Easter Egg Paint Crafts Part Two

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So many different ways to paint. So little time, well not really. Children have all those years to explore painting, textures and colors. It's no wonder we try to live vicariously through them. Here is Part Two of Easter Egg Paint Crafts.

Marble Eggs

1. Tape an egg shaped piece of paper to the inside of a box lid.
2. Pour a little paint in bowls. Drop a marble or two in the paint. 
3. Scoop the marbles out with a spoon and drop into the box.
4. Tilt the box so that the marble moves around .
5. Scoop the marbles out and drop them into a different color paint.
6. Repeat until you love your egg picture and let dry.

Another way to do this is to tape a square piece of paper to the bottom of the box lid. Then tape another paper on top that has a cut out of an egg shape. Do the same with the marbles and paint  but when you lift the top paper off you will have a really neat picture of a Easter Egg.

Glue Resist Easter Eggs

1. Cut out a large egg from a piece of watercolor or drawing paper.
2. Draw a design of the paper very carefully with white glue.
3. Let it dry. Paint over it with a combination of water colors. It's like magic as the glue resists the paint.

Crayon Resist Easter Eggs

1. Cut out big egg shapes out of watercolor of drawing paper.
2. Draw squiggly, zigzag, and swirly lines on your egg.
3. Draw circles, triangles and different shapes on your egg.
4. Paint over your egg with different color tempera paint.
5. Let dry.

Finger Print Easter Eggs

1. Cut out a egg shape from a piece of paper of any color.
2. Place blotches of paint in Styrofoam trays.
3. The older kids can draw a design on their eggs with yellow chalk. 
4. Press your finger in the paint and press onto the paper.
5. Do the outline to the design first, then fill in the rest.
6. Little kids can just have fun fingerprinting their eggs.

Junk Print Eggs

1. Cut out large egg shape from poster board.
2. Place paper towel in Styrofoam trays. Pour a little paint on top of the paper towel.
3. Get the children to go through your kitchen cupboards, the children's toys or the classroom and find interesting shapes for them to print with.
4. Place the shape in the paint then press it down on the paper egg.
5. Let dry.

Splatter Eggs

1. Cut out a egg shape from a large piece of paper. Tape to the table.
2. Have the children go outside and collect random and interesting shape rocks, leaves, shells and small sticks.
3. Place the objects randomly on the paper egg.
4. Dip an old toothbrush in paint and get them to run their fingers over the brush. 
5. They should do this over the objects on the paper.
6. This takes some getting use to, so this is a project for older children.
7. Get them to move the objects just a little bit and then splatter with a second color.

Marble Eggs

1. In two saucers mix an oil paint and mineral spirits. Just so it is runny enough to drip off the end of a paintbrush. You should have two saucers with a different color in each one.
2. Fill a shallow tray or bowl with water and pour the paint from the saucers into the water. Swirl gently with the paintbrush.
3. Gently lay the paper egg on the water so that it floats on top of the water. 
4. Lift off and let dry. Add more paint for the next Marble Egg.

Chalk it up to Eggs Picture

1. Pound different color chalks with a hammer. Keep the color separate. Children may enjoy doing this with large stones. 
2. Mix two egg yolks with a teaspoon of water. Divide into small containers, the liquid should be smooth and runny.
3. Add crushed chalk to the container and mix. Each container having it's own color.
4. Cut out a egg shape out of poster board and paint with the egg and chalk mixture. Let dry.

Scented Easter Eggs

1. Cut out egg shapes out of poster board. 
2. Mix an egg yolk with water till it is smooth and runny.
3. Mix in Kool-aid powder.
4. The kids will love their scented paint.
5. Paint designs on the paper egg.

Condiment and Juice Easter Eggs

1. Don't have any paint in the house? Not a problem, bring out the ketchup, mustard, coffee grounds, juice and frozen berries.
2. Kids will have a hoot painting on the paper cut out eggs with ingredients from the fridge. Experiment with the kids and come up with your own original paints.
3. Just add a little to the egg yolk and water mixture.

Paint and Scrape Easter Eggs

1. Cut a large egg out of poster board or cardboard. 
2. Mix tempera paint powder and water till you get a thick paint.
3. Cut strips of cardboard with different edges. zigzags, curvy, squares cut out of the edges, pointy and so on.
4. With a roller, cover the egg with a thick layer of paint.
5. Scrape lines, and designs in the egg with the cardboard strips.
6. Let dry.

Experiment this Easter with paint. Children will have fun getting messy and diving in trying all the different types of paint and processes. ave a vote and see which method is their favorite. You will end up with one decorated classroom of home and the smiling faces will tell you that art and creativity is at the heart of any holiday.