Dying Easter eggs with kids is always a fun (if messy) project. But if you want something a little more creative, we’ve got a fun twist on the familiar kid-friendly Easter craft: DIY speckled Easter eggs.
These beautiful eggs are obviously great for Easter décor. But honestly, I’m planning to keep them out all spring, and maybe even longer! They are simple and inexpensive to make, and they look darling. This method would work great for decorating real eggs at Easter time as well.
Materials for DIY Speckled Easter Egg Craft
This kid-friendly Easter craft is incredibly budget friendly! When I gathered my materials, they cost under $5.00 for 12 finished eggs. If you want these eggs to last, I recommend using plastic or foam easter eggs. But if you want, you can always use real eggs! Just be sure to hard-boil them first so you don’t have to worry about dropped eggs making a giant mess.
Materials:
- Plastic, foam, or ceramic eggs Easter eggs
- Light blue chalk paint
- Brown chalk paint
- Brushes
- Paper towels
- Paper to protect your work surface
How to Paint Speckled Easter Eggs
When I say easy, I mean e-a-s-y. These decorative eggs take mere minutes to craft. And if you use fake eggs instead of hard-boiled ones, they’ll last forever!
Step 1:
Paint the egg the blue base color. I used Waverly chalk paint in “Pool.” By the time I painted the next egg, the first one was almost dry and ready for touchups.
Step 2:
Lightly brush paint over any fingerprint areas. Then, let the eggs dry completely. These only take a couple of minutes if you are light-handed with the paint. If you put on heavier coats, your dry time will increase.
Step 3:
Put a little bit of brown paint on a clean brush and lightly flick it onto your eggs. It might take a few tries to figure out the amount of paint and force that you need to use. You can practice with a sheet of paper first. If your paint brush picks up too much paint, try using an old toothbrush and flick the bristles with your fingers to “spray” it onto the eggs.
Step 4:
Wait a few minutes for the paint to try, then rotate the eggs and do step 3 again. I turned mine three times to cover the whole egg. You can add as many or as few speckles as you like. Wait for the eggs to dry fully, then display around your home!
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A Note About Materials
Worried you don’t have the right kind of paint? Don’t be! As I discovered, there are plenty of ways to make this work.
When I was in the craft aisle picking up the paints, I was distracted by my daughter’s antics. (We both love a visit to the craft store). And I picked up the wrong materials! I thought I grabbed brown paint, only to get home and discover I had grabbed Waverly’s brown Antique Wax.
But I decided to give it a try anyway. I mixed the Antique Wax with a little bit of water in a small glass jar. I put it on a brush and flicked it on a paper towel a few times to get the color I wanted (and to practice the flicking). Then I tried it on the eggs.
This speckled Easter egg craft turned out perfectly imperfect, and I’m quite delighted with the finished results!
If you’re looking for more seasonal adventures, try visiting baby goats on a farm or finding a family-friendly Springtime Festival. And don’t forget to stop by one of our local flower farms to pick your own blooms!
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JENNIFER CARROLL MARTIN is our home and garden editor. With over thirty years of experience in decorating warm and welcoming homes as well as designing extraordinary celebrations in her hometown of Charlottesville, plus New York City and Beverly Hills, Jennifer has helped busy moms and busy celebrities live and celebrate in style. She is a wife, mom, avid baker, decorator, gardening enthusiast, photographer, and author of Harry Potter: Feasts & Festivities: An Official Book of Magical Celebrations, Crafts, and Party Food Inspired by the Wizarding World. You can catch up with her at celebratingeverydaylife.com.