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Easter is the ideal time to keep creative minds engaged, using items that you have at home to craft your own Easter décor.
It’s really simple – all its takes is some paper, paint, glue, glitter, a few stickers, some Easter eggs – and your imagination of course.
To begin, take a step back in time to your own childhood. Do you remember the fun you used to have with paper mache?
DIY paper mache Easter nest:
• Cover a small bowl with plastic wrap and flip it upside down onto wax paper.
• Take another bowl and mix equal parts of glue and water together to make a consistent paste.
• Dip some shredded paper into the mixture and immediately apply onto the bowl until it’s covered.
• For a “nesty” look, remember to press some dry paper shreds along the outside of the bowl.
• Allow it to dry overnight and then pull the wrap and bowl away and there you have it – lovely handmade bowls.
Speaking of fun, Easter egg vases make an ideal centre piece for your Easter table. How about a decorative flower holder, to display a few freshly picked garden flowers? You can really let your creativity run wild and show off your personality by experimenting with different patterns and colours.
All kids love glitter, so get them to join in the fun by creating glittery eggs as a centerpiece for your table. Fill a large re-sealable plastic bag with coloured glitter. Use a decorative egg and cover the surface with glue, place it in the bag and shake, until coated in glitter.
Decorative flower holder:
• Simply take an egg from the fridge and make a small hole on the top to remove the yolk and the white (you may want to do this part yourself before handing over to the kids).
• Spray paint the hollow egg any colour you choose and immediately roll it in some glitter while the paint is still wet.
• Next, using tweezers, work from the hole you used to hollow the egg and break small bits of the shell off, until you have enough space for a flower.
• Fill the shell with a bit of water and place your flower inside, displaying your vase in a decorative egg cup.
For more information about the author of this article, the Fore Good group, click here.
What kinds of things do you like to do on Easter? Tell us in the box below.
It’s really simple – all its takes is some paper, paint, glue, glitter, a few stickers, some Easter eggs – and your imagination of course.
To begin, take a step back in time to your own childhood. Do you remember the fun you used to have with paper mache?
DIY paper mache Easter nest:
• Cover a small bowl with plastic wrap and flip it upside down onto wax paper.
• Take another bowl and mix equal parts of glue and water together to make a consistent paste.
• Dip some shredded paper into the mixture and immediately apply onto the bowl until it’s covered.
• For a “nesty” look, remember to press some dry paper shreds along the outside of the bowl.
• Allow it to dry overnight and then pull the wrap and bowl away and there you have it – lovely handmade bowls.
Speaking of fun, Easter egg vases make an ideal centre piece for your Easter table. How about a decorative flower holder, to display a few freshly picked garden flowers? You can really let your creativity run wild and show off your personality by experimenting with different patterns and colours.
All kids love glitter, so get them to join in the fun by creating glittery eggs as a centerpiece for your table. Fill a large re-sealable plastic bag with coloured glitter. Use a decorative egg and cover the surface with glue, place it in the bag and shake, until coated in glitter.
Decorative flower holder:
• Simply take an egg from the fridge and make a small hole on the top to remove the yolk and the white (you may want to do this part yourself before handing over to the kids).
• Spray paint the hollow egg any colour you choose and immediately roll it in some glitter while the paint is still wet.
• Next, using tweezers, work from the hole you used to hollow the egg and break small bits of the shell off, until you have enough space for a flower.
• Fill the shell with a bit of water and place your flower inside, displaying your vase in a decorative egg cup.
For more information about the author of this article, the Fore Good group, click here.
What kinds of things do you like to do on Easter? Tell us in the box below.
