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Springtime Shellebration
Pretty painted eggs are the perfect way to celebrate the arrival of spring. And if you blow your eggs before you decorate them, your creations will last for years to come!
Twist your pin carefully into the pointy end of the egg, twirling it back and forth until you break through the shell. Ask a grown-up to make your hole a bit bigger by gently chipping away around the edges, until it’s about 1 mm wide.
Now make a hole in the other, fatter end of the egg in the same way: it should be about 2 mm wide. Stick your paper clip into the larger hole and wiggle it gently around to scramble up the inside of the egg.
Holding your egg over your bowl, gently blow into the smaller hole until the inside of the egg comes out of the bigger hole. If it doesn’t come out easily, don’t blow harder or your egg will crack! Just pop the paper clip back in and wiggle it some more before blowing again. You and your grown-up can also
try making both holes a bit bigger.
Clean your bowl, then add vinegar to cold water and use it to rinse out your egg. Then blow your egg again, until all the vinegar mixture has come out.
Leave your eggs to dry out completely, ideally overnight.
Now it’s time to decorate! You can use acrylic
paint to make
amazing designs or funny faces on your
eggs, paint them in
PVA glue and dip them in glitter to make them sparkle, or even grab some dye and try out the brilliant batik patterns on the next page.
To blow an egg, you will need:
eggs, at room temperature
a straight pin, toothpick or paper clip
a splash of white vinegar
a bowl
an apron, since this can get messy!
acrylic paint PVA glue
glitter