Each year my kids look forward to colouring Easter eggs.
Each year I get nervous that I will:
- Forget and buy our regular brown eggs rather than white
- Crack all the eggs while boiling them
- Not have white vinegar in the house to set the colour
This usually turns into a bit of a panic since the eggs are generally done on Good Friday since everyone is home - but all of the stores are closed!
Chloe and Caden are still anxious to colour eggs this year. Claire and Cole are less enthusiastic, after all, there are so many other things to do while not in school, like sleep!
This year, I got smart, I think.
The formula:
- Styrofoam Eggs
- Jute and Hemp Twine
- Glue Dots
- Scissors
- Patience
The lessons:
- Glue Gun + Lee = Incompatible
- Jute is easier to work with than hemp
- Chloe prefers messy creative projects
- Caden enjoyed himself, but the process wasn't fast enough
- I will end up making the remaining styrofoam eggs alone
The materials.
The mama sample.
The kids working out their sillies before starting!
Chloe chose to use the hemp and she did a lovely job with her egg!
Caden used the jute and did a job on his egg :)
The big reveal, the egg masterpieces!
I think once I get all of the eggs wrapped in hemp and jute, I'll add some purple ribbon and maybe some buttons to cover some of the "homemade" charm of them all! I'm glad we got an early start, it may take all of next week to get all the rest of the eggs done.
I have promised Little Miss Family Tradition that I will indeed remember to buy white eggs and white vinegar this week, I will hover and make sure they don't crack and then she will dye her eggs on Good Friday just as she has always done. She has even asked me to make a scrapbook page - which I will, of course. I think Caden is just focused on jelly beans, chocolate bunnies and a DVD, his favourite Easter tradition.
