Easter Crafts: How to Make Speckled Easter Eggs

One of the most common Easter traditions is an Easter egg hunt. Whether they are plastic eggs, Styrofoam eggs, or real eggs, children have tons of fun finding these Easter eggs around the house or yard. Part of the fun of the Easter egg hunt is decorating the Easter eggs. There are hundreds of different ways to decorate your Easter eggs, so you can try something new every year. This Easter, try to make speckled Easter eggs. This is a very fun and easy Easter project, especially for children, although it can be very messy.

Materials
-hallow eggs
-toothbrush
-egg dye
-watercolor paints, craft paint, or food coloring
-newspaper
-containers to hold the paint

Instructions
1. As mentioned before, this can be a very messy project, so be sure you're wearing old clothes and spread newspaper around your work area. The first step to creating your speckled Easter eggs is to dye the eggs. You can do this by dipping your Easter egg in egg dye that you have purchased from the store, or from an egg dye that you have mixed yourself. Dying the eggs before is not a requirement, although it does make it look a little more colorful.

2. Once you have dyed your eggs, let it dry (it shouldn't take very long). Pour the paints that you will be using into small containers to make speckling your Easter eggs easier. Take the Easter eggs and lay them out on the newspaper.

3. This is the messy part, so again, make sure you have old clothes on or at least an apron. If you don't want to get your hands dirt, I would suggest putting on some gloves before your start speckling. To start speckling your Easter eggs, the first step is to dip the paintbrush into the container of paints.

4. Hold the toothbrush a few inches from your egg (do one at a time) and take your thumb and rub it across the hairs of the toothbrush. This will cause the paint to splatter creating the speckled effect. The paint will dry very quickly, so let your egg sit for a few seconds and then you can turn it around to speckle the other sides. Do this until you are satisfied with the appearance of your speckled Easter egg. Repeat this process with all your eggs.

5. Once you have speckled all your Easter eggs, you can leave them as they are or you can add. If you take a different paint color and repeat the process, it creates a cool effect. If you are unsure you about this, you may try it on one egg and see if you like it. It all depends on personal preference. Once you're speckled Easter eggs are finished, you can use them as decoration or for an Easter egg hunt.