We love this super simple way of decorating Easter eggs. Zero mess and fun for babies through adults.
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I had planned to decorate Easter eggs with crayon shavings again this year, but when Saturday dawned beautiful and not-freezing we decided to spend the day at Old Sturbridge Village instead. We had a wonderful time there, seeing newborn lambs and learning about maple syrup.
We didn’t get around to boiling eggs until Sunday evening, and we forgot to pull some out while they were hot. So, in keeping with my quest for simplicity theme the kids enjoyed scribbling on cold eggs.
Mike drew the Angry Bird faces, and Emma made one, too – but, sadly, her egg is the upside-down one, and all the eggs were gone by the time I realized my mistake. It was a cute little Angry Bird!
Johnny decorated the black and red eggs on the left, and if you look closely you can see that the blue egg on the right is actually an angry bird – decorated by five-year-old Johnny! The three minimalist eggs were decorated by Lily. Emma had already eaten two of her three eggs by the time I took the picture.
More Easter Crafts and Activities
Fun crafts and activities for celebrating Easter. Plus a fun way to make use of all that candy!
Crayon Shaving Eggs
Crayon shaving eggs are easy to make and visually stunning works of Easter art. Learn how to make them – for yourself, or with the kids.
How to Dye Eggs with Red Cabbage
Plastic Easter Egg Bunnies
Turn plastic Easter eggs into bunnies.! Kids love this easy and fun craft.
Super Simple Easter Eggs
A super simple, child-friendly way to decorate Easter eggs - also using crayons!
Fancy DIY Egg Shakers to Make with Kids
These DIY shaker eggs are easy to make and help kids explore rhythm and sound. They are great hands-on music accessories for preschoolers!
Instant Pot Hard Boiled Eggs - Easy to Peel!
My perfect hard boiled egg technique, adapted for instant pot use. This is the only way we make hard boiled eggs, now!
How to Make Perfect Hard Boiled Eggs that Peel Easily
Hard boiled eggs are a healthy snack for kids all year round. This is our favorite method for making perfect hard boiled eggs that are easy to peel – every time.
Simple Easter Craft
Simple foam eggs for kids to decorate and hang on the wall leading up to Easter. This works well as a party activity.
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MaryAnne is a craft loving educator, musician, photographer, and writer who lives in Silicon Valley with her husband Mike and their four children.
Love the simplicity of this activity. I hope to include it in an Easter round up.
Thank you for including me in a round-up! I always appreciate shares of my posts :)
Super adorable Easter Eggs! :)
We had so much fun making your crayon shaving eggs and I had to smile when I read this post because last year I planned to decorate our eggs with markers until I came across your post. Your eggs turned out really cute and I’m so glad you were able to have a nice (not freezing) day out with your family.
Love simplicity. We didn’t do eggs either. I put all my energy into an Easter scavenger hunt!
Your scavenger hunt looked pretty amazing!
Markers or Sharpies? Oh how my kids love Sharpies!
My kids love Sharpies, too – and I’m sure they will be out more and more as my kids grow older!
Lovely!! You constantly inspire me with simple projects and wonderful results. :)
(We didn’t do eggs this year. We toilet trained 21-month-old David. Maybe next year…)
Congratulations! Toilet training beats egg decorating any year!
We also used brown eggs this year. They have a richness to them and I love the added little spots. We keep things simple around my house.
I do love the texture and richness of brown eggs :)
We used the egg dye kit again this year, then I used the leftover dye to dye some fabric scraps for playing with.
That is a great idea! Maybe we can do that next year.
Simple is good! We blow our eggs and then decorate them with watercolors, glitter glue and markers… They last between years, so now we have quite a collection :)
Johnny was quite sad to eat his eggs this year. I was thinking that we should try some blown out eggs for him next year, so he can keep them!
I love this. We went to Big Bear Lake for the weekend and thus did not do any Easter egg decorations or anything like that. However, I am going to be boiling some beets to make beet brownies and am thinking it might be fun to die eggs in the beet juice, if that will work.
Squishable Baby did it: http://squishablebaby.com/natural-dyes-egg-dyeing-and-a-beautiful-easter-story/
:)
Usually simple is best! Love these and love you used brown eggs : )
Thanks for the mention too!