Easter Egg Project

Easter is fast approaching and that usually brings lots of chocolate and eggs. Unfortunately, our daughter is allergic to milk and eggs which makes it hard to avoid food allergens during special holidays, let alone everyday life. As a food allergy mom, I have to get creative with foods and activities that are safe for our little girl to experience.

While strolling into Target, I came across these fake eggs. I thought they would be the perfect alternative to traditional egg dying. And the best part is, we can save them for next year!

Before we started painting, I gathered some painters tape, hole punches, scissors, paint brushes and crayons. We decorated one egg with small painters tape dots and another with squares.

Here's a tip for punching out the dots: Have the sticky side of the tape facing up. If you have the sticky side facing downward, it will stick to the hole punch. If you are using a small punch, use a pencil to help get the shape out.

We then used Crayola watercolor paints to paint the eggs. Each egg is different: some are completely painted (like the painters tape eggs) and others have some white areas left. Use a variety of paintbrushes to explore how each one creates different marks. Another great learning opportunity is painting the egg one primary color and then adding a second primary color to create a secondary color. This is always a lot of fun and seems like magic to little ones!