How to blow and then decorate eggs

Blowing and decorating eggs is a wonderful traditional Easter craft. What’s ore, you can keep your blown eggs for ever – if you’re careful – and bring them out year after year. Egg blowing is a bit tricky at first, but once you get the hang of it, it is great fun.

You will need

Eggs
Drawing pin
Bowl
Toothpick (optional)

Pierce the shell at either end of your egg with your drawing pin. The bigger the hole in the shell, the easier it will be to blow out the yolk and white so make about five or six pricks with the pin, although for a finer result, try making a slightly smaller hole. A good trick is to poke a toothpick into one of the holes in the egg, and use it to break the yolk while it is still inside. This will make it easier to get the yolk out.

Holding the egg in both hands over a bowl, place your mouth over the more pointed end of the egg and blow really hard – the inside of the egg should start coming out the other end. Be patient – it can take a while but it is worth the hard work! When the egg is empty rinse under tepid running water. Place upright on

Egg chicks

These chicks made of tissue paper and eggs are bright, colourful and cheerful – a wonderful craft to do at Easter.

You will need

Blown eggs
Coloured tissue paper
Paintbrush
Scraps of funky foam, felt or card
Googly eyes
Feathers
Scissors
PVA glue

1. Cut your tissue paper into strips and squares and then brush them with PVA glue. Wrap the tissue paper around each egg. Add about three to four layers of tissue paper to each egg.

2. Cut beaks, combs and wattles out of funky foam, felt or card. Glue these on to the eggs. Finally glue on googly eyes and feathers to complete your little chicks.