Use fake eggs to make fluffy Easter chick decorations by following this super simple tutorial.
I really wanted to make some egg chicks for Easter, using my huge stack of fake eggs.Β Pickle asked why there was no Daddy chick (I’d made one big and two little ones).Β Thinking fast, I told him that Daddy chick was at work!
To make egg chicks for Easter, you will need:
- polystyrene or papier mache eggs
- yellow tissue paper & PVA glue (if using polystyrene eggs), or yellow paint (if using papier mache eggs)
- a paint brush
- yellow, or orange feathers
- orange foam, or card
- googly eyes
- a hot glue gun
- thread and a needle (if you want to hang your finished chicks up)
COST: a few quid
AGE: toddlers and up (with help!)
TIME: 20-30 minutes (plus drying time)
How-to make egg chicks for Easter:
- Paint your egg yellow (if using papier mache eggs), or cover them in yellow tissue paper using watered-down PVA glue and leave to dry.
- Use your hot glue gun to stick a folded diamond of orange foam (or card) to the smaller end of your egg, making a beak.
- Stick your googly eyes above the beak.
- Use your hot glue gun again to stick feather wings to either side of the egg chick and a smaller feather sticking up at the back to make a tail.
- OPTIONAL: If you want to hang your finished chicks to make an Easter display, use a needle to thread a loop and tie the ends together.
So that’s how we madeΒ our egg chicks for Easter (by the way, I’m linking up with the #GetYourCraftOn challenge #eggs #chickenandegg #chicks)!
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'How to make egg chicks for Easter' have 41 comments
March 27, 2014 @ 10:00 am oana79
Beautiful, loving your Easter tree, we will be making ours this weekend also!
March 28, 2014 @ 7:28 am Hodge Podge
Have fun making it! I am struggling to keep Chops (not quite 2) from pulling the whole thing down!!
March 27, 2014 @ 10:48 am Mummy of Two
They are so cute! What a lovely idea.
March 28, 2014 @ 7:30 am Hodge Podge
Thank you! π
March 27, 2014 @ 11:18 am Globalmouse
These are lovely! I keep meaning to get a little Easter tree to hang decorations from and these would be perfect for that. I must make that happen this year! Thank you!
March 28, 2014 @ 7:33 am Hodge Podge
Ours was free (old brown sauce bottle, bit of tissue paper & a few twigs from the garden) – nice not to spend a fortune on a project! π
March 27, 2014 @ 1:54 pm suzanne3childrenandit
This would be brilliant for a school ‘decorate the egg’ competition – thankfully my days of that are over! However, these are very cute π
March 28, 2014 @ 7:34 am Hodge Podge
Yes, very true! I like that you can make a family in different sizes too π
March 27, 2014 @ 3:19 pm Kirsty - Hijacked by Twins
Wow, these look great! What a fab idea π x
March 28, 2014 @ 7:34 am Hodge Podge
Thanks Kirsty! x
March 27, 2014 @ 4:09 pm Jen aka The Mad House
These are soooooo cute. I have pinned them
March 28, 2014 @ 7:35 am Hodge Podge
Thank you Jen π x
March 27, 2014 @ 5:04 pm Angela
Very cute! Love your Easter tree π
March 28, 2014 @ 7:35 am Hodge Podge
Thanks Angela!
March 27, 2014 @ 6:08 pm Sam @happyhomebird
I love Easter crafts. Make me think of decorating eggs at school as a child. I made a rabbit once and it won a school competition LOL! Love these chicks and the Easter tree, really cute.
March 28, 2014 @ 7:36 am Hodge Podge
Aaaw, an egg bunny sounds SO CUTE. Maybe you should recreate it..? x
March 27, 2014 @ 7:53 pm Rachel @ activities4kidz
These are adorable. I love your Easter tree! X
March 28, 2014 @ 7:37 am Hodge Podge
Thanks Rachel! π
March 27, 2014 @ 8:43 pm Kirsty
I love these little Easter chicks and their fluffy feathers. Again, you have me really yearning for a glue gun!
March 28, 2014 @ 7:38 am Hodge Podge
Thanks Kirsty! Maybe you will get one for Mothers Day..? π
If not, treat yourself (mine was only a few quid online – it’s tiny!) x
March 27, 2014 @ 8:58 pm Mums do travel
These are great, they like very happy chicks!
March 28, 2014 @ 7:40 am Hodge Podge
Thank you! There is something very cheerful & optimistic about chicks, isn’t there? π
March 27, 2014 @ 9:00 pm You Baby Me Mummy
Great idea, they are so cute! They look lovely with the eggs on the tree x
March 28, 2014 @ 7:40 am Hodge Podge
Thank you! π
March 27, 2014 @ 9:21 pm Donna Navarro @LexiconLane
Super cute for Easter. And very cheerful looking!
March 28, 2014 @ 7:41 am Hodge Podge
Thanks Donna! π
March 28, 2014 @ 2:28 am Eileen Teo
These are so lovely! Would get my kids to make some!
March 28, 2014 @ 7:41 am Hodge Podge
Thank you Eileen! x
March 28, 2014 @ 6:27 am Kara
These are super adorable……great idea for adding to an easter bonnet
March 28, 2014 @ 7:42 am Hodge Podge
Brilliant idea Kara! I must make one of those too! π
March 28, 2014 @ 11:22 am Kerry
Brilliant idea, I love these!! x
March 31, 2014 @ 1:41 pm Hodge Podge
Thanks Kerry! π
March 28, 2014 @ 2:24 pm Pinkoddy
I never thought of making papier mache to make the eggs, what clever thinking!
March 31, 2014 @ 1:41 pm Hodge Podge
The messier the better with my boys – they love getting sticky! π
March 28, 2014 @ 4:32 pm agatapokutycka
Lovely idea.
We normally decorate plants with eggs as well π
March 31, 2014 @ 1:42 pm Hodge Podge
Thank you! It always makes me happy, because I know Summer is coming π
March 28, 2014 @ 7:36 pm Jenny
So cute and a great use for plain eggs (of which I seem to have hundreds!)
March 31, 2014 @ 1:44 pm Hodge Podge
They seem to breed, don’t they?! π
March 29, 2014 @ 1:39 pm Fritha Strickland
these are so creative! love them! x
March 31, 2014 @ 1:45 pm Hodge Podge
Thanks Fritha! π