How to make Easter eggs paper mache

If you are looking for a fun gift for Easter , today we bring you an idea that you will love: Easter egg paper mache . Yes, as you read ...

This cute craft for kids and adults and kids love. Do not you seem Chulis the paper mache eggs ? Inside you can fill them with chocolates, sweets and other surprises. Do not miss the step by step!

The Easter egg paper mache can be beautiful to decorate the house for Easter and can also be a fun souvenir if you think organizing a dinner or a party for the occasion. What do you think of this idea?

Materials Needed

• balloons (those that our kids used to fill water in summer)
• white tissue paper (1 sheet for every 3 eggs)
• colored tissue paper
• One punch
• brush
• liquid laundry starch
• 1 cup strong (to work the egg on it)
• rope
• punch
• fork

Step by Step Easter egg paper mache

Before starting to work it is necessary that you prepare the materials. First, Cut the white tissue paper: 25cmx14cm rectangle, one and two 25cmx9cm 25cmx11.5. These four rectangles will form the basis of the paper mache egg .

Then Cut out squares of colored paper with holes to create polka dots below each egg . To do this, Cut out a strip of tissue paper 4cm wide (the entire length of the paper), bend the strip in half twice and finally dobladla into three parts. Realize then with drilling holes and cut off each square separately. Two color strips should be more than enough for an egg.

Also, Hew a paper web width 2.5cm color and trim your triangles of various sizes.

When you have these materials ready, you can begin to make Easter egg paper mache . Inflad each balloon into the shape of an egg . Gather one and pintadlo with liquid starch. Colocad then white sheet 14cm high and envolvedlo by the widest part of the globe, aligning the top so that it reaches the node. Sumergid the brush back and Painted starch on paper from the center to the top, allowing the fabric to wrinkle. Go on in the same way from the center to the bottom. Repeat the operation with the road first 11.5cm high and then with both 9cm high.

Hang the balloon from the rope and let it dry for at least 20 minutes before proceeding. Begin to cover the globe with colored squares from the knot down. To do this, put your square and brush with liquid starch. Try to cover all the white surface of egg .

If in some places are not moles by overlapping colored squares, do not worry! Pegad there a triangle and ready. Hang back the egg of the rope and let dry overnight.

To take away the balloon (once the egg is dry), uphold him utilizad knot and thin punch (or pin) to make a small hole. The balloon will deflate slowly and you can retiradlo pulling the knot.


Now, it was time to fill the Easter egg paper mache . To do this, Realize a straight cut with scissors from the hole where the knot down. The paper mache is very flexible, which you should have no problem to enter through that opening the candy and surprises.

When the egg is full, colocad a small loop from side to side with a card with the name of the honoree or the legend "pull here". Carefully colocad colored pieces of paper over the openings with the help of liquid starch and let dry. You will see that the eggs are tightly closed!