hands on : as we grow

Easter Egg Hunt

A few of the family kids [all boys!] got together on Easter

and did a quick egg hunt in the back yards.

It was great to get outside.

I have to 'fess up and say I didn't make the Outdoors in April challenges.

This last week has been hectic with Easter at the bakery and the boys having colds,

along with the weather being pretty crappy,

we just didn't make it outside much at all.

Here, the boys are off to find the eggs!

Painting Easter Eggs : Feature by Mama Pea Pod

I just recently found Jane's blog, Mama Pea Pod, through our weekly party It's Playtime.

Jane has two small girls so her crafts and playing seem like a breath of fresh air to me.

Her Princess Pea just recently had a Rainbow Birthday Party that looks like it was a lot of fun!

But, what caught my eye were these Painted Easter Eggs,

and what other fun that ended up being had with them.

Here's Mama Pea Pod, Jane:

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We got out the paints, the plastic tablecloth, the eggs, some brushes, and a couple of damp rags.

Princess Pea used brushes and IKEA paint to paint hers.
She made spots, splotches, lines, and a handprint.

She learned a bit of color-mixing along the way.

Then she painted Grandma.

Sweet Pea used the fingerpaints.

She squashed the paint up in her hands,
then grabbed the eggs, smearing the paint over them in the process.
They were slippery and hard to hold on to,
which resulted in lots of paint smearing as she kept fumbling and trying to catch them.

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Check out Jane's original post here: Painted Easter Eggs at Mama Pea Pod.

Some Easter posts found here @ hands on : as we grow:

Puffs Easter Bunny

Two [Baker's] Dozen Decorated Eggs

Rolling Eggs [& Ball] Painting

Shaving Cream Eggs [for Easter Tree]

Here are some other fun Easter ideas that have linked up to It's Playtime:
Baby Play: Easter Egg Pickup at Ready. Set. Read.
Spin Art Easter Eggs at The Chocolate Muffin Tree
Shake, Rattle and Roll Egg Decorating at StrongStart
Easter Craft Play Date at Living at the Whitehead Zoo
Egg Shaped Lanterns at The Chocolate Muffin Tree

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Labels: Easter, Guest Posts, Holidays

Henry's First Egg Decorating

This is Henry's first year of actually trying to do some egg decorating.

We tried some new [to me] techniques this year.

I got inspired by the 26 Ideas and Techniques for Egg Decorating list

that I put together earlier this week.

Henry, my mom and I tried 4 techniques.

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Vibrant Egg Dye

Aren't these eggs vibrant?

We created our own egg dye this year

Puffs Easter Bunny : Tissue Box Challenge

Here is Henry's and my entry for the
Tissue Box Challenge
put on by The Activity Mom and JDaniel4's Mom.

Puffs Easter Bunny!

This is as crafty as we get here.

Totally out of our element.

But it was so simple and quick to make!

Materials you'll need:

Two Baker's Dozen Decorated Eggs

Holy cow there are a lot of ways to decorate eggs!

From homemade natural dyes

to decoupaging to using your hot glue gun!

Here is a collaboration of
two baker's dozen ideas and techniques

to decorate your Easter Eggs for this weekend:

	<< Plaid Tape Eggs Librarianism Chronicles Kool-Aid Egg Dye >> Gingerbread Snowflakes
	<< Melted Crayon Eggs Red Ted Art Melted Crayon Eggs >> Do They Have Salsa in China?
	<< Vibrant Egg Dye My World Made By Hand Van Gogh Eggs >> No Time For Flash Cards
	<< Funny Faces on Eggs Toddler Approved! Hot Glue Resist >> Toddler Approved!
	<< Natural Tie-Dyed Eggs The Chocolate Muffin Tree Muffin Tin Dipping >> Parent Hacks
	<< Napkin Decoupaged Eggs Art Projects for Kids Mod-Podge Modern Eggs >> Melomamma
	<< Silk Tie Dyed Eggs Dollar Store Crafts Simple Sticker Eggs >> Show Me Mama
	<< Speckled Eggs Crafts by Amanda Drip Eggs >> Crafts by Amanda [5 more egg decorating ideas there too!]
	<< Marbled Paint Eggs Mom's Crafty Space Decoupaged Eggs >> Design Mom
	<< Pressed Flower Eggs The Magic Onions Wax Covered Eggs >> The Magic Onions
	<< Rubberband Striped Eggs Olives and Pickles Natural Egg Dye >> The "Make Your Own" Zone
	<< Bumble Bee Eggs Homemade Serenity Painting Eggs >> DyingEasterEggs.com
	<< Kool-Aid and Wax Eggs A Bit of This and a Bit of That Salad Spinner Eggs >> A Bit of This and a Bit of That