Marbled Egg Hanging Easter Decorations. Every Easter we collect some twisted willow from the garden or catkins from the lane to make an Easter tree. The branches are used to hang little painted eggs off of. This year I wanted to craft some of our own eggs to hang. Charlie is at that age where he is obsessed with eggs. It doesn’t matter what material they are, what shape they are or how many he has. He never has enough in his mind. So I thought making some Easter egg decorations would be a good simple craft activity for him. And would hopefully hold his interest for more than a few minutes. Like many three-year-olds, his attention span is not brilliant. In every craft shop this time of year, you go in you can find polystyrene eggs. Since they are lightweight and cheap I figured these would be a good starting point. So I set about working out decorating polystyrene eggs.
Marbled Egg Hanging Decorations
Several months ago I attended a craft show and one of the demonstrations was by Marble Art Originals. I loved the look and simplicity of the marbling and had purchased a kit from them. This was perfect for what I had in mind, as it would produce decorated eggs, simply and quickly. Since the marbling ink dried almost straight away it would also be a lot less messy than paint! Such a fun idea for DIY craft. It is possible to buy your own marbling kit direct from their website. Which includes everything you need. Plus there are lots of different colour combinations to choose from. But it is also possible to make your own marble effect eggs without a kit. Which works out a lot cheaper.
Marbled Egg Hanging Decorations
In order to make these beautiful easter egg decorations you will need:
- Various sized polystyrene eggs
- Cocktail sticks
- A lump of polystyrene or forestry block to dry the eggs in
- Room temperature water
- A low shallow dish
- Drops of paint, food coloring or ink in various colors that will sit on the surface of the water. I have also seen people try this with different colors of nail polish
- Pipettes or a small spoon
- Small straight pins
- White glue or a glue stick
- Thread or very thin ribbon
This craft has been designed for younger kids. But you can also give this a go with real eggs. You will need to blow the eggs first so that they are empty and you are left only with the shell. To do this you need to make a small hole with a pin. Both at the top of the egg and the end of the egg. Using a straw you blow gently into one of the holes so that the contents drip out the other hole. Just make sure you have a dish underneath to catch the egg! If doing it this way then you will also need an egg holder to keep the eggs upright once you have decorated them.
Decorating polystyrene eggs
First I laid out an invitation to paint and create so it was ready for when Charlie came down from his nap. I find that he much prefers this, so it is all ready to start creating. One thing that I always use when we are getting up to a craft project is my favourite cheap shower curtain to protect the flooring from the paint as they warn it will stain. He could not wait to start!
Step One
First of all we used the supplied pipettes to place droplets of paint in lots of different colors onto the prepared cold water. Then Charlie used a cocktail stick to mix the paint up and to make pretty patterns in the swirly waters. A wooden skewer would also do the job and protect little fingers if it is slightly longer. You need to make sure that you keep as much ink as possible on the water surface. The drops will expand so you can add different colours inside each other. We aimed to cover the whole surface of the water with ink.
Step Two
I had placed the eggs on cocktail sticks ready for decorating polystyrene eggs, as you need to push them on gently. Especially the smaller ones to make sure they don’t break. I also wanted the holes to go in straight which may be a challenge for Charlie. By placing them onto the cocktail sticks they were easy to dip but also meant they could be left to dry a lot easier. I tried to limit the amount of paint ending up on Charlie (he has eczema so you never really know how things are going to react). It also meant that they could then be poked straight into a block of polystyrene to dry.
Step Three
And then the fun part dipping and decorating polystyrene eggs. It is so easy to do and you don’t get anyone egg the same. It is a bit of a skill to cover the whole egg but as the paint gets used up it becomes harder. So you will need to repeat the first step at some point in the process depending on how many you make.
I am really pleased with how pretty eggs came out with lots of pastel shades and different color combinations. I will use metallic thread to hang them from the branches to make a table centrepiece. To do this make a small hanger from the thread by tying it onto the head of the pin. Add a little glue to the pin and then push the pin into the top of the egg. Tye a knot in the top to create your loop for the hanging Easter decorations.
Not only that I think they will look great in the kid’s Easter baskets on Easter Sunday when we do our egg hunt.
And as promised a picture of the finished hanging Easter decorations
I think they look brilliant on our Easter egg tree, much better than plastic eggs any day. Have you made any hanging Easter decorations, Easter crafts or decorative eggs lately? Please let me know in the comments below. Happy crafting.
