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Fun ways to paint Easter eggs with the kids!

Fun ways to paint Easter eggs with the kids!
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When you think of Easter, images of kids eating too much chocolate quickly come to mind, and with good reason. So, what better way to distract your kids from overstuffing their belly with too many sweets than by getting creative? Egg painting is not only a favourite Easter activity for the whole family but a great way to spend a few hours on arts & crafts and end up with nice decorations for the kitchen and house when you're done!

Decorating Easter eggs has become an annual tradition for most, and sometimes you begin to run out of ideas— but if you are looking for inspiration, we’ve compiled a few DYI ideas to make Easter egg painting that much more fun! Plus, you'll save on supplies and learn to create something from scratch.

So, if you're on the hunt for an Easter egg design that'll make you feel like Picasso, any of these easy decorating ideas are sure to be egg-actly what you're looking for.

Easy Easter Egg Painting for Kids

  • Combine 1/4 tsp of Vinegar
  • 8- 10 drops of food coloring
  • Mix together
  • Use a Q-Tip or Paintbrush to decorate your eggs

Easter Eggs With Tissue Paper GLOVES ARE RECOMMENDED FOR THIS ONE

  • Tissue paper (cut into mini pieces)
  • Spray bottle of water
  • Spray the egg full of water and stick your tissue pieces around
  • Then spray the egg again with water
  • Let dry
  • Then remove all the tissue paper off the egg

Easter Eggs With Kool-Aid

  • Put water in a container or glass
  • ADD the kool-aid inside
  • Mix
  • Then add your egg inside the mixture
  • Stir for about 5-10 seconds
  • Remove Egg and it will be already dyed

Easter Eggs With Shaving Cream

  • Shaving Cream
  • Few drops of food coloring
  • Mix
  • You can either paint your eggs
  • or you can drop your eggs in the shaving cream
  • Then remove the egg and let it dry
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