colours.
Take your Easter egg outlines and place small dollops of paint randomly all over the page, alternating your colours. Open your ziplock bag and carefully slide the template with paint on it into the bag, then seal the bag up carefully.
Using your fingers, push the paint around inside the bag so it completely covers up all the Easter egg templates. Mix up the colours and create different patterns.
Once you’re done painting, cut open your bag and carefully take out your template. Place it somewhere safe to dry overnight. Depending on how many Easter egg outlines you have on your first page and how many painted eggs you want for future creations, you may want to repeat the above with a second or even third page!
Once your paintings are dry, it’s time to use the painted eggs to create other Easter themed items. What you create now is only limited by your imagination! We made Easter cards, Easter gift tags and an Easter wreath.
Easter Cards
To make Easter cards, you’ll need some blank paper or card (any colour), scissors, glue and your painted Easter eggs.
Cut out some of the Easter eggs from your painted templates. Fold one of your pieces of blank paper or card in half to form a card. Arrange 2 or 3 of your eggs on the front, then glue them down. Open your card up and write an Easter message inside to a friend or family member.
Create more cards using additional pieces of paper and more of your painted Easter eggs. If you run out of Easter eggs, just paint some more!
Easter Gift Tags
If you want to make Easter gift tags, you’ll need your painted Easter eggs, scissors, a holepunch and some twine or string. Cut out however many of your painted Easter eggs you like. Using your holepunch, carefully put a hole towards the top of each cut out egg.
Cut your twine or string into 10cm lengths. Thread one length through the hole of one of your eggs, then tie the two ends together to form a small loop. Repeat with your other lengths and eggs. Write a message or name on the back of the Easter egg and attach it to an Easter gift.
Easter Wreath
To make an Easter wreath, you’ll need your painted Easter eggs, scissors, glue, a length of twine or string, a holepunch and a paper plate.
Cut out several of your painted Easter eggs. On your paper plate, cut out the centre part, leaving just the outer rim. Use your scissors or a holepunch to put a small hole in the paper plate.
Glue your painted Easter eggs around the paper plate rim. Overlap them slightly. Continue gluing eggs all the way around until the entire rim is covered. Thread your twine through the small hole you made and tie it together to make a large loop, then hang your wreath up in a window or on a wall.
Well, there you go, one Easter craft, three handmade Easter items to gift to your family and friends. But there are lots of other ways you could use your painted Easter eggs in your crafting creations, including making Easter wrapping paper or decorating an Easter basket. What other things can you think of?
We love Easter crafting here at our house, and we’re so happy to have shared this fabulous Easter craft with you. Happy Easter! Leonie - IBB
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