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35 Responses
Oh wow they look fab! I’m rubbish at coming up with ideas for arts and crafts and messy play but these look so easy but fun at the same time. Thanks for sharing this idea. I must remember to give it a try!
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These marbled egg hanging decorations look fun and crafty. It looks wonderful hanging on the branches. Thanks for sharing.
Oh they are amazing! I remember doing something very similar at school when I was a little girl! I suspect that if I tried this at home they wouldn’t come out as good but perhaps youngest and I should try 🙂 #bloggersclubuk
Wow these look amazing! I love Easter Decorations and making everything spring like at home. great idea xx #BloggerClubUK
Amazing! They look so fun to make and the finished product looks fab. My 2year old doesn’t really enjoy crafts but I might just give thus a go on my own. Great idea xx #BloggerClubUK
Ohhh these look gorgeous! Looks really easy to do to. We might give it a go. Always such lovely craft ideas 🙂 #BloggerClubUk
These look fantastic. We decorate a twig tree every year so I’d love to try this with the boys. Thanks have pinned for later #bloggerclubuk
Wow they look beautiful! We used those eggs for decorating last year but just painted them, the marble affect looks great and really fun! Will have to try it this year. How did you attach the strings please? #bloggerclubuk
They look stunning! What a lovely idea – I am amazed by how effective they look! Thanks for sharing 🙂 #BloggerClubUK
Your eggs are gorgeous! We have used nail polish for marbling on glass, which works well but obviously gets through a lot of nail polish – love the idea of these inks – will check them out 🙂
They look amazing and not too difficult to set up for little ones. They look great on the tree x #bloggerclubuk
these are absolutely amazing! I love them hanging on the branch – the swirly effect is gorgeous!
Oh. My. Word! That is amazing…I would never have thought of something like that but I feel totally inspired…think I might try my hand. Thank you for sharing this! x #BloggerClubUK
That is really pretty! I love the marble colors! I bet your son loves waking up to those every morning. #bloggerclubuk
Wowsers! They look awesome, and so pretty on the branch! X
Wow, these look amazing, and such a fun little craft to do with the littles. I’ve been trying to come up with craft ideas for this Easter, thank you for sharing #BloggerClubUK x
These look absolutely fabulous!!! Even better when you see them hanging up on the tree. Love it! Might have to give it a try, keep the kids busy one afternoon! #BloggerClubUK xxx
Oh these look lovely and looks easy to make too, especially for a non-crafty-person like me 🙂 #BloggerClubUK
Wow I love these! What a creative idea. We haven’t really got any easter crafts to do but this is something I would consider in the future. The finished effect is beautiful.
This looks fantastic when it’s all done 🙂 I love the mix of colours and it is much easier to do than I would have expected. Thanks for hosting #BloggerClubUK
Debbie
These look amazing, and will make a fantastic decoration in the house. Thank you for sharing this, will definitely try it out. Claire x #BloggerClubUK
They look stunning! I’ve pinned this for future reference x #BloggerClubUK
Love the look of these eggs – so pretty and sounds so simple to do. Have pinned and will have to give this a try at some point 🙂
These look so good. What a wonderful decoration for Easter. If I get the chance I might try and make something this Easter to decorate the house. Looks like you had a lot of fun.
Sally @ Life Loving
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Ooo, I love these. How weird I was actually thinking of trying marbleing soon and was looking for a tutorial – now I can give it a go. Thanks for sharing xx #BloggerClubUK
Love the swirls they look amazing, we have some of these eggs and need to decorate ours too for Easter #BloggerClubUK xx
These are great! My son is already getting excited about Easter and this craft would make a great addition to our annual Easter egg hunt! #bloggerclub
Wow! They look fabulous. What a great idea. My eldest decorated polystyrene eggs at school and they ended up as messy, paint, glue, glitter creation. These look really pretty.
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What a totally brilliant idea and they look so good! I’ll be trying this out for sure. #bloggerclubuk
They are so pretty! What a fab idea! #BloggerClubUK
Wow these look really lovely! You are so good with making all these activities for Monkey, and you’re pregnant too! I have been so lazy with Tyler lately, all we do is play trains and watch telly – oops! xx
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What a gorgeous tree, I love the marbled eggs, so pretty and such a fab idea. Thanks for sharing x
That looks so beautiful. And it is especially nice as it is home made and a kid’s activity. Love the colours.
This is a great idea to make the eggs marbled! We painted eggs with different colored paint but they didn’t turn out this exact as the kids applied each color separately. #bloggerclubuk