Easter Craft Projects for Kids: Easter Egg Vase

This Clay Easter Egg Vase Craft project is a great Easter craft project for kids of all ages. Even older kids I love this fun Easter craft project.

The entire Clay Easter Egg Vase Project will take a few hours; you will also need to allow for drying time for the clay.

You should be able to complete the entire Clay Easter Egg Vase Craft project for around $5 per child. Cost will depend on the type of materials you decide to purchase.

To Make a Clay Easter Egg Vase Your Kids Will Need:

Air Drying Clay Product (Recommendations at the end of the article)

Pastel Tempera or Acrylic Paint

Clear Oil Based Polyurethane Paint

Paint Brushes (In a variety of sizes)

Clay working Tools (Recommendations for homemade ones at the end)

To start making your Clay Easter Egg Vase break off a chunk of clay. Have the kids work the clay in their hands until it becomes softer and easier to work with.

The first step is to roll this air drying clay into a coil. The longer the coil the more you will have to work with. I like my coils to be about ½ inch thick. A little thinner won't hurt.

Start making the base to your Clay Easter Egg Vase by working the coil around in a tight circle. Work out until you have a circle the size or diameter you would like. I recommend about 5 inches, but you can go as large or as small as you want.

Use your fingers and clay tool to rub and spread the clay together. You can also use a little water on a paint brush to help loosen the clay and make it stick. Don't go over board with the water though.

When you have finished the base of the Easter Egg Vase cover it with a piece of plastic wrap and set it aside. You need to keep it moist so you can attach the sides of the Clay Easter Egg Vase.

Have the kids break off more clay and make coils again. Use the coils to work up the sides of the Clay Easter Egg Vase. Place the first coil on the base and keep adding to it. Work higher and higher.

Now, to make this vase mimic an Easter egg you need to work out wider a you work your way higher, and then start narrowing again, just like a real Easter egg. Be sure to leave an opening at the top of the egg shaped vase that is about the same size as the base. This will make a more symmetrical vase.