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Decorating an Easter egg is a very popular tradition, which is practiced all over. In many families, it is an activity where everybody takes part; and all of them have lots of fun doing it, especially kids. This is a great activity to keep the kids engaged; they do not like to sit idle, more so during any festival time. Encourage the child to use his/her talents and come up with an attractive design in their eggs, which they are decorating. Any bird egg is good to decorate the Easter eggs; but the large eggs with strong shells are ideal for this.
While many people prefer to decorate the eggs at home, some buy it from the stores. The stores have a huge collection of eggs in various patterns, prints and deigns. Buying the decorated egg, is the best option for you, if you are really short on time and yet do not miss out on using the eggs during the celebrations.
Tips to decorate Easter eggs
The simplest tip is to dip the eggs in colored dye. If you are hard pressed for time or you have not been able to arrange anything else, this is the way you should go. Working with real eggs can be pretty challenging, so arrange some artificial eggs for the kids. Keep all the materials that you will need for the decoration handy; you do not want to be running around to get them once you get going. Use lots of sequins and rhinestones to give the egg a pleasant dazzling look. Make sure, that kids do the decoration under adult supervision.
Ways to decorate the Easter egg
A simple way to do this can be to just use markers and make some attractive patterns on the shells.
Glittering stickers can be put all around the egg; it can also be put up in attractive patterns.
After dyeing the egg in color, put cooking spray all over it for an attractive look
Feather, fur and cloth pieces can easily be used to give a unique look to your Easter eggs
Attach miniature flowers and other beautiful patterns to the eggs with the help of craft glue
If you have it, flaunt it; use some precious gems and stones on your eggs!
Use fabric color with paint to make some designs on your Easter egg
Crayons are also a good choice, when it comes to decorating the eggs
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