Recycle Hollowed Out Eggs to Create Easter Holliday Decor - a Green Idea

Hollowed out eggs can be decorated and displayed in many different ways, adding beauty and in some cases, elegance, to your Easter Holiday decor. Hallowing out eggs does take some skill and patience, and is not a craft recommended for young children because the eggshells are too fragile and could break during any part of the process.

Making the Hollowed Out Eggs

The first thing you will need is some hollowed out eggs. To do this, make a small hole in each end of the egg with a sharp needle or straight pin. After the holes are made, insert the needle in one end and gently stir the yoke and white matter around to break it up a little before proceeding. While you hold the egg over a bowl, blow on one end until the egg's insides fall into the bowl. Rinse the inside of the egg several time under running water and then let it dry for 24 hours, making sure the egg is upright so that the water can drain out of one of the holes. Be mindful that you will probably crack or break one or two. If you do not need to use the egg matter right away, store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

After your hollowed out eggs have dried, it is time to decorate them. You can decorate them by dyeing them, painting them, adding stickers, or however you want.

TIP: Cover each egg with some form of sealer such as Mod Podge. This will help make the shell stronger.

TIP: String a thin wire through the holes in the eggshells and hang them up to help them dry evenly after painting and sealing.

How to Use the Hollowed Out Eggs

In a Bowl

Place brightly colored Easter eggs in a clear glass or crystal bowl and use as a centerpiece for your Easter dinner table.

In a Basket

Place Easter eggs in a basket to resemble edible ones.

As Garland on a Table

Color the Easter eggs with pastel dyes and then string on a ribbon or thin wire to create a garland that you can use to decorate a table or fireplace mantel.

In a Swag Over a Doorway

Using the stringing technique above, create a swag to welcome your visitors on Easter Sunday.

On a Wreath

Glue finished Easter eggs on a grapevine wreath to hang on your wall.

Hung on a tree

Many people hang plastic eggs from a small tree. Try a live tree or a branch from one and decorate it with your hollowed out Easter eggs. Glue some ribbon to the top in order to hang the Easter eggs on the branches.

To Decorate Deserts

Use hollowed out Easter eggs to surround a cake.

In Flower Arrangements

Insert one end of a small, painted wooden or plastic dowel rod into one of the holes in the Easter egg (apply a small amount of glue and let dry), then insert the other end into a floral display. Use several Easter eggs in a bouquet,

Use Half Shells for Candles/Mini Bouquets/Place Settings

Gently crack the hollowed out eggs in half and insert a tea candle or miniatures flowers to create a small bouquet to use as a marker for place settings. Use a marker to write on the names of your guests.

Source: Personal Experience, White Rabbit Dye Co.