For the newest ideas on decorating, you can even do a small online search or buy a handbook on how to decorate Easter Eggs. A little bit of imagination can turn your traditional egg decoration activity into a whole lot of fun. And what do you do with the egg contents which are emptied from the shells? Have a nice omelette with your friends and family. But please ensure that you don’t compromise on the aspect of hygiene while preparing omelette from the contents of Eggs used as Easter Egg.
Various things can be done with your Easter egg, such as miniature models of animals like pigs, sheep, mouse and cows can be made; human characters, like you can create a family of egg characters which includes mother, father, children, grandparents, uncles, aunts, nieces and nephews, all of then egg headed with small cardboard roll bodies. You can dye the eggs in natural colors. In certain cases, parents should guide their children on dyeing Easter eggs. Eggs are like a blank canvas so let your imagination go on a free spin.
Here’s a list of items that you can put to good use while decorating your Easter egg:
- Paints
- Glitter
- Lace
- Dye kit
- Food coloring
- Paper towel
- Hot water
- Soft cloth
- Crayon
- Cloth pins
- Wax
- Felt tip pens
- Colored foil
For dyeing your eggs you can use the following natural items:
- Ground turmeric – for yellow
- Red cabbage leaves / canned blueberries – for blue
- Frozen raspberries / fresh beets / cranberries – for pale red
- Yellow apple peels – for green or gold
- Strong brewed coffee – for beige or brown
- Spinach leaves – for green
- Carrot tops / Orange or lemon peels / ground cumin / celery seed – for light yellow