Craft Library: Easter Egg Decorating



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	Kids love to decorate eggs for Easter. Here are a couple of tips for the aspiring artist in your family. Before you begin to decorate, you need to decide which type of egg you want. A hard-boiled egg is easy to decorate because it is sturdy. Also, with proper care and refrigeration, you can eat your art later. If you want to save your egg, you should blow out the egg's contents, leaving you with a delicate eggshell to decorate. You can make a nice quiche for dinner that night with the blown out egg contents. This kind of Easter egg will last longer, but you must be careful not to crush it. Hard-boiled eggs Bring the eggs to room temperature to keep the shells from cracking while they cook. Put the eggs in a clean pan, which is large enough to hold them without crowding. Completely cover the eggs with cold water, adding enough water to come one inch over the top of eggs. Heat until the water boils and immediately turn off the heat. Cover and let stand for 25 minutes. Carefully taking the eggs out of the pan, rinse the eggs with cold water. Blown Eggs Using a sewing needle, carefully make a small hole in one end of the egg and a slightly larger one in the other end. Be sure to pierce the inner membrane at both ends. Hold the egg over a bowl. Place your mouth over the small hole and blow with firm and steady force. The contents of the egg will come out of the larger hole. Rinse the egg out with water and allow it to air dry before decorating. Ideas from you From: Lisa Taylor A really neat idea with the blown eggs after they dry is to make the pin hole a little bigger and fill them full of confetti:0 Apply tape over the hole. Kids ALWAYS like to crack and throw those eggs and this is a fun and surprising way to do it Enjoy! Wooden Spoons Bunny Pin This week's Craft of the Week is brought to us by the popular craft expert and author Kathy Ross. She has written numerous craft books for every holiday and event. This week's craft Wooden Spoons Bunny Pin is from her book Crafts for Spring. This bunny pin would make a nice gift for tour mom or a friend. Maybe you should make more than one. Easter Pins This craft to us by Paulette an active member of our Families First community. This simple yet beautiful Easter pin can be made by children as young as five with some help from an adult. What a terrific idea Pauletter, thanks again!		Crazy Kitchen Deals Ravioloi Maker FREE Cannoli Recipe Crafts for Easter Crafts to Make in The Spring Meet the Author - Kathy Ross FREE Easter Ideas Easter Books FREE St. Patrick's Ideas FREE Spring Ideas more gardening books FREE Flower Crafts FREE Garden Ideas

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Hard-boiled eggs

Blown Eggs