Easter Crafts - Confetti Eggs and Chick in Egg Card

Here are instructions making Easter Confetti Eggs and an Easter Chick in the Egg Card.

Confetti Eggs
These eggs are fun to make and fun to break! All the fun of a snowball fight, but without the cold wetness!

Supplies:
Raw eggs
Food dye
Vinegar
Water
Disposable plastic cups
Disposable plastic spoons
Paper towels
Confetti
Tape
Optional: markers or stickers

Step 1 ~
Fill a disposable plastic up about two-thirds full of water, and then add a splash of vinegar and 6-8 drops of food dye. You can do this with several cups at once all with different colors of dye.

Step 2 ~
Lower your eggs carefully into the cups with your plastic spoons. Leave them there for about 10 minutes, and then use the plastic spoons to lift each egg out and lay them on the paper towels. Pat them dry.

Step 3 ~
Carefully crack one end of each egg and tear a hole (no bigger than a dime, and smaller is better) to let them insides drain out. If you catch all the egg, you can still use them later to cook with. You may want to rinse the insides with water, just make sure to let them dry well before you start filling them.

Step 4 ~
Fill each egg with confetti through the opening you made. Make them full, but don't pack it in. You want it to be loose and fluffy.

Step 5 ~
Put a small piece of tape over each egg's hole once they're full.

Step 6 ~
If you want to, you can further decorate your eggs with the markers or stickers.

Step 7 ~
Start an egg fight! Throw the eggs, or hold them over a person's head and crush them with your hand, and rain confetti over them. This is a fun outside activity, as long as you have the biodegradable type of confetti.

Chick in the Egg Card
These make really cute Easter cards. They're a great craft to do with younger children. Remember to take the opportunity to explain where baby chicks come from.

Supplies:
Construction paper in holiday colors
Scissors
Brad paper fasteners
Markers or stickers
Glue or Glue stick
Optional: googly eyes

Step 1 ~
Use the scissor to cut out an egg shape from the construction paper. The egg should be at least 4 inches tall, and can be much taller if you like. (Younger children will probably work better with larger shapes.)