The story behind it
By TurkeyMom · April 2014
Ages3–7 yrs
Prep10 min
Activity30 min
Leveleasy
MessMedium
Works for1:1 · Small group · Class
Prop hard-boiled eggs on play dough, paint them black with acrylic paint, then decorate them with gold and silver glitter glue to make shimmering space eggs. A simple Easter egg decorating activity for young kids.
⚠️ Safety first
- Adult hard-boils the eggs and lets them cool completely before kids handle them.
- Decoration only: don't eat eggs that have been painted with acrylic paint and glitter glue, or eggs left out for display.
- Check for egg allergies before kids handle the eggs.
- Most play dough contains wheat. Check for wheat/gluten allergies, or use a wheat-free dough.
- Acrylic paint can stain clothes and surfaces. Cover the table with paper and use smocks.
Before the kids arrive
- Hard-boil the eggs and let them cool completely.
- Cover the table and put out a sheet of paper with a hunk of play dough for each child.
Steps
Press a hunk of play dough onto a sheet of paper.
Set the hard-boiled egg on top of the play dough so it stands up.
Paint the egg with black acrylic paint, just like a canvas.
Turn the paper to paint the other side, without touching the painted parts.
Let the paint dry for about 3 minutes.
Decorate the black egg with gold and silver glitter glue: dots, lines, stars or swirls.
Pile on as much glitter glue as you like for a golden glop egg.
Leave the eggs on their play dough stands to dry for a day or two.
Tips
- Propping the egg on a hunk of play dough on a paper turned out to be a great idea. The kids could paint the egg like a canvas without touching the painted parts, and just turn the paper to paint the other side.from the author
- There's no rhyme or reason to it. My 3 year old just started applying the glitter glue over the black eggs.from the author
- My 5 year old wanted a very uniform and clean patterned egg, while my 3 year old's only mission was to empty the glitter glue bottle on the egg, at the same place!from the author
- When you let the glitter glue dry for a day or two, it flattens out and leaves a beautiful shimmer print.from the author
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