Easter: Egg blowing and Decorating tips

A great way to entertain the kids and create Easter gifts for the Grandparents is decorate eggs at home. This ticks all the boxes for kids of various ages. You have the messy bit of blowing out the raw egg, best done by the adult, and the fun of painting or dyeing the shell with your own designs.

You will need:

Eggs
Craft knife
Bowl
Wooden skewer or a long needle

Blowing the Egg:

Gently twist the point of your craft knife into the end of the egg, pushing slightly, until it pierces. You need to be careful not to push too hard which could damage the body of the shell.

Do the same on the other end but widen the hole with your knife. Make it large enough to just insert the skewer or needle. Jiggle the skewer inside to break up the yolk; this makes it come out easier in the next stage.

Place your mouth over the end with the smaller hole, holding it above a bowl; gently blow into the egg. It won't come out all at once but after a few blows the insides will loosen and blow out easily. If there is any stuck, use the skewer to loosen and try again.

Once you've gotten the liquid egg out of the shell rinse using warm water. Hold the larger hole under the tap and shake it around a little with the water in and blow out again.

Leave them to dry thoroughly and decorate however you prefer.

Decoration options:

There are some fab ideas from the Readers Digest on this link: www.rd.com/slideshows/unique-egg-decorating-ideas

Paint with Blackboard paint and use chalk to decorate, wipe off & re-do
Glitter glue and washi tape are great quick fixes
Use melted wax & a toothpick to decorate the shell before dipping in dye leaving the area under the wax bare.